Sales Manager

We are looking for a highly experienced Sales Manager with territory sales experience based just outside Bicester.

The role is full time and permanent offering a salary of up to circa £40,000 with excellent commission opportunities.

Working for a highly successful, growing family business who are a name in the logistics sector.

Based in Bicester with regular visits with clients across the UK.

The main focus for the Sales Manager is to build long lasting relationships with businesses with strong growth potential.

Key Responsibilities for the Sales Manager:

• Proactively, prospect and identify new B2B clients


• Follow up/convert leads


• Targeting medium to large manufacturers, retailers and online brands


• Identifying client pain points, providing bespoke tailored logistics solutions and pricing structures


• Creating tender and contract documentation for clients


• Client presentations


• Manage the 360 sales cycle


• Work closely with operations for smooth implementation and client satisfaction


• Build long term client relationships for repeat business and account growth


• Regular visits to clients across the UK to win business, make presentations, tenders

Key Skills for the Sales Manager:

• Strong proven track record in sales - business development, account management, converting leads


• Experience within logistics, home delivery would be an advantage


• Experience working independently in a field based role


• Knowledge of the logistics, home delivery sector, pricing structures, competitors


• Business development, prospecting, lead generation


• Account management and contract negotiation


• Tender preparation and contract writing


• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills at all levels


• Strategic planning and proactive problem solving, able to build a solid pipeline


• Highly motivated, proactive, and willing to "get stuck in"


• Detail-oriented and thorough in approach


• Accountable, taking ownership


• Excellent communicator, able to influence and inspire others through expertise and data-driven insight


• Confident relationship builder at all levels of a customer's organisation

What's in it for you?

• Salary of up to circa £40,000


• Excellent commission opportunities


• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays


• Company car, laptop and phone


• Employee discount scheme


• Food for lunches provided


• Health and well being programme


• Free onsite parking


• Be part of a growing and developing family business