Sales Manager

Alexander Mae Recruitment; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Sales Manager to lead a team in Bristol. The role involves managing a sales team, optimizing sales processes, and driving revenue growth. Ideal candidates will have proven experience in B2C and B2B sales, strong CRM skills, and a data-driven approach. The position offers a salary of £40,000 – £50,000, plus on-target earnings up to £12,500, and benefits including private medical insurance and generous annual leave.

Benefits

28 days annual leave

Private medical insurance

Wellbeing fund

Learning and development investment

Qualifications

• Experience in managing B2C and B2B sales teams.
• Proven track record in sales forecasting and pipeline management.
• Strong analytical skills with a focus on data-driven strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a sales team to achieve performance targets.
• Develop high-performing teams in a scale-up environment.
• Monitor sales quality and improve performance metrics.
• Recruit new team members for company growth.
• Manage sales reporting and analytics.

Skills

B2C sales management

B2B sales management

Team building

Sales analytics

CRM proficiency

Data-driven decision making

Tools

CRM platforms

Job description

The Company

Our client is a growing firm built on the foundations of excellent client experience and modern technology. As demand for their services continues to increase, they are investing in new talent to help drive future success.

The Role

On behalf of our client, we are seeking a Sales Manager. In this role you will lead a team of two, guiding them as they support clients and referral partners through the entire quote process. You will drive revenue growth, optimise sales processes, build high-value partnerships, and ensure an excellent experience for all customers and partners.

Responsibilities

• Manage, coach, motivate and mentor a team of two to achieve and exceed performance targets.
• Build, develop and retain a high-performing team in a fast-paced, scale-up environment.
• Monitor calls and emails to improve quality, minimise errors and track team performance.
• Recruit and retain new team members to support company growth.
• Manage sales forecasting, pipeline review, KPI monitoring and performance reporting.
• Ensure CRM systems are used effectively to track leads, activity and performance; oversee data quality and reporting.
• Analyse sales metrics and conversion to identify trends, opportunities and areas for improvement.
• Design and optimise sales processes, contact flows, scripts and messaging for different client segments to drive consistency and scalability across the team.
• Identify, approach and secure new partnership opportunities to support business growth.
• Oversee the onboarding and relationship management of referral partners.
• Collaborate with marketing and other teams to align campaigns, lead generation and partnership activity.
• Lead by example by providing consultative, client-focused sales interactions with prospective clients, answering questions, and driving quote conversions.

The Person

The ideal candidate excels at creating high-performing teams across B2C and B2B sales environments and thrives in a target-driven, fast-paced environment.

Requirements

• Proven B2C and B2B sales management experience within financial, legal, property, utilities or other scale-up environments.
• Demonstrable experience building and leading high-performing teams.
• Strong understanding of CRM platforms, sales analytics and reporting.
• Experience managing sales pipeline and delivering accurate forecasting.
• Strong analytical skills and an affinity for data-driven decision making.

Salary

£40,000 – £50,000 per annum (DOE) plus on-target earnings of up to £10,000 – £12,500

Hours

Full-time

Location

Bristol – office-based location within the wider Bristol area.

Benefits

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Option to buy or sell up to 5 additional days of annual leave.
• Private medical insurance.
• Group life assurance.
• Health cash plan.
• Wellbeing fund to support mental and physical wellbeing.
• Modern office environment with free parking, breakfast, coffee and soft drinks.
• Ongoing investment in learning and development.