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BUMAX® is looking for a Technical Sales Manager with strong business development skills to expand our presence in UK & Ireland. If you enjoy combining technical understanding with building customer relationships and creating real business value and sales growth, this role is for you. \nAbout BUMAX®\nBumax®is a premium brand of high-performance stainless-steel fasteners. Bumax®products are trusted in some of the world’s most demanding applications where strength, corrosion resistance, and reliability are non-negotiable. Our fasteners are used in sectors such as defense, oil & gas, nuclear, space, high-tech manufacturing, industrial equipment, and construction. Bumax® is part of Bufab Group, listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.\nAbout the role\nAs Technical Sales Manager, you will play a central role in driving Bumax’s continued growth in UK and Ireland by driving end user industrial sales, securing product specifications in high-performance sectors and commercially managing distributor relationships. This is a hands-on role where you combine consultative value-based sales and business development with technical credibility, working directly with engineers, purchasers, and decision-makers to offer solutions that truly make a difference. You will have the full profit and net sales responsibility for UK and Ireland market for Bumax®.\nKey responsibilities:\nResponsible for NS and profit for the region UK & IRL. \nDrive business development, customer engagement, and technical specification work for the market including supporting our sales partners. \nOwn the entire sales cycle: from prospecting to distributor management and OEM integration. \nIntegrate Bumax® products into critical industrial applications across high-spec sectors. \nDrive specification work by securing Bumax® products in technical documentation and project designs. \nBalance strategic market development with hands-on technical and commercial execution. \nCollaborate with global teams as well as our partners. \nAbout you\nWe are looking for a mature, relationship-driven sales professional with a technical mindset and experience selling specified or niche products, rather than standard components. You thrive on creating new business opportunities, collaborating with engineers and R&D teams and building trust with customers by understanding their challenges and offering tailored solutions. With a natural ability to translate complex requirements into clear product specifications, you bring both structure and creativity to your work. You are proactive and motivated by achieving results through long-term partnerships rather than quick wins.\nYou’re fluent in English, and comfortable navigating both strategic discussions and hands-on execution. Based in somewhere close to our sister locations in UK or Ireland, you’re open to regular travel across the region and occasional trips within Europe. You are comfortable working in an international environment collaborating with people in different locations outside UK and Ireland.\nYour experience includes\nYou bring experience in areas such as:\nTechnical B2B sales or business development, preferably in high-specification industries \nWorking closely with engineers, purchasers, and decision-makers to integrate products into design and specification stages \nExperienced in driving and developing distribution business \nValue-based selling and solution-oriented customer dialogues \nManaging the full sales cycle, from prospecting to closing deals and supporting distributors \nWhat we offer\nA stimulating international environment that values your assets, your ideas, and your commitment. Transparent communication and shared commitment to customer satisfaction and being a solutionist. Strategic ownership of a high-potential market. Direct influence on customer success. To be part of a growing premium brand known for providing high-performance industrial products in a range of demanding sectors.\nGood to know\nYou will be part of a global sales team and report directly to Erika Morichetto, Head of Bumax® sales. You will also maintain a dotted-line reporting to the Managing Director of Bufab UK to ensure strong local coordination and execution. The position is based at Bufab UKs office either in High Wycombe or Redditch, depending on candidate preference. The role includes approximately 50% travel across UK and Ireland to support customer engagement.\nHow to apply\nWe review applications on a rolling basis, and the position may be filled before the final application date. For data privacy reasons, we do not accept applications via email. Please submit your application through our online recruitment system.\nIf you have questions about the position, you are welcome to contact Erika Morichetto . For questions about the recruitment process, please contact Lotta Ryman, .\nWhat happens after you apply?\nWe review applications on an ongoing basis, and candidates who move forward will go through several steps designed to make the process as fair, accurate, and transparent as possible. 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