Sales Team Leader

Uxbridge & Windsor Employment Agency; Uxbridge; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Uxbridge & Windsor Employment Agency is seeking an experienced Sales Manager in the Uxbridge area. The role combines leadership with hands-on selling, coaching a small team and directly contributing to revenue growth.

You will manage performance, support customer conversations, and help convert opportunities while maintaining a positive, accountable environment. The ideal candidate will have a proven sales leadership track record, hands-on closing experience and a strong focus on coaching and

Qualifications

• Experience leading a sales team and delivering performance improvements.
• Proven coaching and development of sales professionals.
• Hands-on selling with ability to close complex opportunities.
• Track record of hitting or exceeding sales targets and quotas.
• Strong negotiation, communication and objection-handling skills.
• Proactive, commercially focused with ability to motivate via clear expectations.
• Experience in B2B/commercial sales and working with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Coach, motivate and develop sales team members with regular feedback and 1:1 sessions.
• Monitor activity, conversion rates and performance against targets.
• Lead by example and personally engage in more challenging deals.
• Support the team with objection handling, negotiation and closing.
• Identify opportunities to grow revenue from new and existing customers.
• Encourage upsell, cross-sell, renewals and customer retention.
• Support both inbound and outbound sales activities.
• Collaborate with marketing to improve lead generation and follow-up.
• Review lead quality and optimize conversion paths.
• Maintain an accurate sales pipeline and up-to-date customer records.
• Seek practical improvements to sales processes and commercial performance.

Skills

Sales leadership

Coaching & development

Closing & negotiation

Target-driven

Communication

Motivational leadership

B2B/commercial sales

Tools

CRM systems

Job description

Location: Uxbridge area

Working Pattern: Hybrid working with two days from home each week

Lead from the front, develop a strong sales team and make a direct impact on revenue growth.

Our client is looking for an experienced Sales Leader who enjoys developing people just as much as winning business.

This is a hands‑on leadership opportunity within an established organisation, combining team management, coaching and performance development with active involvement in the sales process. You will support the team to improve results while remaining confident stepping into customer conversations, handling objections and helping convert opportunities when required.

Why Apply?

• Competitive salary with additional bonus potential
• Hybrid working with two days from home each week
• Opportunity to shape and develop a small sales team
• A varied position combining leadership with hands‑on selling
• Scope to influence sales performance and wider commercial growth

The Role:

As Sales Manager, you will take responsibility for developing sales performance while creating a positive, supportive and accountable environment for the team.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Coaching, motivating and developing sales team members through regular feedback and one-to-one support
• Monitoring sales activity, conversion levels and performance against agreed targets
• Leading by example and becoming directly involved in more challenging sales opportunities where required
• Supporting the team with objection handling, negotiation and closing business
• Identifying opportunities to increase revenue from both new and existing customers
• Encouraging effective upselling, cross‑selling, renewals and customer retention
• Supporting a mixture of inbound and outbound sales activity
• Working closely with marketing colleagues to improve lead generation and follow-up
• Reviewing lead quality and identifying opportunities to strengthen conversion
• Maintaining an accurate sales pipeline and ensuring customer information is kept up to date
• Looking for practical ways to improve sales processes and commercial performance

The ideal Sales Manager will have:

• Previous experience managing or leading a sales team
• A strong track record of coaching and developing salespeople
• Hands‑on sales experience with the confidence to become personally involved in closing opportunities
• Experience working towards sales, conversion or revenue targets
• Strong negotiation, communication and objection‑handling skills
• A proactive and commercially focused approach
• The ability to motivate others while maintaining clear performance expectations
• Experience working within a business‑to‑business, consumer sales or comparable commercial sales environment

Experience using CRM systems, supporting recurring customer revenue or working alongside marketing‑led sales campaigns would be useful, although these are not essential requirements.

This could be an excellent opportunity for an experienced Sales Manager, Telesales Manager, Inside Sales Manager or established Sales Team Leader who wants a role where people development and personal sales involvement carry equal importance.

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