Sales Manager

Are you a Sales Manager with a proven track record of leading a trade sales team within bearings, seals, or power transmission components to hit and exceed targets? Do you have strong commercial acumen, a confident telephone manner and the ability to turn a conversation into a sale?
We are looking for an experienced Sales Manager, ideally with a background in bearings, seals, or power transmission components gained with a competitor or another business supplying the same customer base, to join a growing business and take ownership of the sales function. This is a hands-on role in a small, close-knit company where you will have real influence over strategy, budgets and team development, with the opportunity to shape how the department grows.
You will lead and develop a small sales team, working closely with the Sales Director to set and deliver a clear business development strategy. You will take full ownership of sales performance and profitability, while also getting stuck into the day-to-day admin and processes that keep the department running smoothly. As the company is small, you will be expected to flex into other areas when needed, with training and support provided.
Your responsibilities as a Sales Manager:

• Recruit, train and lead a sales team, identifying and developing a potential successor.
• Develop and maintain a documented business development strategy, approved by senior management.
• Analyse sales figures and forecasts to maximise sales and profit.
• Hold regular staff appraisals and document and action outcomes.
• Own full profit & loss responsibility against agreed budgets.
• Maintain administration, quoting, stock control and compliance records to company and quality standards.

Your current experience which will help you a Sales Manager:

• Proven trade sales background within bearings, seals, or power transmission components, ideally gained with a competitor or another business supplying the same customer base.
• Experience leading, coaching and developing a sales team, with a track record of hitting and exceeding targets.
• Strong product knowledge, with the ability to quickly source information from colleagues or external sources.
• Excellent telephone manner, confident handling objections and identifying cross-sell/up-sell opportunities.
• Experience managing budgets and P&L, with a solid grasp of sales administration, quoting and stock control processes.
• Comfortable working flexibly in a small business environment, covering other tasks as needed.

What you can expect as a Sales Manager:

• Competitive salary - dependent on experience
• Annual bonus scheme
• Company pension
• Life insurance
• Holiday allowance 22 days holiday + bank holidays

If you are interested in the role, please click apply and the Rise Search Limited team will be in touch with more details.