National Sales Manager

National Sales Manager

€80,000–€90,000 base, 1% sales commission, company car, laptop, and 24 days’ holiday increasing with service.

The Company

Our client is an established international business operating within the equipment rental and technical solutions sector. With a strong presence across the UK and European markets, the business is now expanding its operations in Ireland.

The company provides specialist equipment and solutions to customers across a broad range of industries, including pharmaceutical manufacturers, and has an established proposition in other international markets.

The Role

This is a National Sales Manager position with responsibility for developing a new business operation in Ireland.

The successful candidate will have significant autonomy to build the customer base, develop the sales strategy, contribute to the business plan, and establish strong commercial relationships across the Irish market.

The role is predominantly focused on new business development, identifying target customers, developing opportunities, building a strong pipeline, and converting new accounts. There will also be opportunities to leverage existing relationships within the wider group.

The role covers a nationwide territory and is predominantly field-based, with approximately four days per week spent visiting customers and one day working from the office.

Customers will span infrastructure, manufacturing, data centres, events, pharmaceutical, food, and other industrial sectors.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing new business and building a strong customer base.
• Managing and converting opportunities across a nationwide territory.
• Building relationships with key commercial and operational stakeholders.
• Developing and maintaining a strong sales pipeline.
• Identifying market opportunities and emerging customer requirements.
• Leading commercial negotiations and delivering agreed sales targets.
• Working with senior management to develop the Irish business strategy.
• Leveraging opportunities across the wider group.

Career Opportunity

This is an excellent opportunity to join an established international business at an exciting stage of its development in Ireland.

The successful candidate will have genuine autonomy and influence over how the business develops, with the opportunity to help shape the sales strategy, customer base, and commercial approach.

The wider business provides support and experience from other markets, while the successful candidate will have the freedom to build the Irish operation.

There is also strong long-term progression potential, with the opportunity to move into senior management as the business becomes established and grows.

The Person

The ideal candidate will have 4–5 years' sales experience and a proven track record of developing new business and building strong customer relationships.

Experience within a technical, equipment rental, power generation, or related environment would be advantageous. Experience within an asset-based rental business would also be beneficial.

The right person will be:

• A genuine go-getter with strong commercial ambition.
• Confident developing new business from the ground up.
• Comfortable working autonomously and taking ownership of a territory.
• Strong at building relationships with senior stakeholders.
• Commercially minded and confident negotiating agreements.
• Proactive, self-motivated, and target-driven.
• Capable of contributing strategically while remaining hands-on in sales.

The Package

• €80,000–€90,000 base salary.
• 1% sales commission.
• Company car.
• Pension
• Mobile/Laptop.
• 24 days' annual leave with scope to increase up to 30 based on service.

Location

The successful candidate should ideally be based in Leinster but candidates from other ROI regions will be considered.

This is a nationwide, predominantly field-based role, with approximately three/four days per week on the road & wfh and one day working from the office.