Venue Sales Team Leader

Octopus Energy; Brighton; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Octopus Employee Benefits

Job summary

Octopus Energy is seeking a Sales Team Leader to coach and drive a frontline team of face-to-face ambassadors across venues in Brighton and surrounding areas. You’ll lead with trust and collaboration, empowering your team to thrive while achieving strong sales performance.

You’ll lead by example in a field-based role, delivering regular feedback, setting clear goals, and promoting Octopus tariffs and products. This is a people-first role with autonomy and opportunities for growth.

Qualifications

• Experience in face-to-face sales or customer-facing environments.
• Ability to lead and coach a field-based team.
• Strong communication and feedback skills.
• Ownership mindset with drive to achieve results.

Responsibilities

• Drive results by identifying and winning new business and meeting sales targets.
• Inspire excellence through regular coaching, clear goals, and actionable feedback.
• Deliver outstanding customer experiences and use feedback for continuous improvement.
• Lead by example in a field-based role, coaching at venues with the team.
• Promote innovation by sharing Octopus tariffs, tech and products with confidence.

Skills

Face-to-face sales

Leadership

Coaching

Feedback

Ownership

Weekend shifts

Driving license

Job description

You’re someone who leads with energy, purpose, and heart. You know how to bring out the best in others and genuinely care about the people you work with. As a Sales Team Leader, you’ll be exactly that, a leader, not just a manager. You’ll empower and support your team to thrive, championing more than just sales performance.

You’ll be on the frontline, leading a team of face-to-face ambassadors and playing a big part in shaping and spreading our culture. Your leadership style is rooted in trust and collaboration, you inspire by showing what great looks like. You’ll coach and motivate your team to reach their full potential, celebrating their wins and helping them grow every step of the way.

What you’ll do

• Drive results: Support your team to identify and win new business with customers, achieving sales targets
• Inspire excellence: Build a high-performance culture through regular 1:1 coaching, clear goals, and actionable feedback
• Deliver Outstanding Experiences: Make sure every customer interaction is positive and insightful, using feedback to help us continuously improve
• Lead by example: This is a field-based role, so you’ll be out in venues with your team most days, showing what great looks like
• Promote innovation: Help your team become true advocates of Octopus - sharing our latest tariffs, tech and products with confidence

What you’ll need

• Experience in face-to-face sales roles, ideally in customer-focused environments
• A Full UK Driving License with no more than 6 points
• A leadership style that inspires, supports, and lifts others up
• The ability to give helpful, honest feedback in a way that builds confidence and growth
• A self-starting mindset - you’re someone who takes ownership and loves to drive results
• Weekend and evening shifts will be required for this role

Why else you’ll love it here

• Wondering what the salary for this role is? Just ask us! On a call with one of our recruiters it's something we always cover as we genuinely want to match your experience with the correct salary. The reason why we don't advertise is because we honestly have a degree of flexibility and would never want salary to be a reason why someone doesn't apply to Octopus - what's more important to us is finding the right octofit!
• Octopus Energy Group is a unique culture. An organisation where people learn, decide, and build quicker. Where people work with autonomy, alongside a wide range of amazing co-owners, on projects that break new ground. We want your hard work to be rewarded with perks you actually care about! We won best company to work for in 2022, on Glassdoor we were voted 50 best places to work in 2022 and our Group CEO, Greg has recorded a podcast about our culture and how we empower our people. We’ve also been placed in the top 10 companies for senior leadership
• Visit our UK perks hub - Octopus Employee Benefits

As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute. Our commitment is to provide equal opportunities, an inclusive work environment, and fairness for everyone.