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Full-time
5-10

Trade Sales Manager

2/17/2026

The Trade Sales Manager is responsible for achieving annual sales targets for the Platform, Service & Goods (PSG) lift range, driving revenue and profitability across the UK. Key duties include building and maintaining strong relationships with trade customers and developing strategies to grow sales through various trade channels.

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

1,001-5,000 employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

No

About The Company
A fifth‑generation British family business, Stannah has been moving people and goods since 1867. For over 150 years, we’ve helped people move more freely, confidently, and safely. From Joseph Stannah’s early cranes and hoists on London’s docks, we’ve grown into a global family company recognised for trusted lift solutions that enhance everyday life. Today, we are world leaders in stairlifts and homelifts, and a major UK provider of passenger lifts, platform lifts, goods and service lifts, escalators, and moving walkways. Our teams design, install, maintain, modernise, and care for lift products across homes, workplaces, public buildings, and transport hubs—keeping people and goods moving, wherever they need to be. What sets Stannah apart is our commitment to quality engineering, genuine customer care, and the family values that have guided every generation. As an independent British business, we invest for the long term—innovating, adapting, and partnering with customers in more than 50 markets worldwide. Our purpose is simple: to make life easier, safer, and more accessible for everyone. With millions of products installed globally and a reputation built on trust, we proudly stand by our promise: always true to our word.
About the Role

Company Description

Stannah is a family-owned manufacturing and engineering company. Our products move people and goods in and around homes and buildings. We make life easier for people. We do this by improving access for greater convenience and independence.

Joseph Stannah founded the business in 1867. A lot has happened since then and today Stannah is a global business. The family is in their fifth generation and plays a hands-on role in running the business. Most people know us for our stairlifts. Our range of products includes lifts, escalators, and homelifts. We also provide maintenance and repair services.

Job Description

Trade Sales Manager – National Home-based jobs at Stannah – Join Our Team!

Ready to drive growth with a market‑leading brand?

Stannah are looking for a dynamic Trade Sales Manager to champion Stannah’s Platform, Service & Goods (PSG) lift range across the UK.

You’ll build strong partnerships with trade customers, deliver exceptional service, and use your expertise to guide them to the right solutions.

You’ll bring proven experience in trade sales within the construction or lift industry, along with a strong understanding of the PSG lift market, trade channels, and the needs of trade customers. Your industry insight and commercial awareness will help you build credibility quickly and drive meaningful growth.

If you’re motivated by relationships, results, and the thrill of exceeding sales targets, this is your stage to shine.

You must hold a full Uk driving Licence.

Working Hours: Monday to Thursday 08:30-17:30 and Friday 08:30 - 13:30

Trade Sales Manager Responsibilities:

  • Achieve annual trade sales targets, driving revenue and profitability across the PSG lift range.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with trade customers, ensuring repeat business and long‑term loyalty.
  • Develop and execute strategies to grow sales through distributors, installers, and wider trade channels.
  • Provide accurate quotations, technical guidance, and product expertise to ensure compliant, fit‑for‑purpose solutions.
  • Monitor sales performance, maintain accurate CRM records, and identify opportunities to strengthen Stannah’s position in the trade market.

 

Please see the full job description here:Trade Sales Manager Job Description

Qualifications

Trade Sales Manager Requirements:

  • Proven trade sales experience within the construction or lift industry, with strong knowledge of PSG lift products, trade channels, and customer needs.
  • Excellent negotiation, relationship‑building, and commercial skills, supported by the ability to plan and manage workload effectively.
  • Confident with technical lift specifications and compliance requirements, and proficient in IT systems including Word, Excel, Outlook, and CRM tools.

Additional Information

If you have proven trade sales experience within the construction or lift industry, along with strong knowledge of PSG lift products, trade channels, and customer needs and you’re ready to move into a commercial role, we’d love to hear from you=

If you’re looking for a Trade Sales Manager role homebased in the UK, click Apply Now to send us your CV or get in touch for more information.

Benefits Include:

  • Competitive Salary, paid on a monthly basis
  • Profit Share Bonus Scheme, paid to all employees every quarter. Based on Group Company profits
  • 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
  • Holiday scheme to buy extra days’ annual leave
  • Pension Scheme. Matched contribution/salary sacrifice
  • SimplyHealth Cash Plan. Allows you to claim towards health costs. For example, dental, optical, physiotherapy, chiropody treatments and more
  • Life Assurance Scheme
  • Long Service award scheme, with holiday benefit
  • Company Benefits Discount Rewards Scheme. Includes shop discounts, hotel discounts, days out, and more
  • Employee Assistance Programme. A workplace initiative to support and enhance well-being
  • Company Sick Pay
  • Enhanced maternity and paternity provision
  • Company pool car 

#LDS

Stannah Group is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, identities, and abilities.

We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer. We treat all our job applicants fairly and with respect. Our employees are the heart of our business.

We take great care to create a working environment where everyone feels valued. Join our team and be a part of our diverse and inclusive community! 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive high numbers of applications for the role.

Appropriate right to work must be held by applicants. Sponsorship is not available.

  • Business Division: Lifts Distribution and Service - Maintenance and Repairs
  • Employment Type : Permanent
  • Referral Bonus: No
  • Key Skills
    Trade SalesRelationship BuildingNegotiationCommercial AwarenessSales Target AchievementCRM ManagementTechnical GuidanceProduct ExpertiseWorkload ManagementIT ProficiencyLifts Industry KnowledgeConstruction Industry KnowledgeQuotation AccuracyStrategic Growth Development
    Categories
    SalesManufacturingEngineeringTradesManagement & Leadership
    Benefits
    Competitive SalaryProfit Share Bonus SchemeHoliday Scheme To Buy Extra Days’ Annual LeavePension SchemeSimplyHealth Cash PlanLife Assurance SchemeLong Service Award SchemeCompany Benefits Discount Rewards SchemeEmployee Assistance ProgrammeCompany Sick PayEnhanced Maternity And Paternity ProvisionCompany Pool Car
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