IT Sales Manager

IT Sales Manager, £40,000 - £60,000

If you are determined in sales and business development and have management experience within the technology sector then read on. We are recruiting for a Sales Manager to head up the IT side of our clients' sales force. You will be responsible for leading the team and maximising the sales team potential, crafting sales plans and presenting those to the Head of IT Sales and the Sales Director.

Principal Responsibilities/Duties

• Responsible for helping the team to identify and generate new prospects and convert them into key accounts
• Achieve growth and hit sales targets by successfully managing and nurturing the sales team
• Present sales, revenue and expenses reports and realistic forecasts to the management team
• Deliver sales led support to the team when called upon
• Provide the team with client escalation support
• Manage objective setting, coaching and performance monitoring of sales representatives, including all areas of personal development around their sales ability
• Develop the team to be able to manage key accounts to their full potential
• Recruit new members to the team where needed
• Helping to proactively build rapport across multiple customers contacts, seeking out senior levels, buying levels and new opportunities
• Directly sell and liaise with our client base when needed

Essential Skills

• A proven IT sales track record in building and growing high performing teams, ideally in high-end technology sales environments
• Successful previous experience as a sales representative or sales manager, consistently meeting or exceeding targets
• Committed to continuous education through workshops, seminars and conferences
• Demonstrated ability to communicate, present and influence credibly and effectively at all levels of the organization
• Proven ability to drive the sales process from plan to close
• Strong business sense and industry expertise
• Excellent mentoring, coaching and people management skills
• Self-motivation and ambition
• A natural ability to build rapport and trust with the team
• A natural business acumen
• A proven ability to coach and develop successful salespeople
• The analytical skill to assimilate information quickly
• The ability to manage time and workload
• Experience of working at senior levels within a company
• Desire to be successful, hungry and have a competitive mind-set

Perks include a team and personal bonus structure depending on performance, free parking and health care.

This will suit someone that has experience within IT operations that understands selling IT support as a service but also with the motivation to be personally successful whilst helping the team be successful.

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