Sales Team Leader

Lloyd Recruitment - East Grinstead; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Sales Team Leader for their Crawley location. The ideal candidate will provide mentorship to Business Development Executives, monitor team performance, and liaise effectively with logistics teams. This role offers a basic salary of £37,500-£40,000 and additional commission options, with a supportive company culture and benefits including a pension contribution and discounts.

Benefits

Holiday allowance of 22 days

Off-street parking

Regular company events

Pension contribution

Company-wide discounts

Qualifications

• Experience within a target-driven sales environment is essential.
• Management experience in trade counter or construction is a plus.
• Ability to maintain high product knowledge and use it effectively.

Responsibilities

• Canvassing potential clients over phone and email.
• Monitoring team performance to enhance revenue.
• Coordinating deliveries with warehouses and logistics.

Skills

Front facing sales experience

Management experience

Performance management

Excellent work ethic

High level of product knowledge

Upselling skills

Job description

Lloyd Recruitment Services have partnered with a leading wholesale supplier to the construction sector, who are looking to recruit a Sales Team Leader to join their Crawley team.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone to offer mentorship and coaching to a team of Business Development Executives, working within a construction focused business.

Sales Team Leader Duties include:

• Canvassing for potential clients, both over the phone and email
• Monitoring team performance and implementing measures to improve revenue and performance
• Attending an annual trade show a couple times a year to promote the business and network with potential clients
• Liaising with the warehouses and logistics teams to coordinate timely deliveries
• Establishing sales targets and overachieving where possible
• Monitoring sales conversion rates
• Liaising with all Sales Team Leaders across other UK sites
• Assisting with recruitment and onboarding process for new starters
• Completing basic administrative and data entry tasks as required
• Meeting with the wide leadership team to update on sales and forecasting

Key skills of the Sales Team Leader:

• Front facing sales experience within a target driven environment
• An excellent work ethic and motivating attitude
• Management experience within trade counter or construction sector
• Performance management experience - essential
• Maintaining a high level of product knowledge and relaying this to the team
• Proactively monitoring sales calls
• Upselling products and services
• Dealing with a high volume of sales enquiries

What's on offer:

• Basic salary of 37,500- 40,000 DOE
• Realistic monthly commission, on target earnings circa 45,000- 47,000
• Holiday allowance 22 days
• Off-street parking
• Regular company events
• Pension contribution
• Company-wide discounts

Due to the location a driver's licence will be essential

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