Manager, Front End Sales

Join an industry leader and make a positive change in the sustainable use of the world’s natural resources. Together, we will transform the business and drive the industry toward a greener future.

At Metso, you will be supported by our inclusive culture and a network of colleagues from around the world. With us, you will embark on a personal growth journey and are encouraged to realize your potential. This is your invitation to rise above the possible.

Job posting end date: 02/28/2026

Metso is seeking an experienced, commercially driven Manager, Front End Sales to lead customer engagement and drive growth across our Minerals customer base. This highly autonomous, customer-facing role requires strong technical sales capability, extensive travel, and has become available due to internal progression.

As a key front-end sales leader, you will be responsible for developing strategic customer relationships, driving opportunity creation, and increasing both spot sales and brownfield capital equipment growth. You will play a critical role in opening doors for our Technology Managers and wider sales organisation, ensuring opportunities are effectively progressed and converted.

More about the role?

• Build and strengthen strategic relationships with Minerals customers across the NSW, VIC, TAS and SA territory
• Drive proactive sales activity, lead generation, and opportunity creation to grow order intake
• Open doors for Technology Managers and sales teams, ensuring effective opportunity follow-up
• Develop and execute customer and territory growth strategies to expand market share and introduce new offerings
• Grow spot sales and brownfield capital equipment opportunities across the installed base
• Identify replacement and service opportunities through asset walks and close collaboration with aftermarket teams
• Promote aftermarket solutions alongside new equipment sales
• Negotiate commercial terms and conditions in line with Metso policies
• Manage sales opportunities and pipeline through Salesforce
• Maintain a strong customer-facing presence, including extensive travel – with up to 50% travel required across the territory

More about you?

• Tertiary qualification at Bachelor level in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Metallurgy, or a related field

• Proven technical sales experience within mineral processing or a closely related industry
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to work independently and manage a wide territory
• A winning, results-driven mindset combined with a collaborative, team-player approach
• Confident in engaging end users and senior customer stakeholders
• Comfortable operating in a highly autonomous, travel-intensive role
• Strong relationship builder who works effectively across internal stakeholders and functions

Why Metso?

• An inspiring purpose - Enabling sustainable modern life.
• Compensation and rewards - Global incentive program tied to business and performance targets
• Hybrid working possibilities - While we are big advocates of meeting and collaborating in person, we believe in fostering a flexible work environment.
• A thriving culture - We are committed to developing an inclusive culture that enables everyone to do their best and reach their full potential. A culture that is courageous, compelling, and caring, and unites our people to build a sustainable future together.
• Extensive learning opportunities - Ongoing growth dialogues, internal mobility, mentoring programs, education assistance, ambitious projects, and global opportunities.
• Worldwide support - Leverage our network of peers across the world, offering valuable assistance. We get things done together, through open and honest communication.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in driving growth across a critical region while working closely with a high-performing, collaborative sales organisation.

How to join - Working at Metso - About Metso - Diversity and Inclusion - Meet our people

Metso is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workforce culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, nationality, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran or status as a qualified individual with a disability.

Metso is a frontrunner in sustainable technologies, end-to-end solutions and services for the aggregates, minerals processing and metals refining industries globally. We improve our customers’ energy and water efficiency, increase their productivity, and reduce environmental risks with our product and service expertise. We are the partner for positive change.  
 
Metso is headquartered in Espoo, Finland. At the end of 2024 Metso had close to 17,000 employees in around 50 countries, and sales in 2024 were about EUR 4.9 billion. Metso is listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki. 

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