Sales Manager

Location: Ringwood

Hours: 8.30am-5.30pm, Monday - Friday

Salary: Circa £65K basic, £80K OTE

Benefits:

• 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• Company Car or Car Allowance
• Laptop
• Mobile
• Parking at Head Office
• Company Pension Plan - contribution of 5%
• Access to Company Share Scheme
• 1 day per year paid volunteering
• Discounts on Products

Aspire Jobs are delighted to be working in partnership with a well-established and reputable distribution Company who are seeking a Sales Manager to join their team.

Responsibilities of the Sales Manager

Reporting to the Managing Director, the Sales Manager will be responsible for:

• Being fully accountable for sales.
• Driving new business.
• Hitting your own new business targets.
• Controlling and maintaining overall trading margin.
• Managing a team of Field Sales Representatives and the Internal Sales Team.
• Managing recruitment of the sales team when required.
• Attending trade events.
• Working with the senior management team to develop company strategy.
• Presenting budgets, strategy plans and mid-year reviews.
• Reporting weekly updates to the Managing Director and Head of Finance.

Requirements of the Sales Manager

• Must be sales driven and hungry to succeed.
• Able to demonstrate a good track record of sales and hitting targets.
• Possess strong leadership and managerial skills.
• Strong analytical skills and numbers driven.
• Ability to build good working relationships with customers and colleagues.
• Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines.