Trade Sales Manager - Birmingham

Location
Birmingham
Salary
£21,500 OTE £27,000 - £30,000
Posted
18 Oct 2016
Closes
15 Nov 2016
Ref
AAJ-11392 2
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Due to accelerated growth an exciting opportunity is available for a Trade Sales Manager to join an award-winning company with bathroom and tile showrooms throughout the UK, and a thriving online business. At Better Bathrooms people are our biggest asset and we ensure we create a happy, stimulating and challenging environment for all our people to thrive in. We are a fast paced, rapidly growing company, with endless career progression stories to tell… it’s no great surprise we were named “Employer of the Year” at the UK National Business Awards 2015. 

Based in Birmingham, Staffordshire the successful Trade Sales Manager will earn a salary of £21,500 with an OTE of £27,000 - £30,000 + a series of great benefits.

As a Trade Sales Manager you will be responsible for developing new business leads into appointments and then converting these into new and repeat business sales.  You will also be expected to develop your own leads as well as using provided lists of data. Reporting to the Area Manager, the main duties of the Trade Sales Manager will include:
  • Achieving monthly and quarterly KPI’s/Targets
  • Making outbound calls in-line with targets
  • Signing up new trade account customers In-line with targets on a monthly and quarterly basis
  • Generating new leads and new business where possible to drive trade sales overall
  • Following up on any initial leads with further contact and appointments to generate new/repeat business where possible
  • Assisting trade account holders to find the goods and products required
  • Delivering all round excellent customer service and ensuring customers have a great shopping experience 
  • Answering queries from customers both face to face, through email and over the phone
  • Ensuring trade customers are kept up to date with current offers
  • Monitoring sales orders to ensure dispatch times are met and orders reach customers on time
  • Working within established process & procedure guidelines
  • Sales order processing both in store and over the phone
  • Being responsible for processing payments and trade sign ups
  • Reporting discrepancies and problems to the supervisor/manager
The successful Trade Sales Manager will possess the following key skills:
  • Experience of outbound calling and achieving targets
  • Great Attitude
  • Target Driven and Decisive
  • Having a friendly and engaging personality
  • Motivated
  • Bags of enthusiasm
  • Comfortable working with members of the public
  • Excellent Telephone Manner
  • Able to work as part of a sales team
  • Should be of a smart appearance and articulate
  • Excellent customer service skills
  • Ability to multitask
  • Excellent IT Skills

If you are interested in the Trade Sales Manager opportunity based in Birmingham, Staffordshire please submit your CV with covering letter explaining how your skills and experience meet the requirements for this position.