About this role
FindCore are thrilled to be assisting an established electrical wholesale business with the recruitment of a Sales Lead.
Permanent, full-time position based in Sleaford, Lincolnshire.
Salary
Fully negotiable depending on experience + additional benefits
This is a commercially focused leadership role responsible for driving sales performance, developing customer relationships and supporting the day-to-day management of the sales team within a busy electrical wholesale environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, support and motivate the sales team to achieve agreed targets.
- Help manage day-to-day sales activity, workload and team performance.
- Identify and develop new business opportunities across the local electrical trade market.
- Build strong relationships with electrical contractors, trade customers and key accounts.
- Proactively contact new, existing and lapsed customers to generate additional business.
- Grow sales through upselling, cross-selling and identifying wider product opportunities.
- Support team members with customer enquiries, quotations and sales opportunities.
- Follow up quotations and help improve conversion rates.
- Work towards agreed sales, margin and customer-retention targets.
- Support customers with product knowledge, pricing and technical enquiries.
- Work closely with branch management to maximise commercial opportunities.
- Monitor customer activity and identify new prospects within the local market.
- Help maintain high standards of customer service and commercial performance.
- Support the development of sales processes and overall branch performance.
Skills & Experience
- Previous experience within electrical wholesale is essential.
- Previous people management, team leadership or supervisory experience is required.
- Strong background within B2B sales, account management, business development or internal sales.
- Good knowledge of electrical products and the needs of contractors and trade customers.
- Proven ability to generate new business and grow existing accounts.
- Confident leading, supporting and motivating a sales team.
- Strong negotiation and closing ability.
- Commercially aware with a good understanding of sales, pricing and margins.
- Strong relationship-building and customer service skills.
- Comfortable working towards sales targets and KPIs.
- Proactive, organised and comfortable taking ownership of sales performance.
- Full UK driving licence required.
Benefits
- Fully negotiable salary depending on experience.
- Permanent, full-time position.
- Company pension.
- Employee discounts.
- Free on-site parking.
- Ongoing training and development.
- Genuine career progression opportunities.
- Opportunity to play a key leadership role within a growing electrical wholesale business.
Please apply.