Sales Manager
Ponda
- Bristol, England, United Kingdom
- Bristol, England, United Kingdom
À propos
THE ROLE You will be taking Ponda’s extensive CRM and leveraging it alongside new leads to grow repeatable, scaled revenue. This is an opportunity to work with some of the world’s leading brands to create truly regenerative supply chains. We have both a direct‑to‑brand and merchandising model, meaning you will have to create, adapt and manage multiple sales funnels.
The ideal candidate is someone who is happy building and defining their role as they deliver on key overarching targets. This is an opportunity to not just enable a regenerative transformation, but to also define what sales is at Ponda. You will be working directly with the CEO and other founders to ensure Ponda becomes the defacto go‑to for regenerative materials and garment solutions.
You should be someone who is always willing to go the extra mile to ensure customers receive the highest quality service. You will manage complex timelines across multiple different business units, including manufacturing, product and marketing, to ensure customer expectations are met whilst working within the resources available at Ponda.
This is a consultative, trust‑led role, working with retail, materials, innovation, brand, sustainability and sourcing teams at global brands. You will sit between customers and internal teams, shaping how BioPuff® is positioned, tested, and ultimately adopted. The role is central to how Ponda learns from the market and turns insight into strategy.
Key Responsibilities Build & Convert Customer Relationships into Revenue
Manage end‑to‑end pilot‑to‑commercial customer journeys, from early engagement through validation, internal buy‑in, and scale‑up
Build and maintain long‑term relationships with brands, manufacturers, and strategic partners across fashion, outdoor, and adjacent sectors
Act as a primary commercial point of contact for selected accounts, balancing credibility, responsiveness, and realism
Support and lead commercial negotiations
Represent Ponda clearly and credibly in meetings, workshops, and industry contexts
Orchestrate Internal Delivery & Customer Success
Build and manage CRMs, understanding how to effectively categorise leads and select the best
Coordinate closely with product, R&D, and operations teams to align customer needs with technical capability and delivery timelines
Work closely with product teams to ensure customer success, connecting sales to production and delivery of orders
Build the Commercial System & Future Capability
Own and maintain a clear, structured commercial pipeline, working closely with marketing to optimise a productive funnel
Feed structured market insight back into product development, pricing, positioning, and go‑to‑market strategy
The potential to build a department at Ponda which is at a key turning point of growth
Who Are You This role is for someone who is target‑driven and comfortable operating in an agile environment. You will manage and juggle multiple timelines across novel material production, apparel production times and customer expectations. You are curious about how materials, systems, and supply chains work, and motivated by the idea of building something genuinely new and impactful.
You are commercially sharp, but not aggressive in style. You are able to build trust with senior stakeholders by being well‑prepared, thoughtful, and honest about constraints. You care about sustainability and impact, but you are pragmatic about what it takes to make change happen at scale.
You will be joining Ponda at a pivotal moment of our journey as we transition from capsules to scaled production. With growth there will be ongoing opportunities for career development and for constructing a growing sales and business development team.
Your Experience 5+ years in a relevant sales position including materials, manufacturing, apparel, outdoor (will consider wider supply chain sales but needs to be a physical product).
A strong track record of growing sales at previous roles, with a particular focus on:
Experience working with insulated products in apparel, interiors or soft goods is highly valuable
Experience working in merchandising roles is highly valuable
Experience selling or managing partnerships around biomaterials, ingredient materials, or fabrics/textiles is highly valuable
You do not need deep technical expertise on day one, that can be learned, but you must be comfortable engaging with technical conversations and translating them into commercial outcomes. A genuine interest in sustainability and regenerative systems is essential.
What You Get
£50,000 salary plus commission on sales
Equity plan – be part of an innovative endeavour towards truly regenerative materials
Contribute to company research direction
Flexible working around core hours
Cycle to work scheme
Scale with a rapidly growing organisation, working with experienced and motivated individuals
Birthday day off
Dog friendly office
Fun – we work hard, but we make sure we enjoy the process
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Compétences linguistiques
- English
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