Overview
Our prestigious, market leading client within the Contractor Marketplace are seeking a results-driven Internal Sales Manager to lead their telephone-based onboarding team. This role is critical in driving revenue growth by managing and developing a team focused on onboarding new contractors and closing sales opportunities with high efficiency and conversion rates. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in telesales or inside sales management and a passion for motivating teams to exceed targets. This position is full time and permanent, based at their Head Office.
Key Responsibilities
- Team Leadership: Manage, mentor, support a team of onboarding sales advisors, ensuring high levels of engagement, performance, and development.
- Sales Performance: Drive team performance to achieve and exceed monthly sales targets and KPIs, including call conversion rates.
- Onboarding Strategy: Oversee the end-to-end onboarding process for new customers, ensuring a smooth transition from lead to active user or client.
- Process Optimisation: Continually assess and improve onboarding scripts, sales techniques, and workflows to maximise team efficiency and close rates.
- Coaching & Development: Provide regular training, feedback, and coaching to the team, including call reviews and performance assessments.
- Reporting: Monitor and report on individual and team performance metrics, using data to drive informed decisions and improvements.
- Collaboration: Work closely with Marketing, Compliance, and Field Sales teams to ensure alignment and seamless contractor experiences.
- CRM Management: Ensure accurate and timely data entry in CRM systems, maintaining high standards of lead and contractor record integrity.
Key Requirements
- Proven experience in an internal sales or telesales management role, ideally within a fast-paced or high-volume environment.
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to inspire and drive performance in a team.
- Demonstrable success in managing onboarding or inside sales teams with high closing percentages.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and motivational skills.
- Data-driven mindset with experience in using CRM and sales analytics tools.
- Organised, detail-oriented, and able to thrive under pressure.
- Knowledge of onboarding best practices and customer journey management is a plus.
- Experience working within a regulatory framework would be advantageous
What They Offer
- Competitive salary + team-performance based commission structure (uncapped)
- Career progression opportunities in a growing business
- 22 days holiday (plus bank holidays) increasing by a day each year up to 25 days
- Additional birthday holiday
- Collaborative and supportive working environment
- Opportunity to salary sacrifice
- Opportunity to purchase an extra 3 days yearly through salary sacrifice scheme
- Access to health benefits scheme including optical and dental cover
- Free fruit on site with access to an onsite café, heavily discounted at 50%
- Free parking
- Staff rewards, including meals and holidays