Sales Manager

Role Overview

We are looking for an ambitious sales achiever to join this leading company. The main purpose of the role is to develop and manage all sales activities relating to the growth of the company’s sales. To develop and sustain business in key strategic areas while maximising margins and increasing profitability for the company.

What You Will Do

Identify and develop customer opportunities, maintain and update the CRM system, develop and maintain an annual sales budget for the region, support marketing activities, use market intelligence to maintain a full awareness of all potential opportunities in the marketplace, and communicate regularly with customers.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will have field sales experience in the flexible hose sector, knowledge of flexible hose and the industries they are used in, and a proven track record of business development and sales growth.

Requirements

• Field sales experience in the flexible hose sector
• Knowledge of flexible hose and the industries they are used in
• Demonstrable record of business development and sales growth
• Technically competent, ability to discuss engineered solutions with customer engineers
• High level of business acumen, preferably with a technical qualification or a minimum of five years’ experience in a similar technical sales role
• Proven track record of successful marketing management with tangible outcomes
• Excellent communicator with outstanding influence and negotiating skills
• Very confident, self-motivated, and extremely driven to succeed
• Experience with communicating effectively to senior executives internally and externally
• Ability to build and maintain strategic relationships through a natural talent for productive networking cross-organisational, the customer base, and potential business opportunities
• Will be a task-obsessed individual, with the attitude and passion to force tasks through to completion in the shortest possible time
• Ability to continuously improve by seeking new approaches, generation of ideas, and the determination to secure business advantage from such initiatives
• High degree of honesty and integrity
• Can provide direction to the business and the sales team
• Excellent people management social skills
• Very good knowledge in English language, writing, and oral
• Computer literate
• Must hold a valid UK driving licence

Benefits

• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Pension scheme
• Paid holidays
• Flexible working hours
• Remote work options
• Training and development opportunities
• Opportunities for career advancement