Sales Manager

Howells Recruitment; Orpington; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary + benefits

Job summary

Howells Recruitment is seeking a skilled Sales Manager to lead the team in Orpington, delivering strategic objectives and driving education and enrichment activities for clients in the savings and investment sector.

The role requires an engaging leader with line-management experience, strong relationships with stakeholders, and the ability to work under pressure to achieve targets and KPI metrics.

Qualifications

• Proven line management of a sales-focused team in financial services.
• Experience in regulated industry is required.
• Ability to stay calm under pressure and prioritise work.
• Strong interpersonal skills and active listening.

Responsibilities

• Schedule and monitor sales team marketing activities and events to meet targets.
• Line manage Sales Team and Team Coordinator.
• Ensure accurate recording of Sales Team activity.
• Build relationships with key stakeholders to meet commercial and educational targets.
• Create and report KPIs for event delivery.
• Foster a positive, innovative team environment to achieve objectives.

Skills

Leadership

Sales management

Relationship building

Event coordination

KPI reporting

Financial services knowledge

Job description

We are working with a leading savings and investment specialist to recruit a skilled and experienced Sales Manager to join their team in Orpington.

It will be your job to lead and manage the sales team to deliver strategic objectives of achieving targeted business levels as well as drive the delivery of the client’s education and enrichment activities.

Duties:

• Scheduling and monitoring sales team marketing activities and events to ensure financial and educational targets are met
• Line manage sales team and sales Team Coordinator
• Ensure Sales Team activity is recorded correctly
• Build relationships with key stakeholders in identified forces, scheduling catch up meetings as appropriate to meet specific commercial and educational targets.
• Create and report key performance indicators for event delivery requirements including commercial and educational targets.
• Create a positive and innovative atmosphere which encourages people to commit themselves to the task in hand and where necessary, go beyond the call of duty in order to achieve their key objectives.

Essential and Desirable Criteria:

• You will be a highly engaging leader within financial services who can influence, motivate and build positive relationships.
• Line management experience of a sales focussed team.
• Knowledge and experience of working in the financial services industry and/or a highly regulated industry is required
• The ability to remain calm under pressure and prioritise work when time is limited, as well as having an empathetic approach to staff and good, active listening skills.
• Maintain highly motivated, focused and adequately skilled team that are fully abreast of relevant events and activities within their own area of business focus. Knowledge of the structure and key stakeholders within UK Policing would be useful, but not essential.

You will be working for a modern, forward thinking business; that believes the strengths, skills and personalities of their people are the key to the groups success. This is a permanent, full time role for which you will receive a highly competitive salary + Benefits.