Sales Manager – Marine Industry (South of England)

Own the full sales cycle. Build lasting relationships in the UK's busiest southern ports. Shape a growing company. Turner Engine Control Solutions (TECS) is an international engineering company specialising in control systems for gas turbines, steam turbines, diesel engines, and generators. We are a lean, ambitious team of 75 specialists operating across the Netherlands, UK, Germany, and Italy. Recent wins include advanced power management for offshore platforms, island energy control integrating renewable sources, long‑duration industrial‑scale storage, and hydrogen‑ready marine vessel systems.

We are looking for someone with real drive to grow our marine business across the south of England. This is not a corporate sales role where you fill in CRM fields and wait for leads. This is entrepreneurial, high‑impact work: you will hunt for new business, maintain strategic accounts, and directly influence how fast we grow in the UK market.

What You'll Actually Do

• Hunt and close new business across the southern UK marine sector, with a strong focus on ports and maritime hubs from Southampton to Falmouth, Dover to Bristol. We have traction; you will expand it.
• Own strategic accounts from first conversation through contract signature and beyond. You’re the face of TECS in the south of England.
• Travel frequently to port facilities, shipyards, and customer sites across the south of the UK, with occasional visits to our Stoke‑on‑Trent office to connect with the CSR Team Lead and wider support team.
• Collaborate with our growing UK team of engineers and technicians, who can back you up technically on complex opportunities.
• Work closely with the Sales Manager covering the northern half of the UK. You will share learnings, align on national accounts, and collaborate to ensure a consistent TECS presence across the country.
• Shape how we work. We’re building this as we go. Got ideas on how to crack a new segment? Want to try a different approach to relationship management? Let’s test it.

What You Bring

• Existing relationships in the UK marine industry, particularly around southern ports. This is huge. You know the shipyards, the operators, the decision‑makers, or at least you know how to get to them quickly.
• Technical fluency. You understand (or can quickly learn) control systems for engines, generators, power management systems and ship automation. At least well enough to have credible conversations with chief engineers and technical managers.
• Sales fundamentals. You’ve done technical sales before, where cold selling would be an advantage. You know how to qualify opportunities, prepare proposals, negotiate commercial terms, and close deals without constant handholding. For this you will need at least 3 years of experience in technical sales.
• Can do mentality. You’re comfortable with autonomy, ambiguity, and the responsibility that comes with direct impact. When things need figuring out, you figure them out.

What We Offer

• £40,000 - £55,000 base salary (depending on experience)
• Company car for business travel
• Real influence on how this company grows in the UK. Your success directly shapes our trajectory.
• Backup when you need it. Tight integration with international engineering team from Netherlands, Germany and Italy and support teams for complex projects.
• Part of a broader European sales team. Regular collaboration with colleagues across Netherlands, Italy, and Germany means shared learnings and support when you need it.
• Travel expenses covered. Shipyards, client sites, trade shows, wherever the work takes you.

Let’s be direct: we’re a small company (12 FTE in the UK, ~75 across TECS). We don’t have a structured career ladder with defined promotion timelines. What we do have is a growing company where your contribution matters immediately and visibly. As we expand, we define the future together, and the people who help us scale will shape what those roles look like.

Reports to: Site Manager UK and Commercial Director for the group. Travel: Frequent within the UK, occasional international.