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Sales recruitment for industrial supplies & safety technology

JN Recruitment is the boutique recruitment agency for industrial supplies and safety technology. We find the Sales Managers, Country Managers and field sales people who win MRO, PPE and technical distribution business - across Europe, searched in the local language.

  • PPE, workwear, tools, technical materials and industrial distribution
  • 100% technical sales & leadership roles - no generalist recruiting
  • Direct search in 30+ European markets, benchmarked per country
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Our niches
  • Machinery & plant engineering
  • Industrial technology
  • Recycling & environmental technology
2–4 weeks

to your first shortlist of qualified industrial sales candidates

6–10 weeks

from briefing to signed contract - typical for distribution searches

100% focus

technical sales & leadership roles - no generalist recruiting

30+ markets

European markets where we place industrial sales professionals

High frequency, thin margins

Recruiting for the business of availability

Industrial supplies is the opposite of capital equipment: not one deal a quarter but hundreds of touchpoints a month, decided on service level, delivery reliability and the relationship with the person on the other end of the phone. Margins are thin, catalogues are comparable - the difference is made by people.

The sales profiles that work here look different too. They manage a territory with real visit discipline, know their customers’ storerooms and machines, translate a safety regulation into a product recommendation and defend price against a purchasing department that has three quotes on the desk. Add tender business with industry and the public sector, and it becomes a craft of its own.

Whether you manufacture PPE, tools or technical materials, or run a technical distribution business: we run the search in the market’s own language and hand you people who have carried this kind of territory, frequency and margin pressure before.

Segments we cover

From protective equipment to the technical catalogue

Industrial supplies covers everything a plant consumes rather than invests in - each segment with its own buyers and route to market. These are the segments we recruit for:

PPE & safety technology

Head, eye, hand and fall protection, safety footwear and the standards behind them.

Workwear & textiles

Industrial workwear, protective clothing and rental services for plants and construction.

Tools & fastening technology

Hand and power tools, fastening systems, abrasives and consumables for production and maintenance.

Technical materials & components

Steel, tubes, fittings, seals, hoses and drive components - the storeroom of European industry.

MRO & C-parts management

Vendor-managed inventory, dispensing systems and e-procurement integration for maintenance supplies.

Technical distribution & wholesale

Multi-branch distributors and specialist wholesalers selling to industry, trades and the public sector.

Worker between cantilever racks stacked with steel tubes in a distribution warehouse

Availability is the product

In this business the order goes to whoever picks up the phone and delivers. We find those people.

Positions we fill

Sales & leadership positions we recruit

From the first field sales hire in a market to a European sales organisation - these are the roles industrial supplies and safety technology clients trust us with:

Field Sales / Area Sales Manager

Territory sales with real visit frequency: plants, workshops, trades and public-sector customers.

Country Manager

Your first hire in a new market: opens the country, owns the P&L, builds distribution and later the local team.

Head of Sales / Sales Director

Leads and professionalises the sales force - territory design, visit discipline, pricing and margin management.

Key Account Manager (industry & distribution)

Owns framework agreements and tenders with industrial groups, wholesalers and public buyers.

Business Development Manager

Opens new customer segments and channels, from e-procurement integration to new industry verticals.

Product & Category Manager

Owns the range: sourcing, pricing, product launches and the technical arguments the sales force sells with.

100+ companies expanded successfully with our placements

Industrial supplies Q&A

Industrial supplies recruitment: frequently asked questions

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Sales and sales leadership across the commercial organisation: Field Sales and Area Sales Manager, Country Manager, Head of Sales, Key Account Manager, Business Development Manager and Product or Category Managers. Typical clients are PPE and workwear manufacturers, tool and fastening brands, technical materials suppliers and industrial distributors expanding across Europe.

No - and that is the point. Here the sale is won on frequency, service level and delivery reliability rather than on one twelve-month project. We screen for territory discipline, visit rhythm and margin defence instead of long-cycle project skills, because those are the habits that carry this business.

All of Europe. Most mandates centre on the DACH region, Poland, the Benelux countries, France, Italy and Spain; searches run in the local language by consultants who work that market daily. For a market entry we also advise on employment setup, typical packages and what top candidates in that country expect.

You typically receive a first shortlist within 2–4 weeks, and most mandates are signed within 6–10 weeks. Field sales professionals often have shorter notice periods than project-sales profiles, which can noticeably shorten the timeline.

We only work technical sales and leadership roles in industrial niches - industrial supplies and safety technology among them. That focus means we speak the language of your range, screen candidates for territory and margin discipline rather than CV keywords, and bring an active network instead of a database. As a boutique agency you work directly with the consultant who runs your search.

Fill your key sales roles across Europe - now.

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Jonas Strambach – Director & Senior Recruiter, JN Recruitment
Our mission is simple: placements that open new markets.
Jonas Strambach Director & Senior Recruiter, JN Recruitment
Jonas Strambach – Director & Senior Recruiter, JN Recruitment

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