Job Description
Is leadership your thing?
Are you a driven automotive sales manager?
Are you sick of the corporate groups with no care for their employees?
If so, this is the role for you!
We at Brayber are proud to be working with one of the south’s most well respected motoring groups with an award-winning attitude to employee treatment and endless progression routes into more senior roles for the right individuals.
Our client is looking for an experienced sales manager to lead their successful team at their site in Southampton. The site in question has excellent footfall and enquiry rate and would be well suited to a hands-on and hungry sales professional with previous management experience and a positive can-do attitude!
Candidate Responsibilities
Setting and achieving performance targets for sales, efficiency and quality in line with the company’s overall plan
Creating a sense of urgency within the sales team by building an energetic and engaging sales floor and culture
Lead from the front by demonstrating the company sales process in front of colleagues to highlight what good looks like
Understand and buy into the overall aims and objectives of the company and providing clear communications to your team
Reporting business critical sales data to the management team on a daily, weekly and monthly basis
Ability to interpret data, spot trends and put in place action plans to remedy short falls
Developing sales team members in line with their personal development plans and performance reviews – utilising call recording sessions, internal training and one to one session
Utilising company led incentive programmes to maintain high motivation and target achievement within the team
Learning, retaining and coaching sales staff on detailed product knowledge
Presenting new products and process to staff and ensuring all sales staff are always fully trained
Succession planning, recruitment, development and staff retention of the team to ensure that both manpower and productivity targets are met
Planning of holidays and managing periods of absence and sickness to ensure the business is not affected
Candidate Requirements
A minimum of 2 years Sales Management experience
A proven track record in delivering against personal and team objectives
Ability to demonstrate a detailed understanding of performance management and sales management techniques
Hands on, positive and charismatic leadership approach
Strong communicator with the ability to influence others
An experienced coach and developer of people, leading from the front and demonstrating what good looks like
Intuitive and inquisitive approach with the ability to adapt accordingly and instinct to know what to do
A hunger and capacity to learn in a fast paced, regulated environment*
If this role is of interest, please do not hesitate to contact Connor on 02393100343 or connor@braybergroup.co.uk