Team Leader (Sales/Business Development)

An innovative and forward-thinking manufacturer are looking for a Team Leader to take responsibility for their office-based business development team.

The business are a family run organisation and have grown organically to become the leaders in their field offering a niche product range.

By joining this expanding business you will get the opportunity to develop your skills and grow with the company as they continue to increase their global market share.

They have a recognition and reward ethos and offer an array of excellent benefits including a good holiday allowance and pension scheme.


The role
Within this role you will be responsible for the office-based sales/business development team. This proactive team are responsible for maintaining relationships with clients, up-selling products, booking appointments, producing quotations and being the point of contact for any client enquiries.

The ideal candidate will have previous experience managing an office-based business development team and the ability in building strong relationships with customers. You will be a leader who can demonstrate commercial team management success in a high growth sales environment and a desire to succeed.

Key Responsibilities
*Report directly to the manager and support their requirements
*Managing the office-based sales team
*Inspire and lead the development of the team with a leading my example approach
*Coach, train and develop the team members
*Develop and make outgoing sales opportunity calls
*Deliver your own sales and targets
*Ensure processes are followed in accordance with company policy
*Ensure enquiry, quotation and order processing policy is enforced
*Assist HR with any ER cases and day to day operational aspects of the team
*Conduct, with the assistance of HR, appraisals and development plans

Requirements
*Previous experience managing a small office-based sales team
*Have worked in a direct sales capacity previously
*Exposure to a manufacturing business would be advantageous
*Ability to lead and deliver exceptional commercial results from a sales team
*Excellent relationship builder
*Ability to plan, measure and deliver agreed actions on time
*Ability to cover for other team members when on leave or to relieve excessive workloads
*Experience work to tight deadlines and KPI's
*Be a proactive forward thinker with a can-do attitude
*Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Hours of work are Monday - Friday 7.30am - 4.30pm.

If you would be interested in discussing this opportunity further please submit your CV for review.