Group Sales Manager

Posted: 04/03/26
Recruiter:Forward Assist Recruitment
Reference:3078859688
Type:Permanent
Industry: Automotive, Construction, Financial, Recruitment, Business Services
Salary:£65,000 - £80,000 Annual
Location:Oxford, Oxfordshire
Description:

Group Sales Manager PLANT HIRE

Sales Territory is London, Birmingham, Bristol & everything in between.

£65,000 DOE - Uncapped OTE

Your Role

Our client is looking for an experienced group sales manager to head up their team of mini excavator & van sales area managers. You will be responsible for leading and inspiring a high performing and profitable sales team, incorporating the mini excavator range of their Hyundai brand, along with the Mercedes Benz Van & Maxus van products.

Day to day, you will be:

  • Plan, organise, direct, and motivate the sales team through exceptional leadership.
  • Hold compelling and collaborative sales meetings, manage overall sales activity to deliver opportunity, pipeline and ultimately sales targets.
  • Develop and deliver processes to support the sales team to deliver results, identify and rectify areas of weakness or challenge.
  • Exceed all agreed sales targets, using all available sales tools. Including CRM / Sales Funnel management.
  • Create and deliver long term sustainability of a growing department.
  • Stock management and ordering.
  • Ensure that the entire product range, consisting of customer demonstrators and new machine deliveries are always presented professionally and meets the Group standard.
  • Conduct training needs analysis (competencies and product knowledge) to develop the sales team.
  • Be able to report back accurate information. Including, departmental financial data, sales and cash generation forecast reports, stock turn, expected sales conversion ratios, lost opportunity data, finance and service pack penetration.
  • You actively encourage new ways of thinking and challenge the norm and status quo.
  • You demonstrate a strategic and tactical approach to business and react to market trends in order to transform them into business opportunities.
  • You embrace imposed changes to capitalise on new opportunities.
  • You steadfastly uphold the company s values of being Rewarding, Reliable & Respectful.


This role will be a great fit for you if:

  • You are looking to challenging yourself and know you will be a success with taking a world-leading brand to market (with the backing of the largest Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle dealer in the UK).
  • You have deep knowledge of the MEX industry and have fantastic, proven success in a sales leadership role, ideally in the construction sector.
  • You have a successful track record of business development and exceeding your targets and have strong target orientation and pursue own goals
  • You know sales and budget steering systems, you understand and adapt KPIs to deliver results.
  • You understand and are able to report back to the Head of Sales, accurate data which reflects your departmental position.
  • You work systematically and have strong organisational ability.
  • You work independently and have self-responsibility and own opinions on relevant topics.
  • You have ability to carry out analysis of needs and requirements, identifying root causes.
  • You have a strong coaching approach to leadership, and you facilitate inspiring, informative and inclusive team meetings.


Benefits for you

  • Uncapped earning potential
  • Internal mentorship opportunities available
  • Selling a prestigious and premium van products
  • No Sunday working
  • An extra day off for your Birthday
  • 23 days of annual leave per year PLUS Bank Holidays
  • Four times death in service benefit.
  • And a lot more

Forward Assist Recruitment is operating as an employment agency. Forward Assist Recruitment is an Equal Opportunities employer; we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

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