Magma Group
Technical Sales Manager
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Technical Sales Manager
£55,000–£60,000 + Bonus | Field-Based | Hybrid Working
Are you a technically minded sales professional looking to work with world-leading manufacturers in aerospace, defence, power generation and advanced engineering?
Magma Group is a specialist manufacturer of high-performance refractory and ceramic products used in some of the world's most demanding molten metal and high-temperature processes.
We are seeking a Technical Sales Manager to develop key customer relationships, drive revenue growth, and provide expert technical support across our UK customer base.
The Role
Reporting to the Sales Director, you will manage and grow a portfolio of key accounts across the UK, with a particular focus on superalloy producers, investment casting facilities and specialist foundries. This is a customer-facing role, spending approximately 50% of your time on the road, building relationships, identifying opportunities and delivering technical solutions.
Key Responsibilities
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- Manage and grow relationships with key UK customers.
- Identify and secure new business opportunities.
- Deliver technically credible proposals, quotations and presentations.
- Provide expert guidance on refractory and ceramic product applications.
- Support customers with product performance, optimisation and troubleshooting.
- Manage the full sales cycle from prospecting through to aftersales support.
- Monitor market trends, competitor activity and customer requirements.
- Represent the business at industry events, exhibitions and technical conferences.
What We're Looking For
Essential:
- Proven success in B2B technical sales or business development.
- Experience engaging with engineers, metallurgists, production teams or technical stakeholders.
- Strong commercial awareness and track record of achieving sales targets.
- Excellent communication, relationship-building and negotiation skills.
- Self-motivated, organised and comfortable managing a regional territory.
- Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel regularly.
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Desirable:
- Experience within ceramics, refractories, metallurgy, foundry, casting or advanced manufacturing sectors.
- Degree, HND or equivalent in Materials Science, Metallurgy, Ceramics Engineering or a related discipline.
- Knowledge of VIM melting, superalloy casting or high-temperature manufacturing processes.
- Experience working within aerospace or defence supply chains.
- CRM and Microsoft Office proficiency.
What's on Offer?
- Competitive salary of £55,000–£60,000 plus bonus.
- Field-based role with autonomy and flexibility.
- Hot-desk facilities at our Wallasey and Bolton sites.
- Opportunity to work with market-leading products and internationally recognised customers.
- Monday–Thursday: 8:30am–5:00pm | Friday: 8:30am–4:00pm.
If you're a commercially driven technical sales professional who enjoys building long-term customer partnerships and solving complex engineering challenges, we'd love to hear from you.
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