General Manager – Prime Sales

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Full time
Location: Burton-on-Trent
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Job offered by: Thegradcafe
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Company:

Finning (UK) Ltd

Number of Openings:

1

Worker Type:

Permanent

Position Overview:

Are you a dynamic leader with a passion for driving growth and innovation? We are seeking an experienced General Manager to spearhead our go-to-market strategy for Prime Sales across the Energy & Transportation industries. This senior leadership role is pivotal in augmenting the expertise and track record of our existing team, formulating and executing a coherent sales strategy designed for growth.

As the General Manager, you will provide strategic leadership to a highly motivated team, fostering an atmosphere of energy, motivation, and commitment. Your influence will be key in steering the Energy & Transportation organisation towards achieving its business objectives. If you are a visionary leader with a track record of success, we invite you to join us and make a significant impact in a thriving industry.

Job Description:

Major Job Functions: Drive profitable and sustainable revenue growth through the development and implementation of a customer-centric strategy that places customer experience, innovation and engineering at its heart

Mentor, manage and develop a high-performing team. Provide energy, motivation and direction. Set and monitor achievement against stretch targets and objectives

Build strong relationships with Caterpillar on prime sales strategy, develop and own growth plans and targets within a ROIC framework, understand and establish best-in-class dealer foundational capabilities

Govern robust and effective approach to sales planning, forecasting and execution to optimise invested capital returns

Analyse and drive sales penetration across key customers and markets. Capture customer insight and use to inform focused relationship development strategies and behaviours

Knowledge: Knowledge of the industries within Energy & Transportation.

Awareness of corporate industrial distribution businesses and OEMs

Able to compile and analyse data and metrics and make decisions on strategic direction

Deep understanding of commercial & contractual levers to drive growth & eliminate risk

Specific Skills: Determined, energetic, engaging and confident leader and developer of talent

Proven track record of creating strategy and driving execution to deliver positive outcomes.

Commercially and contractually savvy with strong results orientation

Positive customer-centric approach to problem solving, ensuring solutions are always formulated

A highly skilled influencer with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, particularly in the B2B environment

Critical thinking to anticipate, identify and respond to market trends with creativity and innovation

Flexibility and adaptability in a fast-paced environment

Champions visible safety leadership

Accountability: Deliver revenue, gross profit, SG&A, EBIT & ROIC commitments

Lead the development and execution of Prime Sales Strategy

Drive profitable business growth

Advocate the delivery of consistently high level of customer experience

Drive best practices in sales

Build a diverse and inclusive team with high levels of employee engagement

Foster productive relationships with Caterpillar and key suppliers

Ensure full compliance with HSEQ regulations

The sales target for approx. £190-£210 million

Education & Experience: Degree qualified, ideally engineering with a post-graduate qualification such as an MBA, would be beneficial

Demonstrable involvement in successfully managing sales growth

Experience in leading high-energy sales teams

Demonstrable track record of delivering sustainable and profitable revenue growth through the development and implementation of strategy and leadership of a high-performing team

Evidence of being an advocate of, and conduit for, transformational change within an organisation in terms of its response to external market dynamics, customer expectations and disruptive technologies. Able to point to their role in leading behavioural change to engender collective enthusiasm and accountability towards new and ambitious business goals

At Finning, we prioritize creating a diverse and inclusive environment. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we actively encourage all individuals to express themselves and achieve their full potential. As a company, we continuously strive to enhance our outreach to individuals of all backgrounds and identities. We do

not discriminate

against applicants based on gender identity, race, national and ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, marital and family status, and/or mental or physical

disabilities. Furthermore,

Finning is committed to collaborating with and providing reasonable accommodations /adjustments to individuals with disabilities. If you require an

adjustment/accommodation

at any point during the recruitment process, please inform your recruiter. Apply

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