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Manufacturing sales recruitment for industrial growth.
Manufacturing sales is technical, relationship-driven, and slow to close, so a generalist pool can't solve it. We run a vertical search against your product, territory, and cycle, and headhunt the passive reps who already do this work.
- clients return
- 9/10
- hit first-year budget
- 80%+
- filled inside 60 days
- 8/10
- ever need replacing
- <5%
If your territory search sounds like this.
“The reps we get can't hold a technical conversation with an engineer.”
“A territory's been open for months and the pipeline is stalling.”
“Generalist recruiters send us resumes, not people who can close.”
“The reps we actually want are at competitors and never apply.”
Manufacturing
Reps who can talk to an engineer and close the plant.
Manufacturing sales is technical, long-cycle, and relationship-driven. We headhunt the passive reps who already sell into your world.
- We map every viable rep in your territory
- Phone-first outreach to passive, off-market talent
- SELLER-scored before you meet them
An open revenue seat doesn’t cost you a salary. It costs you the pipeline that seat should be building, every week it stays open.
What you get from the search.
A strategic, consultative approach to securing high-performing sales talent.
Most placements are signed within 4 to 6 weeks of kickoff.
Define the ideal sales profile
Product, territory, sales cycle, and expectations, aligned up front.
Headhunt high-performing talent
Experienced manufacturing reps, headhunted, not just active applicants.
Evaluate technical and sales expertise
Assessed on industry knowledge, relationships, and sales performance.
Support the hiring process
From shortlist through offer acceptance, with clear communication.
Every candidate,
scored on six counts.
- SSales performanceThe numbers they actually put up
- EExpertiseIndustry depth that survives a hard question
- LLearning agilityHow fast they pick up your product
- LLikabilityThe empathy that opens doors
- EExecutionTenacity between the meetings
- RRole fitAlignment with the seat you’re filling
SELLER is the six-trait framework behind every shortlist: two interviews, six criteria, scored against your role.
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“We went from $1.5M to over $6M in annual revenue, and every single placement has been top-performing. I honestly don’t know that we’ve had a better experience with any company we’ve worked with, in any regard.”
Manufacturing sales roles we recruit.
- Manufacturing Account Executives
- Industrial Sales Representatives
- Territory Sales Managers
- Regional Sales Directors
- Business Development Managers
- Channel Sales Managers
- Technical Sales Representatives & Sales Engineers
- Vice Presidents of Sales
- Customer Success & Account Management
If your role isn't listed, our team can still support your hiring needs.
Sectors we support.
- Industrial Manufacturing
- Packaging and Distribution
- Automation and Equipment
- Building Materials
- Logistics and Supply Chain
- Skilled Trades and Construction-Related Industries
Straight answers.
What manufacturing sales leaders ask before a first call.
What is manufacturing sales recruitment?
Manufacturing sales recruitment is the specialized search for sales professionals who can sell technical, engineered products through long, relationship-driven buying cycles. Sellers Hub recruits these reps for industrial and manufacturing companies across the U.S.
What manufacturing sales roles do you recruit for?
Manufacturing account executives, industrial sales reps, territory sales managers, regional sales directors, business development managers, channel sales managers, technical sales reps, sales engineers, and VPs of Sales. If your role isn't listed, we can still support the search.
Why is manufacturing sales hiring challenging?
The best manufacturing reps are employed, producing, and not reading job boards. Add technical product knowledge, territory management, and long buying cycles, and the candidate pool that can actually carry your product gets small. They have to be found and recruited directly.
How long does it take to hire manufacturing sales talent?
An uncovered territory bleeds revenue every month, so we move: most manufacturing placements sign within 4 to 6 weeks of kickoff, and 8 of 10 roles fill inside 60 days. Sales-leadership searches or unusually technical products typically reach a shortlist in 6 to 8 weeks.
What makes Sellers Hub different from other manufacturing recruiters?
Generalists can't vet whether a rep can sell engineered products to engineering and operations buyers. We can: we map the full territory market, reach the passive reps already doing this work, and score every candidate on the SELLER framework. Nine of ten clients return for a second search.
How do I get started?
Book a discovery call or call 1-855-6-SELLERS. A 45 to 60 minute briefing aligns the role, compensation, and exact candidate profile, then the search starts.
Further reading: The real cost of a wrong sales hire · Why job boards limit your talent pool
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