Sales Manager - £65,000 to £80,000 + Bonus Dorset This is a high-impact Sales Manager opportunity for a commercially driven leader who thrives on building relationships and delivering profitable growth. You ll sit at the centre of the business, developing close partnerships with key customers to understand their needs and translate insight into compelling products, services and value propositions. Working alongside the Business Unit Manager, you ll shape bid and proposal strategies, lead responses to RFPs and ensure governance, pricing and margins align with company objectives. The role offers real ownership: from driving order intake, forecasting and sales performance, to using market intelligence and competitive data to unlock new business opportunities and expand into attractive sectors. You ll collaborate cross-functionally across design, engineering, manufacturing and finance, influencing the full product lifecycle. If you enjoy strategic selling, data-driven decision-making and leading through collaboration while exceeding ambitious targets, this role offers both challenge and long-term career impact as the position is a key part of the business s succession plan. Sales Manager Requirements: Strong commercial acumen with an in depth knowledge and experience of working in an commercial / military aerospace sales and marketing/business development environment; Seasoned negotiator with experience of bid preparation and closure and evidence of having concluded long terms