Sales Manager UK

Planteria Group; Henham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading interior landscaping specialist in Henham seeks a passionate Business Development Manager to drive new business in their Platinum client channel. The role involves engaging senior stakeholders, delivering compelling pitches, and collaborating with design teams. Candidates should have a strong B2B sales background and excellent communication skills. Join a fast-growing company that champions creativity and sustainability.

Benefits

Quarterly company bonus

BUPA Cash plan

Learning and Development

Lunch provided

25 days holiday

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a B2B, new business focused sales role.
• Exceptional pitching and presentation skills.
• High emotional intelligence and adaptability to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Prospect within Platinum accounts to book strategic appointments.
• Conduct persuasive discussions with senior stakeholders.
• Create and deliver high-impact proposals.

Skills

B2B sales experience

Presentation skills

Communication skills

Strategic mindset

Commercial sharpness

Job description

At Planteria Group, we help organisations reimagine their workplaces, making them more productive, healthy, and sustainable. From creating warm, welcoming reception areas to designing large-scale living architecture, we turn ordinary spaces into vibrant places where people genuinely love to be.

We’ve grown from a small family business into the UK’s leading interior landscaping specialist, transforming workplaces and commercial environments with the power of nature, to international expansion with operations in the US. Along the way, we’ve partnered with some of the UK’s, and now US’s most recognisable brands to bring biophilic design to life, from lush office greenery and elegant corporate floristry to spectacular roof gardens and living walls.

Our success is driven by a fantastic team of 170+ employees internationally, and we’re continuing to expand. We’re now looking for passionate individuals to join us on this journey and help us shape the future of sustainable, inspiring workplace design.

Your Impact:

We’re seeking a strategic new business hunter who is a commercially astute sales professional with exceptional presentation and pitching skills, capable of winning the hearts and minds of senior decision-makers and driving high-value growth.

Reporting to the UK Sales Director, you’ll be responsible for creating, developing, and closing new business opportunities within our Platinum client channel. You’ll lead (though not line‑manage) the Platinum sales function, collaborating closely with the Business Development, Commercial, and Design & Specification teams to deliver solutions that enhance client wellbeing, sustainability, and brand impact.

Some of your core responsibilities will include:

• Own the hunt: Proactively prospect within your Platinum accounts – booking and leading high‑quality strategic appointments (via direct outreach and BD support).
• Sell at senior level: Conduct persuasive, value‑led strategic discussions with senior stakeholders, positioning Planteria as a strategic partner, not just a supplier.
• Deliver outstanding pitches and presentations: Create and deliver high‑impact, story‑driven proposals that inspire confidence and secure client commitment.
• Create and close opportunities: Generate, nurture, and convert opportunities through disciplined follow‑up and commercial insight.
• Collaborate to win: Partner with the Commercial and Design & Specification teams to shape client proposals and deliver standout solutions.
• Champion creativity: Approve final proposals, ensuring they are bold, innovative, and perfectly aligned with client needs.
• Deliver excellence: Ensure seamless handover to the Sales Support team, maintaining accuracy and client satisfaction throughout.

You will be a great fit if you have:

• Proven experience in a B2B, new business focused sales role.
• A genuine hunger to win. You are resilient, proactive, and self‑motivated.
• Exceptional pitching and presentation skills. You can engage, influence, and persuade at board level.
• Commercial sharpness and can see the bigger picture, spotting opportunities to add value and the creation of opportunities.
• Outstanding communication and influencing skills with the confidence to sell to senior decision-makers.
• A strategic mindset and can find the balance of short‑term wins with long‑term relationship building.
• A collaborative spirit and see the value in working cross‑functionally to deliver results.
• High emotional intelligence and are someone who builds trust and adapts your approach to different stakeholders.
• Energy and enthusiasm for our industry, bringing your passion for planting and biophilic design to our team and our customers.

At Planteria Group, our culture is guided by our core values: Humble & Confident, Positive & Energetic, One TEAM, Relentless to Improve, and Create Wow!

If you want to be part of a flourishing, fast‑growing business that values agility, collaboration, and creativity, we’d love to hear from you. If you feel that you don’t quite hit the experience, we’re after, please do apply anyway as we’re always looking for people who are looking to grow and develop us!

Planteria Group is proud to promote equality of opportunity and an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive.

Way of working: Office Based Role at our HQ in Henham or our Office in London (Bishopsgate).

• Quarterly company bonus and annual performance related bonus.
• BUPA Cash plan.
• Learning and Development.
• Lunch provided at our offices.
• 25 days holiday.