Regional Sales Manager

Certas Energy Ltd; Ellesmere Port; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Certas Energy is seeking a Regional Sales Manager to lead its North West sales team from their Ellesmere Port office. This strategic role requires a proven leader passionate about sales and team development, responsible for executing a regional sales strategy, ensuring high standards of customer service and driving commercial performance.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Competitive commission

Company Car

25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)

Buy, sell and carry annual leave options

Career progression within a multi layered sales structure

Brand discounts through Certas group scheme

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience in a regional sales or multi-site management role.
• Strong motivational and people management skills.
• Experience in developing and implementing successful sales strategies.

Responsibilities

• Leading, motivating, and developing a high-performing sales team.
• Driving employee engagement and improving team dynamics.
• Supporting ongoing training and professional development.

Skills

Leadership

Motivational Skills

Negotiation

Commercial Acumen

Strategic Thinking

Job description

Regional Sales Manager – North West
Location: Ellesmere Port (Office-Based with Regional Travel)
Company: Certas Energy

Are you a strategic leader with a passion for sales and team development? Certas Energy is looking for a driven and experienced Regional Sales Manager to join our team in Ellesmere Port, overseeing our operations across the North West region.

In this pivotal role, you’ll lead and inspire both field-based and office-based sales teams, driving commercial performance and delivering exceptional results. You'll be responsible for creating and executing a regional sales strategy that aligns with our national business goals—ensuring high standards of customer service, profitability, and sustainable growth.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Leading, motivating, and developing a high-performing sales team to exceed targets
• Driving employee engagement and improving team dynamics—reducing absence and attrition while promoting flexibility
• Supporting ongoing training and professional development to enhance team capability
• Growing new business opportunities and improving customer retention
• Translating national sales strategies into actionable regional plans
• Collaborating with internal teams to ensure optimal staffing and resource planning
• Ensuring full compliance with internal policies and procedures
• Promoting effective selling techniques to reduce loss of business and product returns

What We’re Looking For:

• Proven leadership experience in a regional sales or multi-site management role
• Strong motivational and people management skills
• Excellent influencing, negotiation, and conflict resolution abilities
• Commercial acumen with a strong understanding of business performance drivers
• A proactive, strategic thinker with a results-driven mindset
• Experience in developing and implementing successful sales strategies

Whats in it for you:

• Competitive Salary
• Competitive commission
• Company Car
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• Buy, sell and carry annual leave options
• Career progression within a multi layered sales structure
• Brand discounts through Certas group scheme

Company Information

Certas Energy is the leading independent distributor of fuels and lubricants in the UK.

With a national network of over 130 depots, over 900 tankers, more than 80 retail forecourts, fuel cards usable at over 2,000 sites, it is our 2,300 colleagues who keep our business moving each day.

Our team is an essential part of the robust infrastructure that consistently and dependably delivers billions of litres of high-quality fuel and associated services to homes and businesses all over the UK each year.

We’re proud of our range of innovative fuel supply and management services and are committed to provide industry leading solutions in liquid fuels, as the worlds energy mix evolves towards a zero emissions future. From the option to offset carbon emissions with each fuel order, to providing cleaner burning fuels that lower harmful emission of PM and NOx, Certas Energy strive to make our energy expertise count for all of our customers.

We have a strong culture of safety and compliance principles, driven by our dedicated Safety F1rst and Doing the Right Thing Initiatives. This, teamed with our many programmes of learning, development and talent nurture, means that we can support our colleagues to grow and thrive within a fast paced working environment. This is fundamental to good business performance, and integral to our long-term business success.

The successful candidate will be offered the position on Certas Energy terms and conditions of employment.

Certas Energy Ltd is an Equal Opportunities Employer