Senior Acquisition Sales Manager

Aggregate function:  Vodafone Business
Business Area:  Local Vodafone Business Unit
Posting Country:  Ireland
Date Posted:  2 May 2025
Full Time / Part Time:  Full Time
Contract Type:  Permanent

At Vodafone, we’re working hard to build a better future. A more connected, inclusive and sustainable world. As a dynamic global community, it's our human spirit, together with technology, that empowers us to achieve this. 

We challenge and innovate in order to connect people, businesses, and communities across the world. Delighting our customers and earning their loyalty drive us, and we experiment, learn fast and get it done, together.

With us, you can be truly be yourself and belong, share inspiration, embrace new opportunities, thrive, and make a real difference.

Join Us

At Vodafone, we’re not just shaping the future of connectivity for our customers – we’re shaping the future for everyone who joins our team. When you work with us, you’re part of a global mission to connect people, solve complex challenges, and create a sustainable and more inclusive world. If you want to grow your career whilst finding the perfect balance between work and life, Vodafone offers the opportunities to help you belong and make a real impact.

What you’ll do

As a Senior Acquisition Sales Manager in Vodafone Business, you will take on a pivotal leadership role, shaping Vodafone Ireland’s Mobile Acquisition Strategy, leading a team of passionate and experienced Acquisition sellers to achieve Mobile Acquisition success in the market for Vodafone.

You will be responsible for building a pipeline of Strategic Mobile Acquisition targets across both Enterprise and SME, shaping Vodafone’s Mobile Acquisition proposition ensuring it is uniquely compelling, and meets/exceeds the needs of our target customers.

In this Senior leadership position, you will be responsible for setting strategic sales goals and leading your team to achieve them.  You will collaborate closely with the Vodafone SLT and various departments, including marketing, product development, delivery, commercial and customer service, to ensure seamless execution of sales strategies. Your role will involve mentoring and guiding sales team members, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement. Additionally, you will analyse market trends and customer feedback to refine sales approaches and drive innovation within the team.

Your leadership will be instrumental in achieving annual sales targets and contributing to the overall success of Vodafone Business.

Who you are

  • Senior Sales Manager with 5+ years of experience in strategic complex Telco sales roles in highly competitive environments
  • Proven track record and success in Mobile Acquisition Sales
  • Strong business acumen, presentation, and leadership skills
  • Deep understanding of ICT and digital transformation
  • Excellent communication, influencing, and negotiation skills
  • Proven ability to identify and develop relationships with senior stakeholders across target customers
  • Achievement and success-driven personality, motivated by exceeding annual sales goals
  • Self-starter with a proactive approach to driving sales initiatives
  • Experience in leading and mentoring sales teams, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture
  • Ability to analyse market trends and customer feedback to drive continuous improvement and innovation

Not a perfect fit?

Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about empowering people and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to still apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another opportunity.

What's in it for you

When you join the Vodafone Team, you will have the chance to grow your career while also experiencing some serious benefits! 

•    Some of the benefits that you will receive along the way are:

•    Competitive Salary

•    Flexible working (times and location) is part of our culture where your hours can facilitate your personal work-life balance

•    Generous Employer Pension contribution

•    Free Phone Bill – When you join the team, your phone bill is on us! You will also receive mobile phone purchasing discounts

•    Learning and Development – We provide extensive training to all of our employees so they can progress in their careers! There is also the Vodafone University where our employees can gain incredible skills!

•    Exclusive Family and Friends Discounts – Receive additional discounts for you, your Family and Friends on Vodafone Products!

•    23 days annual leave and 3 charity days off – PLUS a dedicated day off for your birthday

•    Access to our Wellness centre including free access to our Gym, health and wellness centre and external practitioners

We are passionate about our employees! Here at Vodafone we want you to bring your whole self to work and we enable this with our progressive workplace policies. We are proud supporters of the LGBTQ+ community and Vodafone is committed to support all of their employees at work. We are an equal opportunities employers where our people can be at their best.

When you combine Technology and the human spirit, anything is possible. And when you join Vodafone, we’ll help you shape a rewarding career that gives back in more ways than one. Its starts here. It starts with you. 

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Who we are

We are a leading international Telco, serving millions of customers. At Vodafone, we believe that connectivity is a force for good. If we use it for the things that really matter, it can improve people's lives and the world around us. Through our technology we empower people, connecting everyone regardless of who they are or where they live and we protect the planet, whilst helping our customers do the same.

Belonging at Vodafone isn't a concept; it's lived, breathed, and cultivated through everything we do. You'll be part of a global and diverse community, with many different minds, abilities, backgrounds and cultures. ;We're committed to increase diversity, ensure equal representation, and make Vodafone a place everyone feels safe, valued and included.

If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, please refer to https://careers.vodafone.com/application-adjustments/ for guidance.

Together we can.

Vodafone is committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised and rewarded. We are committed to promoting Inclusion for All with the belief that diversity plays an important role in the success of our business. We actively encourage everyone to consider becoming a part of our journey.