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We’re looking for internationally mobile MBA graduates with a proven sales background to accelerate their career with us. You will integrate in a hands-on account management role to learn the business and will quickly develop into a leadership position, managing a team of 7-10 Account Managers and taking responsibility for the growth of your own business area.
You will have the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s biggest construction projects whilst at the same time receiving world-class training and development to take your career to the next level. As you perform and develop, we will provide the coaching you need to step into a leadership role within sales, whether that’s in the UK or internationally.
Who is Hilti
Hilti is where innovation is improving productivity, safety and sustainability in the global construction industry, and beyond. Where strong customer relationships are creating solutions that build a better future. Where there is pride and a sense of belonging across our 120 locations, carrying right into our lives and homes. Where people are exploring possibilities, leveraging their potential, owning their personal development and growing lasting careers. Hilti is very proud to be ranked as the UK's 12th best large organisation to work for in the Great Place to Work survey.
What does the role involve
To make you the best sales leader you can be at Hilti, you need hands-on experience of how we operate, so you’ll spend the first year learning our business from the ground up. As an account manager, no two days are the same, but you’ll spend most of your time visiting our customers, wherever they’re busy working, to find out how we can help them. You could find yourself on construction sites or in offices and warehouses. You need to happy to get your hands dirty and could be working with a senior management team one day and a sole trader the next.
Ours is a model of professional consultative selling, and it’s a hands-on job. It means rolling up your sleeves to demonstrate some of the most pioneering products in the industry, along with all the services and after-care that come with the Hilti name. Far from traditional cold calling, it’s about nurturing relationships with warm and responsive customers and helping them find the most innovative and cost-efficient solutions for their needs.
Your van will be your office and you’ll have the freedom to manage your own diary to ensure you’re visiting your customers when they need you. You’ll have a supportive team at the other end of the phone, but you’ll be working by yourself a lot of the time. At the same time, you will benefit from close mentoring from a Sales Director and will undertake many management courses at our award-winning training centre in Manchester to ensure we are preparing you for the demands of a sales management role.
What do we offer
We really value our people and we've worked hard to develop a reward package that reflects this. Some of our benefits include:
- International career opportunities across a variety of functions
- Genuine career advancement (more than 80% of all leadership roles are filled internally) *An assigned mentor to support your career development
- Competitive salary and above-average performance bonus
- 6% employer pension contributions
- Private Health Insurance and Employee Assistance Programme
- Hilti van with fuel card
- 33 days’ holiday (inc. Bank Holidays) plus the ability to purchase 5 days more annually
- Paid leave to work on charitable projects
What you need is
- Educated to MBA level
- Sales background: gained in any industry
- Previous management experience, either directly or in a project/matrix environment
- Internationally mobile for future career opportunities
- Mature and committed to your career development
- Ability to demonstrate that you're a flexible team player with a hunger to learn
- It would be fantastic if you can speak another language fluently, however this isn’t a pre-requisite
Who should apply
We have an excellent mix of people and success at Hilti is down to teamwork and ability, no matter what your background.
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