National Sales Manager

Company: Wallace Hind Selection LTD
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Location: Bedford
Job Description:

As our National Sales Manager, you will be leading a team of three Account Managers delivering c£15m of revenue. You’ll be a coach, a mentor and client facing. Splitting your time between head office and client meetings, you’ll be a commercially driven individual with a proven track record in the aerospace and defence sector.

BASIC SALARY: £65,000 – £70,000

BENEFITS:

  • Up to 10,000 – £15,000 Annual Bonus
  • Car Allowance £6,500pa
  • 25 Days Holiday
  • Company quarterly incentive plan c£2,600 per annum
  • 3 x Life Assurance
  • 5% Pension Contribution

LOCATION:

Office based 60% of the time (plus client meetings / WFH) – Milton Keynes

COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS:

  • Northampton
  • Bedford
  • Cambridge
  • Luton
  • Huntingdon
  • Leighton Buzzard
  • Stevenage
  • St Neots

JOB DESCRIPTION: National Sales Manager – contract electronics

This National Sales Manager role is a strategic leadership role where you will be the driving force behind key relationships with some of the most respected names in UK aerospace and defence sector – organisations where precision, process, and performance matter.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: National Sales Manager – contract electronics

  • Lead, coach and inspire a team of 3 direct Account Managers, working closely with support teams to ensure client satisfaction.
  • Oversee and develop major accounts worth c£15m, we are the partner of choice in key areas
  • Work cross-functionally with engineering, operations, and quality to deliver world-class outcomes.
  • Work closely with the Global Sales Director accurately reporting forecasts, budgets, and performance.

PERSON SPECIFICATION: National Sales Manager – contract electronics

To be successful in your application, you’ll be a people leader, someone who takes pride in developing others, consistently managing the fine balance between customer satisfaction, profit and what’s right.

  • The ideal candidate would have experience of the defence sector, electronics and sub-contracting.
  • People Management (Sales, Operations, and Production)
  • Managing high value complex, demanding corporate clients with multi-million pound spends (£5m+)
  • The Good to great methodology

THE COMPANY:

As an integrated partner to the major Aerospace / Defence players, we manufacturer key components for some of the most recognisable brands on the planet. With a global presence we pride ourselves on being a local business who values empathy best practice and world class service.

Wallace Hind Selection, alongside our client embrace diversity, champion equality, and foster inclusion to create a work environment where everyone belongs and thrives.

REF: MH18503, Wallace Hind Selection

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Posted: June 8th, 2026