Area Sales Manager

Bring your Life Are you passionate about sourcing, supplier collaboration, and bringing innovative products to life? At Thule, we're looking for a Project Purchaser who will play a key role in our product development projects, ensuring that sourcing decisions contribute to delivering high-quality products on time and at the right cost. As part of our Purchasing Organization, you will represent Purchasing throughout the development process and act as the link between project teams and our category management organization. In this role, you'll help shape sourcing strategies, identify new opportunities within our supplier base, and contribute to the successful launch of new products that support Thule's future growth.   What you'll do at Thule As a Project Purchaser, you will take full responsibility for all purchasing-related activities within development projects. Working closely with cross-functional project teams, suppliers, category managers, and site purchasers, you will ensure that sourced materials and components are delivered according to project timelines, quality expectations, and cost targets. You will lead sourcing activities throughout the project lifecycle, from creating and managing RFQ packages to evaluating supplier proposals and supporting sourcing decisions based on total cost of ownership. By combining commercial insight with technical understanding, you will help ensure that sourcing strategies align with both project requirements and long-term business objectives. A key part of the role is to bring valuable input into the development process by identifying new technologies, materials, and supplier innovations that can strengthen our products and improve competitiveness. You will also play an important role in planning and coordinating sourcing activities, ensuring clear communication between project teams, site purchasers, and sourcing partners throughout the development journey.   What you bring To succeed in this role, we believe that you have experience within purchasing, sourcing, engineering, project management, or a related field where you have worked closely with suppliers and cross-functional teams. You understand the balance between technical requirements, commercial considerations, and project timelines, and you enjoy working in an environment where collaboration and problem-solving are key. You bring strong analytical skills, business acumen, and a structured way of working. Experience from an international environment and supplier negotiations is valuable, as is an understanding of sourcing processes and total cost of ownership principles. Knowledge of ERP systems is important, and experience with Infor M3 is considered an advantage. You are a confident communicator who can build relationships across functions and cultures, challenge ideas constructively, and drive decisions forward. You are comfortable managing multiple priorities, taking ownership of your area, and contributing to project success through both strategic thinking and hands-on execution. A higher education degree in engineering, business, economics, or a related field is preferred, or equivalent professional experience. Fluency in English, both written and spoken, is required.   Why you should join Thule At Thule, we believe in strong teamwork both within your own team but also cross functional between teams. We strive to be an open and curious organization, sharing our knowledge and inspiring one another.  Within Thule Group you will find people who have a passion for the products we make and the outdoor company we are. We share the same values, and we like to have fun. All of our employees have a joint responsibility to maintain that spirit and contribute to it. Hiring Process Apply by submitting your application and resumé through “Apply for position” on our Thule Career Site. The application deadline is August 2, 2026. Due to summer-break, we will begin reviewing applications only after the application period has closed. No screening or interviews will be conducted before that. All candidates will receive updates after the deadline. Kindly note that we do not accept applications via email. If you have any questions about the role, feel free to contact our Talent Acquisition Partner, Oscar Persson, at Oscar.persson@thule.com We look forward to hearing from you! Thule is a global sports and outdoor company. We offer high-quality products with smart features and a sustainable design that make it easy for people across the globe to live an active life. Under the motto Bring your life — and with a focus on consumer-driven innovation and long-term sustainability — we develop, manufacture and market products within the product categories Sport & Cargo Carriers (roof racks, roof boxes and carriers for transporting cycling, water and winter sports equipment, and rooftop tents mounted on a car), Active with Kids & Dogs (car seats, strollers, bike trailers, child bike seats and dog transport), RV Products (awnings, bike carriers and tents for RVs and caravans) and Bags & Mounts (backpacks, luggage and performance mounts). Thule Group has about 3,000 employees at nine production facilities and 35 sales offices worldwide. The Group’s products are sold in 138 markets and in 2025, sales amounted to SEK 10,4 billion. www.thulegroup.com

Hello. We’re Teya. Teya was founded on a simple belief: local businesses deserve better. They are the cafés, restaurants, salons, shops and entrepreneurs that bring character to our high streets, create jobs and keep communities moving. Yet for too long, financial services has made life harder for them - with clunky tools, poor support and complexity that gets in the way of running a business. Teya exists to change that. We’re building a financial platform for local businesses across Europe - one built around simple tools, thoughtful design and real human support. Our Members rely on us to help them run their business with confidence, and that responsibility shapes the way we work. We move fast. We care about quality. We stay close to the detail. And we believe great performance and genuine hospitality should go hand in hand. If you want to build meaningful products, solve real problems and make a genuine difference for local businesses, we’d love to hear from you As we continue to expand our operations in the UK, we're looking for an Area Sales Manager to help scale our established Independent Sales Consultant (ISC) channel across the North of England. This is a fast-paced, high-velocity field role working alongside self-employed sales professionals who operate as independent partners. Reporting into a Regional Sales Manager (RSM) and supported by the wider channel team, you'll build a high-performing, sustainable regional operation taking responsibility for coaching and developing your ISCs from their very first week through to the point they're ready to operate independently. This is a hands-on, field-based role with real autonomy. Success is measured by both the revenue impact you drive and the strength and maturity of the channel you help build. Day-to-day you’ll be responsible for: * Build, lead and inspire a commission-only sales network, setting the standard, driving accountability, and earning influence without relying on traditional management levers. * Take full ownership of your team's commercial performance, turning a self-employed consultant in their first week into a high-output revenue engine. * Be there for every step of the ISC journey with a particular focus on their first 90 days, showing up in person, building trust, laying the foundations of the partnership and making every stage of the Teya journey count. * Get out in the field alongside your ISCs, coaching live on merchant calls, running weekly reviews, and doing whatever it takes to keep your team sharp and on track. * Stay ahead of the curve by running regular quality assessments with Sales Enablement and RSMs, identifying blockers, pricing issues and at-risk ISCs before they become problems. * Unite new joiners and experienced sellers across your territory through monthly in-person sessions that forge a genuine team culture and fuel consistent performance. * Dig into the data to uncover growth opportunities, cut through friction, and keep your region accelerating. * Champion the consultant experience at every level, taking field insight directly to Product, Marketing and Operations to make Teya's tools, messaging and resources the best they can be. Your Story * Proven track record in B2B field sales, ideally within payments, fintech or software. * Commercially literate and comfortable with performance data, incentive structures and the unit economics that drive a healthy channel. * Highly organised and resilient, able to manage multiple priorities and keep standards high in a fast-moving environment. * A direct, empathetic communicator who can give honest feedback and hold people accountable without losing the relationship. * Process disciplined and familiar with structured framework and what it takes to build something that scales. * Car owner/driver with willingness to spend a minimum of 50% of your time in the field across your region. The Perks * We trust you, so we offer flexible working hours, as long as it suits both you and your team. * Physical and mental health support through our partnership with GymPass, giving free access to over 1,500 gyms in the UK, 1-1 therapy, meditation sessions, digital fitness and nutrition apps. * Our company offers extended and improved maternity and paternity leave choices, giving employees more flexibility and support. * Cycle-to-Work Scheme. * Health and Life Insurance. * Enhanced Pension Scheme. * 25 days of Annual Leave. Card payments. Merchant services. Field sales. Teya is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, or background can thrive and do their best work. We believe that a diverse team leads to better ideas, stronger outcomes, and a more supportive workplace for all. If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process whether for interviews, assessments, or other parts of the application—we encourage you to let us know. We are committed to ensuring that every candidate has a fair and accessible experience with us.