Sales Manager in Epping, Essex

Uk Sales Manager – Epping Area £70,000 – £80,000 Package We currently have a fantastic opportunity up for grabs for an experienced Uk Sales manager who has experience managing a telesales team (both inbound and outbound) The Role: The UK Sales Team Manager will manage, motivate and develop the telesales team selling to our national database of dealers/ distributors. Markets covered include automotive, pumps, builder’s merchants, electrical and industrial supplies and many more. Principle responsibilities and duties: * 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. Key Skills required: • 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. * Excellent written and oral communication skills. * Computer literate including Microsoft Office systems