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Head of Sales Centre - Cleaning (16215A), united kingdom, uk
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Kingdom Services Group Ltd
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Job Reference:
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Posted:
24.04.2025
Expiry Date:
08.06.2025
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Job Description:
Kingdom Services Group has an excellent opportunity for an experienced Head Of Sales - Cleaning and facility management to join our established and successful Sales Centre.
- Location: Nationwide
- Start Date: ASAP
- Salary: £90,000.00 per annum
- Hours: 40 hours per week, shifts as per site rota. Monday to Friday, 09:00 am - 17:00 pm (must be flexible to suit business needs)
- Annual Leave: 25 days plus official public holidays.
- Death in Service: 2 x salary (available upon successful completion of the trial period).
- Workplace Pension: 3% employee contribution and 5% employer contribution.
- Early Pay Scheme: Access to advanced/early pay.
- Free On-Site Parking: Convenient for daily commuting.
- Group Care Scheme: Additional support.
- Kingdom Colleague App: Employee assistance program and wellbeing support.
- Kingdom Academy: Open access to learning and personal development resources.
- Recognition Scheme: Weekly awards and recognition for outstanding performance.
Qualifications & Experience
Educational Qualifications & Licenses:
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree preferred but not essential.
- Full five-year checkable employment history including a minimum of 2 work references, a personal credit check, and right to work compliance.
- Minimum 5-years, experience in a senior sales role within the Cleaning sector, with a strong commercial and pricing background.
- Full UK driving licence
Professional Experience:
- Sales Experience: Proven experience in sales, including direct sales, sales management, or sales operations.
- Business Development Experience: Identifying new business opportunities, building relationships, and driving growth.
- Operations Management: Managing operations related to sales and business development (process optimization, resource allocation, performance management).
- Leadership Experience: Leading and managing teams, including coaching, mentoring, and performance evaluation.
Key Responsibilities
- Sales Strategy – Build and lead a sales strategy for the cleaning division that hits ambitious targets and supports Kingdom’s wider growth plan
- Pricing – Deliver commercially sound pricing models that protect profit and drive value
- Bid Management – Lead or support end-to-end bid processes, working closely with our Bid and Ops teams
- Cross-sell & Upsell – Identify wider opportunities across Kingdom’s services and convert them
- Retention – Play a key role in KEEP activity to support client retention and contract growth
- Marketing – Collaborate with the marketing team to drive strong brand presence and generate high-quality leads
- Sales Intelligence – Stay close to market trends, customer insights and competitor activity — and use this data to shape smarter strategies
- Presentations – Confidently present to clients, stakeholders and internal teams when needed
- Budgets – Manage budgets, commission structures and sales incentives for your team
- Contract Transition – Work with operational colleagues to ensure a smooth handover from sales win to service delivery
- Reporting – Track and report on key sales activity and performance outcomes regularly
- Strategic Thinking: Developing and implementing long-term strategies that align with company goals.
- Analytical Skills: Proficiency in data analysis to drive decision-making and strategy development.
- Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills for effective interaction.
- Negotiation Skills: Strong skills for closing deals, forming partnerships, and managing vendor relationships.
- Project Management: Managing projects, including planning, execution, and evaluation.
- Customer Relationship Management (CRM): Proficiency with CRM software and tools for managing customer interactions and data.
- Financial Acumen: Understanding of financial principles to manage budgets, forecasts, and financial performance metrics.
Required Skills and Traits
- 1. Aligned to our Kingdom’s CARE values
- 2. Strong understanding of the (insert service) sector, with experience leading on bids and solution design
- 3. Proven history to hit or exceed sales targets – results-driven and focused
- 4. A confident brand ambassador, tenacious, organised and analytical sales professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment
- 5. Skilled in negotiation, influencing and commercial deal-making
- 6. Marketing-aware and comfortable using social platforms for outreach
- 7. Excellent communication and presentation skills at all levels
- 8. Fully competent with Microsoft Office and standard sales tech
- 9. Process and compliance focused – understands how to operate in a process and regulated environment.
- 10. Excellent in building, leading and managing high-performing sales teams using KPIs and structured reviews.
- 11. Relentlessness drive to improve, grown and deliver sustainable success to make Kingdom stronger tomorrow