Sales Operations Manager

ZipRecruiter; Bournemouth; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing recruitment firm in Bournemouth is seeking a Sales Operations Manager to enhance business development and strategic operations. This full-time position involves managing CRM systems and providing market insights to drive sales success across interconnected business units. The ideal candidate has experience in sales-driven environments and excels in stakeholder management.

Qualifications

• Experience in a sales-driven or recruitment business environment is essential.
• Proven ability to translate data and research into actionable commercial insights.
• Organized and confident managing stakeholders across various areas.

Responsibilities

• Tying together multiple avenues of business development.
• Conducting market research to provide insights.
• Managing CRM data and processes to maximize efficiency.

Skills

Sales-driven experience

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Data translation into insights

Tools

Clay or other sales automation tools

Job description

Overview

Sales Operations Manager – Recruitment & Marketing Group
Bournemouth - Hybrid (3-5 days in office)
£40-50k plus bonus

The Company

We’re looking for a Sales Operations Manager to join a growing group of businesses in Bournemouth. This full-time role offers the opportunity to work directly with senior leaders across three business units, all focused on a shared customer profile but with different commercial models.

The Role

This is a high-impact, strategic operations position that goes beyond traditional sales support. You’ll be responsible for connecting the dots across business development, market research, CRM, and operations to ensure commercial teams are set up to succeed. You’ll also play a key role in relieving day-to-day operational pressures from the marketing manager, giving leadership more time to focus on growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Tying together multiple avenues of business development across recruitment and non-recruitment businesses
• Conducting market research and pulling together insights on target customers, investors, advisors, and companies
• Providing actionable sales insights to leadership and client-facing teams
• Managing CRM data, systems, and processes to maximise efficiency and performance
• Identifying and connecting opportunities across the group’s customer profile
• Supporting day-to-day business operations, working closely with the marketing manager

What we’re looking for

• Experience in a sales-driven or recruitment business environment (essential)
• Proven ability to translate data and research into actionable commercial insights
• Organised, analytical, and confident managing multiple stakeholders
• Comfortable working closely with senior leaders across multiple business areas
• Nice to have: experience with Clay or other sales automation tools

Exciting bits

• A unique business for their location, offering something different in the local market
• The chance to work with and support some of the coolest early-stage tech companies globally
• The opportunity to play a huge role in the success strategy across three interconnected businesses

What’s on offer

• Hands-on exposure to business leaders across three commercial units
• A collaborative, fast-moving environment where your work will directly impact growth

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