Internal Sales Manager - Electrical Wholesale

Bridgewater Resources UK; Nechells; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

Job summary

Bridgewater Resources UK is seeking an experienced Internal Sales Manager to lead and develop the internal sales team in Birmingham. You will drive sales, profitability and grow existing contractor accounts while identifying new opportunities.

The role involves coaching the team, coordinating with purchasing and warehouse, and ensuring timely quotes and orders to support the wider business growth in the West Midlands.

Qualifications

• Experience leading an internal sales team.
• Strong understanding of margins and profitability.
• Well connected within the electrical contracting market.
• Proven ability to motivate and develop others.
• Excellent communication and customer-facing skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate and develop the internal sales team.
• Drive sales, gross profit and margin growth.
• Develop existing contractor accounts and identify new opportunities.
• Ensure quotes are followed up and converted to orders.
• Collaborate with external sales to grow customer accounts.
• Build strong relationships with customers and suppliers.

Skills

Internal sales

Team leadership

Electrical wholesale

Account growth

Customer relationships

Job description

Are you an experienced salesperson with a background in electrical wholesale? Want to join a growing business where you can make a real impact, develop a sales team and help drive the next stage of growth? A well-established, independent electrical wholesaler is looking for a proactive Internal Sales Manager to join their successful team in Birmingham. With ambitious plans to expand across the West Midlands, this is a hands‑on management role for someone who knows the electrical wholesale market, understands how to win and grow business, and can get the best out of an internal sales team.

What's on offer?

• A starting salary of £45,000-£50,000 (negotiable depending on experience)
• Monthly and annual bonus scheme linked to turnover and margin
• Join a growing, successful business
• Opportunity to play a key role in the company's continued growth

Role Responsibilities

• Leading, motivating and developing the internal sales team
• Driving sales, gross profit and margin
• Developing existing customer accounts (predominantly contractors) and identifying new opportunities
• Ensuring quotes are followed up and converted into orders
• Working closely with the external sales team to grow customer accounts
• Building strong relationships with customers and suppliers
• Handling and resolving customer issues
• Monitoring team performance against targets and KPIs
• Coaching the team to improve sales skills, product knowledge and customer serviceMaking sure enquiries, quotations and orders are dealt with quickly and accurately
• Working closely with purchasing, warehouse and operations to deliver a reliable service

Requirements

• Commercially minded with a strong understanding of sales, margin and profitability
• A proactive sales professional who actively looks for opportunities to grow accounts
• Well connected within the electrical contracting market
• An experienced team leader who can motivate and develop others
• Customer-focused with excellent communication skills
• Organised, confident and able to lead by example
• Comfortable working towards targets and taking ownership of results

This is a great opportunity to join a growing electrical wholesaler at an exciting time.

With a strong contractor customer base, an established team and further growth planned across the West Midlands, you'll have the opportunity to make a genuine difference to the performance of the sales team and the wider business.

If you have the electrical wholesale experience and proactive sales approach we're looking for, find out more