Sales Manager required to join a well-established Worthing based company that provides Supply Chain management solutions and more to a range of different sectors. They are looking for a Sales Manager to elevate the company's profile in the UK & EMEA regions with OE and aftermarket customers to capture attractive revenue opportunities. The successful candidate will be expected to achieve sales goals through strategic selling, building, and maintaining key relationships with customers and implementing sales initiatives.
Sales Manager Job Overview
Develop credible customer/program-based market capture plans with specific objectives and milestones for targeting and securing new work packages for the company, from both existing and new customers based primarily in the UK & EMEA. Take responsibility for executing those plans such as planning, conducting, and following up on customer visits as well as supporting marketing campaigns tailored for customers primarily in the UK & EMEA, through the championing of the SharpSpring CRM database and working closely with the company's marketing agency. Prepare and distribute monthly activity reports containing accurate and salient information on the status of key sales and marketing activities in each monthly period discussing successes, failures, opportunities, and progress against goals in achieving agreed market capture plans. Provide timely feedback to the company on market, competitor, and customer intelligence. Work with the Senior Management team to define strategic priorities within UK & EMEA with respect to growth opportunities, and work as part of the Sales team on strategic business development initiatives. Take ownership and execute our strategic plan to support the continued growth of the business. Liaise with the Senior Team on the preparation of revenue line forecasts as part of the normal annual budgeting cycle (and to support any ad-hoc reforecasting exercises), ensuring these are consistent with higher-level market capture plans. Project manage and oversee major bid responses for the UK & EMEA market, ensuring a uniform professionalism of response, conformance against RFQ stipulated requirements, risk assessment, and initial contract review (where relevant) as well as providing direction and applying judgment on bid pricing. Liaise with the Sales team within the business on all NPI projects, as required. Diligently follow up and respond in a timely and professional manner to customer queries and requests. Assist, working closely with the sales team on the formulation of commercial pricing strategies for entrepreneurial growth and profit maximization. Support the business highly, professionally, and with gravitas in negotiations with existing and potential new customers. Support and actively take part in marketing events as required.
Sales Manager Job Requirements
An understanding of the ways in which large UK & EMEA general engineering OEMs and tier ones conduct their business around bid management and related RFQ requirements. Familiarity with KPIs and performance metrics to measure and monitor progress in achieving objectives. Comfortable with the hands-on use of IT tools (particularly Microsoft Office) and CRM systems. Reasonable knowledge of basic engineering concepts and a good understanding of the manufacturing processes used to produce gaskets, seals & electro-mechanical assembly. Familiar with common approvals and the basic requirements of Quality Management Systems equivalent to the latest revision of ISO9001. Must be responsive and driven, with a strong desire to achieve personal success/goals and a keen sense of competitiveness. Must be intelligent, articulate, charismatic, and possess good emotional intelligence to get the best out of relationships with customers and colleagues. Must be able to manage changing priorities and ambiguity whilst remaining calm, controlled, and professional. Must demonstrate the ability to forge strong, trusting relationships with key customer contacts and mutually supportive relationships internally. Must be well organized and used to domestic and international travel.
Sales Manager Salary & Benefits
Full time - Permanent position. Monday to Friday - 37 hours a week. Salary - Up to £60,000 basic Salary + 15% bonus. Hybrid working - need to be in Worthing at least 1 day a week. Car allowance - £10,000. Generous pension contributions (6%). Healthcare benefits and more.
Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries. We are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy, and in accordance with GDPR by applying you are granting us consent to process your data, and contact you in relation to this application and the services we offer.
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Sales Manager Job Overview
Develop credible customer/program-based market capture plans with specific objectives and milestones for targeting and securing new work packages for the company, from both existing and new customers based primarily in the UK & EMEA. Take responsibility for executing those plans such as planning, conducting, and following up on customer visits as well as supporting marketing campaigns tailored for customers primarily in the UK & EMEA, through the championing of the SharpSpring CRM database and working closely with the company's marketing agency. Prepare and distribute monthly activity reports containing accurate and salient information on the status of key sales and marketing activities in each monthly period discussing successes, failures, opportunities, and progress against goals in achieving agreed market capture plans. Provide timely feedback to the company on market, competitor, and customer intelligence. Work with the Senior Management team to define strategic priorities within UK & EMEA with respect to growth opportunities, and work as part of the Sales team on strategic business development initiatives. Take ownership and execute our strategic plan to support the continued growth of the business. Liaise with the Senior Team on the preparation of revenue line forecasts as part of the normal annual budgeting cycle (and to support any ad-hoc reforecasting exercises), ensuring these are consistent with higher-level market capture plans. Project manage and oversee major bid responses for the UK & EMEA market, ensuring a uniform professionalism of response, conformance against RFQ stipulated requirements, risk assessment, and initial contract review (where relevant) as well as providing direction and applying judgment on bid pricing. Liaise with the Sales team within the business on all NPI projects, as required. Diligently follow up and respond in a timely and professional manner to customer queries and requests. Assist, working closely with the sales team on the formulation of commercial pricing strategies for entrepreneurial growth and profit maximization. Support the business highly, professionally, and with gravitas in negotiations with existing and potential new customers. Support and actively take part in marketing events as required.
Sales Manager Job Requirements
An understanding of the ways in which large UK & EMEA general engineering OEMs and tier ones conduct their business around bid management and related RFQ requirements. Familiarity with KPIs and performance metrics to measure and monitor progress in achieving objectives. Comfortable with the hands-on use of IT tools (particularly Microsoft Office) and CRM systems. Reasonable knowledge of basic engineering concepts and a good understanding of the manufacturing processes used to produce gaskets, seals & electro-mechanical assembly. Familiar with common approvals and the basic requirements of Quality Management Systems equivalent to the latest revision of ISO9001. Must be responsive and driven, with a strong desire to achieve personal success/goals and a keen sense of competitiveness. Must be intelligent, articulate, charismatic, and possess good emotional intelligence to get the best out of relationships with customers and colleagues. Must be able to manage changing priorities and ambiguity whilst remaining calm, controlled, and professional. Must demonstrate the ability to forge strong, trusting relationships with key customer contacts and mutually supportive relationships internally. Must be well organized and used to domestic and international travel.
Sales Manager Salary & Benefits
Full time - Permanent position. Monday to Friday - 37 hours a week. Salary - Up to £60,000 basic Salary + 15% bonus. Hybrid working - need to be in Worthing at least 1 day a week. Car allowance - £10,000. Generous pension contributions (6%). Healthcare benefits and more.
Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries. We are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy, and in accordance with GDPR by applying you are granting us consent to process your data, and contact you in relation to this application and the services we offer.
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