{"id":3767786,"url":"https://alion.io/job/matchtech-sales-manager","title":"Sales Manager","company":{"id":2073484,"name":"Matchtech","domain":"matchtech.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/matchtech-com","size_band":"11-50","is_staffing_agency":true,"employer_type":"agency","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Schema","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":100,"open_postings":30,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":56,"computed_at":"2026-11-07T05:47:08Z"}},"role":"Sales","role_family":"Sales","seniority":null,"employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Portsmouth, United Kingdom"],"countries":["GB"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":60000,"max":60000,"currency":"GBP","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":80777},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Microsoft Office","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-11-04T20:37:43Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-11-04","last_verified_at":"2026-11-07T01:14:23Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":2,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":2},"description":"Our client, a leading aerospace manufacturing business in Portsmouth, is seeking a Sales Manager for a temporary opportunity. This role offers the chance to drive business development and sales growth across safety-critical products, while building strong customer relationships and contributing to strategic commercial initiatives.\nKey Responsibilities:\nIdentify new leads, develop commercial opportunities and convert prospects into long-term customers\nManage customer relationships from initial contact through contract negotiation, signing and ongoing account support\nSupport pricing strategies, deal structuring and contract negotiations to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes\nWork collaboratively with Inside Sales, Outside Sales, Operations, Finance and Engineering teams\nContribute to sales strategy, business planning and strategic projects that support organisational growth\nHost quarterly performance reviews with key customers and maintain high standards of service\nOversee large order processing, including backlog reviews and delivery planning\nInfluence internal and external stakeholders to achieve effective outcomes for key accounts\nJob Requirements:\nExperience in business development, sales or account management, with a strong focus on negotiation and relationship-building\nProven ability to manage customer or supplier accounts and negotiate commercial contracts\nSound financial understanding, including pricing, margins and risk management\nProficiency in Microsoft Office tools and experience using ERP systems\nStrong ownership mindset, initiative and a results-driven approach\nCustomer-focused attitude with the ability to build trust and deliver value\nExcellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively across departments\nExperience in aerospace or another technical industry, with strategic thinking and project leadership skills\nDesirable Qualifications:\nDegree in Business, Aerospace, Procurement, Engineering or a related discipline\nEquivalent professional experience will also be considered\nDemonstrable leadership potential and readiness to take on increased responsibility\nAdditional Information:\nBased in Portsmouth, with occasional travel to customers\nWorking hours are 07:30 to 16:15 Monday to Thursday and 07:30 to 16:00 on Fridays\nEvery other Friday is a non-working day, providing a nine-day working fortnight\nAccess to a salary sacrifice pension scheme, company sick pay and an Employee Assistance Programme\nAccess to 24/7 healthcare support and a Cycle to Work Scheme\nIf you are an ambitious Sales Manager with strong business development experience and a passion for the aerospace sector, this is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a growing, collaborative and results-driven environment. Apply now.","description_format":"text","description_chars":2763,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":true},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-04T20:37:43Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"GB","licensed_sponsor":false,"adverts_offering_sponsorship_24m":3,"sanctioned_now":false,"evidence":"Offered visa sponsorship in 3 of its adverts here in 24 months","filings_12m":null,"filings_prev_12m":null,"green_card_filings_12m":null,"median_offered_wage_usd":null,"route":null,"cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-11-06T22:32:54+00:00","sources":["Alion: sponsorship offered in the employer's own job adverts (24 months)"],"filings_for_role_12m":0}],"liveness":{"score":54,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.542,"p_room":1,"age_days":2,"expected_fill_days":56,"reasons":["conf:4","agency","velocity","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-11-07T05:47:08Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":80777,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/matchtech-sales-manager","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/matchtech-sales-manager.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-07T06:08:59Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":14868,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-08T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2073484},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2073484"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fmatchtech-sales-manager"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fmatchtech-sales-manager"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fmatchtech-sales-manager"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/matchtech-sales-manager\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fmatchtech-sales-manager"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3767786}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"matchtech.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3767786},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. Docs: https://alion.io/developers"}}