Job Advert: Industry Sales Manager
Department: Sales
Location: Hybrid, with UK travel required
Reports to: Senior Industry Account Manager
About Ardent
Ardent is a UK-based specialist in fire detection & suppression, safety and accessibility solutions for heavy mobile plant, public transport and specialist vehicles. For over 30 years, we have helped protect people, assets and journeys through innovative, trustworthy protection solutions. As we continue to grow, we are looking for people who want to make a difference, build strong customer relationships and be part of a friendly, values-led team.
About the Role
We are looking for an Industry Sales Manager to join our Sales Team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with strong B2B consultative sales experience who enjoys building relationships, identifying commercial opportunities and helping customers find solutions that support safety, compliance and operational performance.
In this role, you will manage a portfolio of established and developing accounts within your industry sector, while also identifying new prospects and growth opportunities in order to drive ambitious and responsible revenue growth targets. You will work closely with customers, internal teams and external stakeholders to promote Ardent’s solutions, maintain accurate sales forecasts and contribute to profitable sales growth.
Key Responsibilities
About You
You will be a proactive, organised and commercially minded sales professional who enjoys working with customers and building long-term partnerships. You will be confident communicating with a range of stakeholders and comfortable selling technical or engineering-led solutions, even if you do not currently have a technical background.
What We’re Looking For
Why Join Ardent?
At Ardent, every role contributes to keeping people safe and helping businesses operate with confidence. You will be joining a supportive, down-to-earth team where our values guide how we work: Customer First, Stronger Together, Do The Right Thing, Striving For Better and More Like Family.
This is a great opportunity to develop your sales career in a growing business that values long-term relationships, continuous improvement and doing the right thing for customers and colleagues.
Ardent is committed to creating an inclusive recruitment process. If you need any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, please let us know.
