Salary & Benefits:
Location: Covering Essex and South & West London (Home/field based with one day per week at the office in Maidstone)
Company Description: Our client is a successful, privately owned electrical distribution business specialising in the supply of renewable and green energy products. With continued growth and ambitious expansion plans, they are looking to appoint an experienced and driven External Sales Manager to join their Maidstone Distribution Centre.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in developing customer relationships, driving business growth, and supporting the wider sales team within a fast-paced and forward-thinking organisation.
Candidate Profile:
As External Sales Manager, you will be responsible for managing and developing a portfolio of existing customers while identifying and securing new business opportunities. Working closely with senior management, you will help shape sales strategy, generate new projects, and lead by example to inspire high performance across the sales team.
This role is ideal for a commercially focused sales professional with strong renewable energy product knowledge and a passion for building long-term customer partnerships.
You will be proactive, self-motivated, and enjoy taking ownership of your territory while working collaboratively as part of a successful team.
Skills Required:
Key Responsibilities:
- £40,000 to £50,000 per annum negotiable, depending on experience
- A significant net profit annual bonus based on performance
- Automatically opted in after 3 months to company pension scheme (matching up to 6% contribution)
- Company Car
- Company mobile phone & Laptop
- 25 days + bank holidays
Location: Covering Essex and South & West London (Home/field based with one day per week at the office in Maidstone)
Company Description: Our client is a successful, privately owned electrical distribution business specialising in the supply of renewable and green energy products. With continued growth and ambitious expansion plans, they are looking to appoint an experienced and driven External Sales Manager to join their Maidstone Distribution Centre.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in developing customer relationships, driving business growth, and supporting the wider sales team within a fast-paced and forward-thinking organisation.
Candidate Profile:
As External Sales Manager, you will be responsible for managing and developing a portfolio of existing customers while identifying and securing new business opportunities. Working closely with senior management, you will help shape sales strategy, generate new projects, and lead by example to inspire high performance across the sales team.
This role is ideal for a commercially focused sales professional with strong renewable energy product knowledge and a passion for building long-term customer partnerships.
You will be proactive, self-motivated, and enjoy taking ownership of your territory while working collaboratively as part of a successful team.
Skills Required:
- Proven experience in an external sales role, or an exceptional internal sales professional ready to take the next step.
- A minimum of 3 years' experience within the electrical wholesale, renewable energy, or green energy sector.
- Strong knowledge of renewable energy products and solutions.
- Demonstrable track record of achieving and exceeding sales targets.
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
- Strong commercial awareness and the ability to identify new business opportunities.
- Full, clean UK driving licence.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage and grow relationships with existing customers, identifying opportunities to maximise sales and profitability.
- Develop new business opportunities and actively win new trading accounts.
- Generate and develop projects, working alongside the internal sales teams to secure successful outcomes.
- Lead by example, sharing best practice and supporting the development of the wider sales team.
- Deliver exceptional customer service, building long-term relationships based on trust, reliability, and expertise.
- Achieve agreed sales and gross profit targets, maximising personal and business performance.
- Conduct customer business reviews and contribute to strategic business planning with the senior leadership team.
- Promote the company's reputation, products, and services within the marketplace.
- Work collaboratively with management and internal departments to deliver outstanding customer solutions.
- Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of new products, market developments, and industry trends.