At a Glance
- Tasks: Drive safety solutions and build relationships with key decision-makers in a dynamic field-based role.
- Company: Join a rapidly growing global manufacturing business focused on innovative PPE.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, company car, 25 days holiday, pension, and medical insurance.
- Other info: Enjoy excellent career progression opportunities in a collaborative team.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on workplace safety while advancing your career in a supportive environment.
- Qualifications: Experience in safety sales and strong communication skills are essential.
The predicted salary is between 40500 - 49500 £ per year.
- Sales
- Executive
Location: Field Based / Flexible Location (UK) About the Opportunity Are you a dynamic safety, PPE, industrial supplies or MRO sales professional, passionate about raising industry standards and protecting workforces?
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a consultative, commercially driven Safety Sales Executive to join a rapidly growing team.
In this field-based position, you will focus exclusively on a premium, highly innovative Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) portfolio.
You will play a pivotal role in shaping safer workplaces by delivering technical expertise, strategic value and specialised safety solutions directly to high-profile clients nationwide.
The Role As Safety Sales Executive, you will be responsible for developing long-term, strategic relationships with senior Health & Safety professionals, procurement teams and key decision-makers within large national accounts.
Working collaboratively with the field sales teams, you will identify, develop and convert new business opportunities through end-user specification, value-add presentations and technical workplace hazard assessments.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic
- Account
Management: Develop and manage a robust portfolio of high-opportunity national end users, establishing strong relationships with Health & Safety Managers, procurement heads and executive decision-makers.
- Collaborative
- Sales
Support: Partner cross-functionally with the regional field sales team to identify, develop and convert safety specifications within existing and prospective national accounts.
- Field-Based
- Technical
Consultation: Execute targeted joint customer visits, comprehensive site hazard assessments, product demonstrations and technical consultations to prove product efficacy.
- Influence
Specification: Promote the technical and commercial advantages of premium protective solutions, demonstrating superior performance and value over competitor products to secure user specification.
- Education & Training: Deliver high-quality product applications training and safety education modules to end users, distribution partners and internal commercial teams to drive industry best practice.
- Consultative Growth: Convert competitive business and capture market share using a value-driven, consultative solution-selling approach.
- Technical
Compliance: Provide comprehensive product support, advising clients on regulatory standards, workplace hazard mitigation and custom PPE selections tailored to complex applications.
- Industry
Expertise: Maintain subject-matter expertise regarding local safety legislation, updated PPE testing standards, industry trends and the capabilities of technical protective portfolio.
What You Bring
- Proven experience in safety, PPE, industrial supplies or MRO sales, business development or specialist consultative roles.
- Strong knowledge of industrial safety legislation, risk assessment methodologies and PPE standards.
- Outstanding communication and presentation capabilities, with the ability to confidently influence senior Health & Safety leaders and procurement teams.
- A collaborative mindset with a track record of supporting field sales representatives to win major corporate business.
- Self-motivated, organized, and highly effective in managing a national, field-based territory. What's In It For You
- A starting salary of £45k per annum, plus bonus
- Company car & fuel card
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Pension
- Medical Insurance
- Range of benefits
- Excellent career progression opportunities If you are interested in joining a highly successful global manufacturing business as their new Safety & PPE Sales Executive, please apply now
Sales Executive in Swindon employer: Manesis Search & Selection
At Manesis Search & Selection, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer that values innovation and collaboration. Our field-based Sales Executives enjoy a dynamic work culture that fosters professional growth through ongoing training and mentorship, while also benefiting from the flexibility of working across the UK. With a focus on building meaningful relationships with high-profile clients, our team members are empowered to make a significant impact in the PPE industry, all while enjoying competitive benefits and a supportive environment.
Contact Details:
Manesis Search & Selection Recruitment Team
