Sales Manager, E-Vehicles (174lw) – Remote/Field Based - £42,000-£45,000k + Commission + Car

Our client, a specialist distributor of maintenance equipment & irrigation systems are seeking a new Sales Manager, in the Electric Vehicle division, with responsibility and accountability for running their battery powered vehicle activity, ensuring profitability to deliver agreed targets and plans.
A home-based role, you will be on the field, involving regular travel, across the Central Belt of England.
You will thrive on the challenges of brand building processes for the UK markets.

DUE TO THE NATURE OF THIS RECRUITMENT CONSULTANCY, WE ARE ONLY ABLE TO REPRESENT INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE EX MILITARY.

Job Responsibilities
- You will embrace and support sales processes, drive the business in progress management, forecasting and the targeting of opportunities (will include driving sales & margin performance, cost control, stock control, relationship management, performance management)
- Demonstrating your communication and negotiation skills, you will also take pride in customer service reputation and the presentation of initiatives that enhance our client’s reputation and drives commitment to their brands.
- As business develops you will be responsible for motivating and identifying training for a small team as it grows, monitoring and acting on performance standards. You will promote cooperation and teamwork between colleagues and across our business segments to meet and exceed sales targets and to enhance customer service.
- You must be trustworthy, reliable, and self-motivated to lead and explore all aspects of the electric vehicle sales opportunities and applications, identifying potential customers directly, you will provide the effective day to day vision, leadership, management and direction for the growth and development of our electric vehicle business.

Experience Required
Previous experience with selling within small, specialised electric vehicles and/or golf cars in either the Turfcare, Automotive, Industrial or Leisure markets – although its ideal to have prior sales experience, the client is open to training ex-military candidates – this will be reflected in the salary offered
A clear understanding for the complexities of people management
Clear insight of what it takes to run a successful customer focused business.
The talent for spotting a commercial opportunity and the tenacity to push it forward.
Excellent leadership skills and the ability to build strong customer relationships.
A can‐do attitude that gets things done and confidence to act on own initiative and collaboratively with colleagues.
The desire to achieve and exceed your targets.
A drive to learn and expand on existing knowledge, both personally and across the team
The capacity to troubleshoot business problems and create solutions daily.
An imaginative approach to ever-changing market requirements

If you are interested in applying, please send a copy of your CV with a note outlining why this would be the ideal opportunity for you, to Liz Walsh at Ex-Mil Recruitment Ltd or by email to [email protected]

https://www.ex-mil.co.uk/vacancies/8089/area-sales-manager-evehicles