Job reference: TA148_1638801363

Sales Manager

  • Location

    England

  • Job type:

    Permanent

  • Sector:

    Sales

  • Salary:

    Negotiable

  • Client:

    Brook Street

Our Ambition
At ManpowerGroup our ambition is to lead in the creation and delivery of innovative workforce solutions and services that enable our clients to win in the changing world of work. We connect more than 600,000 people every day to meaningful work across a wide range of skills and industries helping to power the success of clients around the world. Working for us means you'll be part of a family of brands, each uniquely positioned to address different talent challenges.

Job Purpose
Responsible for growing business opportunities across the ManpowerGroup Convenience network. Working in collaboration with Operations you will execute a sales strategy to drive GP growth & profitability across your designated region. Reporting to the Head of Convenience Sales

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop the ManpowerGroup convenience sector sales strategy and grow our GP value
  • Increase the number of Manpower convenience sector new customers
  • Achieve minimum expected visit numbers weekly and monthly
  • Develop and implement new client pursuit plans ('client first') designed to deliver immediate returns and long-term profitable relationships
  • Develop and implement added value concepts and services with new clients, focusing on higher value solutions
  • Support the Convenience value propositions and differentiation to give ManpowerGroup the best chance of success
  • Champion Convenience sales using all ManpowerGroup assets from digital to branches and co-ordinate the activity
  • Ensure all sales activity and pipeline is tracked, qualified, and signed off in accordance with internal procedures
  • Integrate the regional sector Convenience sales strategy with marketing to drive activity and opportunities
  • Track and record all sales operations in Microsoft Dynamics
  • Work closely and collaboratively with all parts of the sales and solutions function and wider organisation to drive opportunities and activity
  • Manage all internal stakeholders throughout the regional Convenience sales process - across the team and for individual pursuits
  • Ensuring that the appropriate commercial (financial and legal) processes are in place and adhered to for all regional Convenience opportunities
  • Accountable for the commercial analysis and financial modelling for regional Convenience opportunities
  • Thought leadership and creativity to ensure the Convenience team can deliver clients solutions for opportunities today and for tomorrow, recognising the skills revolution and the Human Age mega trends and the impact on our industry

Key Skills

  • Pro-actively seeks opportunities for the team to attract and win new clients.
  • Monitor's performance to deliver against objectives/ deadlines / targets
  • Networking and sales 'opener'. Builds wide and effective networks of contacts inside and outside the organisation
  • Sold innovative solutions to new clients
  • Worked closely with the group, including the central teams, branch networks, marketing, and operations teams
  • Puts the client first - demonstrates a commitment to meeting client's requirements and expectations
  • Experience of using data and trend analysis to inform future sales strategies
  • Articulate communicator, developed negotiation and persuasion skills
  • Works in a systematic, structured way, plans and manages own time effectively.
  • Track record in delivery wins and profitable sales in the Convenience marketplace
  • Upholds the group values and behaves with integrity towards clients and prospects
  • Sets high standards of behaviour and performance for self and others
  • Makes rational commercially sound business judgements from available information.
  • Produces innovative new ideas/approaches/ insights.

Role Enablers

  • Adaptability: Comfortable with ambiguity, complexity, and uncertainty
  • Drive: Hunger, energy, and desire to be successful for oneself and the wider organisation
  • Endurance: Highly resilient, tenacious and has stamina
  • Brightness: Intellectually curious and sharp, continuous learner

Our Commitment
At ManpowerGroup, we believe that by harnessing diversity of thought and experience across our company, exceptional things happen. We continually strive for a highly diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone feels valued, listened to and able to discover their personal best.

Disability Confident
ManpowerGroup are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, for our commitment to helping those with disabilities into employment. Level 3 Leader status is an external validation of our commitment to supporting those with disabilities to obtain and retain meaningful employment.

Mental Wellbeing
As an organisation, we want to meet the recommended core standards for a healthy workplace as set out for all employers in the government's thriving at work report. We recognise creating cultural changes in an organisation is a complex task that requires a multi-tiered approach, which is why we have trained over 50 Mental Health First Aiders within our organisation to make a positive difference to our workforce.

Reasonable Adjustments
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