Job description
Head of Sales – Maidenhead – Up to £75k + Bonus & Car AllowanceWe’re on the hunt for a Head of Sales to lead our successful sales team! Up for the challenge?We’re an international business, established in the UK for 30 years at the forefront of what we do – a globally recognised standard setter in a niche service industry; whether catering maintenance, talent development or business systems and improvement. We are a proven business with a track record of strong double-digit growth and thanks to this, we’re looking for someone who wants to join the team to grow with us, this could be your first Senior Sales leadership appointment.As you will be managing a team of regional sales managers & business development executives, you will need to be a highly competent manager of people, able to get the best out of people in good times and bad. This role is around driving performance of the team through your excellent people management, process improvement and leadership skills.This is a fantastic opportunity for a passionate, hungry individual to grow with an exciting business with industry-leading plans. We are protective of our culture – especially at the senior management level, it is therefore important that we find the right person who is looking for a long-term challenge and who fits with our beliefs: ambitious, hardworking, focussed on doing things well, passionate about developing individuals and forging success.Expectations:Set and achieve sales targets by managing your teams through KPI management, mentoring and nurturing their strengths and training to develop unused skills.Lead from the front - be a true brand ambassador for the organisation and someone your team looks up to.Drive our values - People, Purpose Passion, Quality and Professionalism, we take great pride in the contribution our teams have made to our success.Be hands on in solving problems – we are a small business and expect managers to get stuck in.Maintain and leverage long-term customer relationships with strategic accounts.Plan a smart sales and marketing plan to ensure our growth moving forward.It would be useful if you…Have experience working in a service led sales function.Have experience managing, coaching and leading a team for performance.Are confident managing, delivering and reporting sales plans, budgets, forecasts.Have evidence of leading from the frontWant to get suck in. We need someone who is aligned with our beliefs, isn’t scared of hard work & wants to make things happen.Are looking for a role with progression – you don’t need to be a start salesperson but must be able to lead and manage the team to be.In the UK (and the Middle East) important equipment manufacturers describe MCFT as best-in-class; competitors recommend our training and development and we’re privileged to look after names which are recognised around the world. We think there’s still lots of potential to build the pre-eminent business in this niche industry, in the UK and around the world.We’re looking for a Leader to deliver on this potential. A Leader because their success will be judged not on their own selling ability but on their team’s performance. And someone who can rapidly assimilate, target and seize the market opportunity.The success we’ve had is built on delivering quality, most clearly in the calibre of our technicians, just as importantly on focus, drive and ceaseless improvement. If anything, the opportunity is getting bigger - not just because our market is growing but because our marketplace is in disarray. It’s no hyperbole to say that we have the opportunity to define our industry.Our offer is not a product, our service is not sold on price, Thankfully, it’s complex and we can differentiate!We have an exceptional management team, junior as well as senior - experienced, insightful, focused and hard-working. The Sales team are outstanding in their roles. Are you the person to realise their potential and work in a hi-performing team to create something exceptional?Take a step closer to joining our exceptional team by applying today!Job Type: Full-timeSalary: £70,000.00-£75,000.00 per yearBenefits:Company carCompany eventsCompany pensionEmployee stock ownership planLife insuranceOn-site parkingPrivate medical insuranceSchedule:Monday to FridaySupplemental pay types:Performance bonusYearly bonusAbility to commute/relocate:Maidenhead, Berkshire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)Experience:Business development: 3 years (preferred)Work Location: In personApplication deadline: 06/11/2023Reference ID: MCFTHOS01