Build a career powered by innovations that matter! At Novanta, our innovations power technology products that are transforming healthcare and advanced manufacturing—improving productivity, enhancing people’s lives and redefining what’s possible. We create for our global customers engineered components and sub-systems that deliver extreme precision and performance for a range of mission-critical applications—from minimally invasive surgery to robotics to 3D metal printing.
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🔬 Senior Sales Manager – Precision Manufacturing
📍 UK (covering UK, France & Netherlands)
Build a career powered by innovations that matter.
At Novanta, our technologies are shaping the future of advanced manufacturing and healthcare — from enabling minimally invasive surgery to powering robotics and next-generation 3D metal printing.
We’re looking for a Senior Sales Manager to take ownership of a key European region and drive growth within our Precision Manufacturing business, specialising in laser, optics, and advanced photonics solutions.
🚀 Why this role is exciting
This isn’t a “maintain the numbers” role — it’s a chance to shape and scale a market.
In this role you will:
- Own and grow a strategic UK, France & Benelux territory
- Work at the forefront of cutting-edge laser and photonics technologies
- Drive both new business and key account expansion
- Partner with global teams in a highly collaborative, international environment
- Have real influence on commercial strategy and customer direction
🔧 What you will be doing
- Lead sales growth across the region, delivering strong double-digit YoY performance
- Identify and win new OEM customers in advanced manufacturing markets
- Build and grow relationships across engineering, procurement, and supply chain stakeholders
- Develop and execute strategic account plans and territory strategies
- Manage a robust sales pipeline, forecasting, and CRM discipline
- Collaborate with technical teams to deliver complex, high-value solutions
- Represent Novanta at customer sites, industry events, and trade shows
✅ What you will bring
- Proven success in technical B2B sales (5+ years)
- Experience selling into OEMs with long design cycles
- Strong background in laser, photonics, optics, additive manufacturing, or precision engineering
- Track record of winning new business and growing key accounts
- Ability to engage confidently with both technical and commercial stakeholders
- A strategic mindset combined with hands-on execution
- Experience working in a global, matrix organisation
🌍 Additional details
- Coverage: UK, France, Netherlands
- Travel: ~50% (international)
- Languages: English required, French advantageous
🌟 Why Novanta?
At Novanta, you won’t just sell products — you will enable innovation in some of the world’s most advanced industries.
You will join a global technology leader where:
- Innovation is at the core of everything we do
- Your work has a direct, visible impact
- You’re trusted to own your region and drive growth
- You collaborate with experts across engineering, product, and commercial functions
👉 Ready to make an impact?
If you are a driven, technically credible sales leader ready to take ownership of a high-potential region, reach out to Rebecca Pelham or apply today!
Novanta is proud to be an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action workplace. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, military and veteran status, disability, genetics, or any other category protected by federal law or Novanta policy.
Please call +1 781-266-5700 if you need a disability accommodation for any part of the employment process.
Skills Required
- Technical B2B sales experience (5+ years)
- Experience selling into OEMs with long design cycles
- Background in laser, photonics, optics, additive manufacturing, or precision engineering
- Track record of winning new business and growing key accounts
- Ability to engage with technical and commercial stakeholders
- Strategic mindset combined with hands-on execution
- Experience working in a global, matrix organisation
- English language (required)
- French language (advantageous)
- Willingness to travel approximately 50% internationally
Novanta Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Novanta and has not been reviewed or approved by Novanta.
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Healthcare Strength — Coverage is described as comprehensive, including medical, dental, vision, mental-health support, HSA/FSA options, telemedicine, and access to on-site clinics in select locations. Plan details indicate broad healthcare support across core needs.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Programs include flexible or unlimited time off for many professional roles and a separate PTO structure for non-exempt roles. Paid parental, family, and medical leave are highlighted as substantial in the U.S.
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Retirement Support — A strong 401(k) match with immediate vesting is emphasized. This structure provides meaningful employer support for long-term savings.
Novanta Insights
What We Do
Novanta delivers innovations that matter for its medical and advanced industrial OEM customers. If you have a passion for solving complex technical problems that lead to breakthrough performance and that enhance people's lives, come join our growing team. Here is a sample of the many exciting applications we serve: • Innovations that ensure the safety of patients and efficient workflows in hospitals using our novel RFID technology • Innovations in additive manufacturing, also known as 3-D metal printing, using our lightning fast lasers and laser beam steering sub-systems • Innovations in minimally invasive surgery using our highly reliable insufflators, pumps and visualization systems • Innovations in robotics and automation using our precision motors, encoders and drives for superior accuracy • Innovations in smartphone production using our fast, accurate lasers and laser beam steering equipment along with our precision motion systems The driving force behind our growth is the team of talented professionals who share our commitment to our values, and our passion for innovation and for our customers’ success. Novanta has deep expertise in precision medicine and manufacturing, medical solutions, and robotics and automation: Precision Medicine and Manufacturing: • Continuous wave, ultrafast and CO2 lasers, along with laser beam steering components and sub-systems Brands: ARGES, Cambridge Technology, Laser Quantum, Synrad Medical Solutions: Minimally Invasive Surgery: • Insufflators, pumps and disposable tube sets; medical visualization systems, video processing and wireless imaging Brands: NDS, Med X Change, Reach Technology, WOM Detection & Analysis: • RFID readers, machine vision solutions, barcode scanning, light and color measurement Brands: JADAK Robotics and Automation: • Motors, encoders, servo drives, air bearing systems and integrated mechatronic solutions Brands: ATI, Celera Motion (inc. Applimotion, Ingenia, MicroE, Zettlex, Westwind)
