Technical Sales Team Manager - Electrical Supply
hace 4 días
Leeds
A great opportunity has arisen for a technical sales manager to join an expanding company in the electrical power supply industry. Key Responsibilities: • Create and implement strategic sales plans that successfully achieve business objectives., • Provide on-the-ground support for the Regional & National Sales Managers as they generate leads, progress opportunities and win new orders (assisting with joint visits on a regular basis)., • Lead from the front taking ownership of a number of key accounts., • Promote and drive effective use of the CRM system to ensure that transparency is provided across all project status’ and that the teams are working in a joined up and co-ordinated manner to win new business., • Responsible for agreed sales order targets, sales pipeline and KPI’s., • Use available data to forecast orders and set appropriate performance goals., • Develop and maintain positive relationships with other key clients at a senior level including negotiating and closing major contracts., • Be an ambassador of collaboration between the sales, engineering. marketing and commercial teams driving forward continual improvement in line with changing business needs., • Train, coach, motivate and advise the team to enable collective success., • Manage and further infiltrate customers to discuss their evolving needs, developing relationships to identify sales opportunities, networking and fact-finding to drive achievement of plans and objectives., • Develop and implement new sales initiatives, strategies, programmes., • Ensure sales processes are adhered to by the team., • Provide monthly reporting of field sales performance and communicate to the Head of Sales., • Conduct regular 1:1 meetings with the team to evaluate performance and delivery on agreed objectives, removing obstacles and assisting where required., • Monitor account plans generated by the team to ensure that strategic account goals are progressing., • Ensure marketing generated renewables leads are followed up effectively., • Conduct weekly sales calls to share information and manage feedback., • To chair and/or attend relevant sales meetings, providing guidance, direction and solutions., • Focus on developing long term strategical partnerships with customers., • Monitor competitors’ products, including relevant sales and marketing data, • Attend and present at Company events; exhibitions and CPD’s across the UK, Europe and Worldwide., • A proven technical sales background (10 plus years) ideally in the Electrical Power Supply Sector or within a technical manufacturing/supply sector (LV or HV Switchgear OEM background desirable), • Ideally some form of electrical qualifications or studies, • Proven record of team development/management and driving customer engagement (essential), • Experience of working with CRM tools and the MS suite, • Targets driven individual who can lead from the front Salary and benefits: • Salary negotiable dependant on experience, • 37.5 hours per week, • 33 days (including bank holidays), • Sales Bonus, • Healthcare cash plan and Employee Assistance Programme, • Electric Vehicle/Bike to work salary sacrifice scheme, • Car allowance, • Pension, • Life Insurance x 3