Sales Team Leader

Lloyd Recruitment Services have partnered with a leading wholesale supplier to the construction sector, who are looking to recruit a Sales Team Leader to join their Crawley team.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone to offer mentorship and coaching to a team of Business Development Executives, working within a construction focused business.

Sales Team Leader Duties include:

• Canvassing for potential clients, both over the phone and email


• Monitoring team performance and implementing measures to improve revenue and performance


• Attending an annual trade show a couple times a year to promote the business and network with potential clients


• Liaising with the warehouses and logistics teams to coordinate timely deliveries


• Establishing sales targets and overachieving where possible


• Monitoring sales conversion rates


• Liaising with all Sales Team Leaders across other UK sites


• Assisting with recruitment and onboarding process for new starters


• Completing basic administrative and data entry tasks as required


• Meeting with the wide leadership team to update on sales and forecasting

Key skills of the Sales Team Leader:

• Front facing sales experience within a target driven environment


• An excellent work ethic and motivating attitude


• Management experience within trade counter or construction sector


• Performance management experience – essential


• Maintaining a high level of product knowledge and relaying this to the team


• Proactively monitoring sales calls


• Upselling products and services


• Dealing with a high volume of sales enquiries

What’s on offer:

• Basic salary of £37,500-£40,000 DOE


• Realistic monthly commission, on target earnings circa £45,000-£47,000


• Holiday allowance 22 days


• Off-street parking


• Regular company events


• Pension contribution


• Company-wide discounts

Due to the location a driver’s licence will be essential

Refer a friend and you will receive a retail voucher of your choice up to the value of £500. Full details can be found on our website.

Unfortunately, due to high numbers of applications, we are only able to respond to shortlisted applicants. If you have not heard from us within 5 days, please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.

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Lloyd Recruitment Services are acting as a recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy and are an equal opportunities employer.