Area Sales Manager (Defence and Aerospace)

Location: Remote in the UK, Spain, or Ireland; the ideal UK/Ireland location is within 90 minutes of Cardiff, Wales, or Dublin, Ireland. Expect approximately 50% travel to customer and hirify.global sites, including overseas travel several times per month.

Company

hirify.global Defence Solutions designs and manufactures rugged solutions for defence and aerospace applications as part of a global corporation with more than $3.5 billion in annual sales.

What you will do

• Manage internal and external stakeholders across the full sales lifecycle.
• Own and maintain a rolling three-year sales forecast to support order intake and business planning.
• Manage large, established accounts across Europe and support customer retention and account growth.
• Build sales pipelines, account plans, and strategies for targeted customers.
• Identify future sales opportunities and act as the voice of the customer within the organization.
• Lead and coordinate bid activity with Bid Management while developing face-to-face customer relationships.

Requirements

• 7–10 years of experience in sales account management.
• Proven success in sales and order generation within competitive military or commercial aerospace or military land environments.
• Experience selling to or working with defence and aerospace OEMs, particularly in radar, aircraft electronic systems, electronic warfare, or mechanized land vehicles.
• Experience managing large sales accounts and fostering disciplined sales processes.
• Familiarity with CRM systems and creating bidding opportunities with major OEM accounts.
• Supplier experience with Airbus, Thales, or Leonardo is highly desirable.

Culture & Benefits

• Paid time off and retirement benefits with employer matching.
• Health and wellness benefits.
• Learning and development opportunities.
• Competitive pay, bonus scheme, recognition, and employee stock purchase plan.
• Supportive, inclusive culture combining large-corporation benefits with a small-company environment.