UK Sales Manager

My client is a long established and successful engineering business and is seeking to recruit a UK Sales Manager to manage, motivate and develop a telesales team selling to our national database of dealers/ distributors which covers automotive, pumps, builder's merchants, electrical and industrial supplies and many more.

As the UK Sales Manager your ker responsibilites will include;-

• Managing the sales team and all sales activities within the company.
• Motivating staff and leading the team to achieve sales targets.
• Chasing leads and following up on opportunities to generate sales.
• Ensuring all administration for sales is completed effectively.
• Setting sales targets and activity key performance indicators.
• Reporting on progress towards sales KPI's.
• Liaising with other departments within the company.
• Carrying out sales training with sales executives.
• Interviewing and selecting new members of the sales team.

You will be able to display a track record of success as a UK Sales Manager with the following skills and abilities

• Experience negotiating wholesale trade agreements with national accounts, buying. groups or major companies essential.
• Experience of hard goods sales would be advantageous.
• Proven track record of successfully managing in-house wholesale telesales teams. ideally selling technical or hard goods to stockists rather than end users.
• Solid experience selling at national level.
• Highly motivated with a drive to succeed and a passion for sales.
• Strong time management and multi-tasking skills.

On offer is an attractive basic salary and excellent bonuses and the autonomy to build and mould your team accordingly