Sales Manager (Apparel / Textiles, English-Speaking) at Sage Consulting Group

They are seeking a highly motivated and results-driven Sales Manager to spearhead their expansion into new markets. The ideal candidate should possess extensive B2B sales experience with industrial equipment, automation systems, or other solutions targeting the apparel/textiles industry, understand the unique challenges of penetrating this sector, and already have an existing network of trusted contacts they can call upon. Full professional fluency in English is required, without exception.

Please note that this is a fully-remote position, unless you live within reasonable commuting distance to one of their branch offices.

KEY RESPOSIBILITIES:

• New Business Development: Identify and engage new clients in the apparel and textiles sector, understanding their production needs and offering tailored equipment or solutions.
• Account Management: Build and maintain strong, long-term relationships with key accounts, ensuring customer satisfaction and repeat business.
• Solution Selling: Conduct client consultations, assess operational challenges, and recommend appropriate industrial equipment, technologies, or services to improve efficiency, quality, and scalability.
• Sales Pipeline Management: Develop and maintain a healthy pipeline of qualified leads, manage the full sales cycle from prospecting to closing deals, and consistently meet or exceed sales targets.
• Market Insights: Stay up to date with industry trends, technological advancements, and competitor offerings to position the company as a market leader.
• Collaboration: Work closely with technical, product, and service teams to ensure smooth project delivery, installation, and after-sales support.
• Reporting: Provide regular sales forecasts, reports, and performance updates to senior management.

REQUIREMENTS:

• At least 3 - 10 years of progressive B2B sales experience selling industrial equipment, machinery, or other solutions to the apparel, textiles, and related industries.
• Deep technical understanding of manufacturing processes, production workflows, and equipment capabilities.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.
• Ability to build rapport with stakeholders at all levels, from plant managers to C-suite executives.
• Familiar with CRM tools and sales reporting systems.
• Full professional working fluency in English is required. Being able to speak Mandarin at a professional level is also a huge plus, but not required.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Manufacturing, or a related field is preferred.