Electrical Sales Manager in Wakefield

Come and join us as a results driven Electrical Sales Manager to grow and deliver sales as part of a hugely successful branch team. As an Electrical Sales Manager, you will play a fundamental part in growing our electrical and renewables business - establishing your branch as the first point of call for all electrical and renewables needs and showcasing our full product offering at every opportunity.

You will identify and capitalise on every sales opportunity, inspiring your customers with the perfect solutions to meet their needs, all with the backing of the UK’s number 1 merchant. The Electrical Sales Manager will be commercially driven, and excel in business development and account management. You’ll be an expert at building rapport quickly and creating trusted relationships to ensure that everything we do enables us to deliver on our promises to our customers and exceed expectations.

You’ll naturally promote and embrace our inclusive team environment and we’re sure you’ll have some fun along the way!

• Drive new customer acquisition (Increasing footfall and sign up to Trade Accounts) and following up to ensure that quotes are provided and convert into sales.
• Build and maintain relationships with new and existing trade and retail customers.
• Maximise sales potential by seeking opportunities for linked sales or to upsell products within the electrical category (i.e. Cables and accessories).
• Demonstrate capability to manage and deliver to a wide range of customer demands, whilst driving sales and maximising branch profitability.
• Play an active part in supporting branch colleagues to have a better understanding of our electrical products and opportunities to link sell (i.e. Boiler packs/CO Alarms).
• Maintain product stock, ensuring the branch has the correct product offering for the location.
• Build a network, create an awareness of the offering and drive the business by the promotion of local events, supporting key customer meetings and maximising the opportunity to sell Electrical and Renewables products through your branch.
• As an Electrical expert ensure that you have a strong understanding of Electrical and Renewables Products and relevant product terminology.
• Stay abreast of Regulation changes utilising NICEIC and ensure that you are aware of our product offerings.
• Provide a great after sales service, ensuring the delivery of the items is managed efficiently using the branch and courier services available and communicating with the customer to ensure that the items quoted/sold are being delivered to the times and location agreed.

You’ll have an innovative and agile approach to identify growth opportunities. You’ll enjoy working collaboratively with a dedicated focus on driving results, whilst being committed to acting with integrity and honesty in everything you do.

• Tenacity and resilience.
• A pro-active approach to sales, with a strong desire and ability to win and grow new business.
• Previous Electrical merchanting experience.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Electrical product knowledge and able to give technical understanding.
• Self confident and self motivated, with the ability to work on own initiative and as part of a wider team.
• Commercial acumen – ability to demonstrate understanding of how to impact the bottom line.

We’re proud of our reputation for selling quality plumbing and heating products to both trade and retail customers and we’re super excited about our future. We put our colleagues at the heart of all we do, giving them all the tools they need to be successful, happy and feel rewarded in their career with us.

• Bonus Discounts, savings and cash back at numerous retailers.
• Life assurance.
• Extended family policy including maternity, paternity, additional annual leave and more.
• Mental Health First Aiders and Employee Assistance Programme, we look out for each other.
• Complete induction and a company that lets you grow and encourages development.
• Financial education and loans.
• Flexible working options.
• A business striving to create an environment of inclusion so everyone can be their true self.

We’re passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that celebrates and values diversity. Bring your whole self to work regardless of age, disability, gender identity or reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. We don’t want you to ‘fit’ our culture, we want you to enrich it.

We are committed to best practices in recruitment and undertake Basic Criminal Record Disclosures for candidates that are offered employment within our branches that undertake deliveries for British Gas. This check will only be undertaken after the acceptance of an offer of employment.