We are looking for a serious talent to head our team and fuel our future growth as Business Sales Manager.

The Business Sales Manager has the primary focus of leading our sales teams based in our Swansea HQ and across the UK, overseeing activities of our new business and in-life sales teams and delivering a business-wide growth performance.

You will be responsible for defining and communicating the business KPIs and targets to sales personnel on a regular basis, analysing patterns in consumer and market behaviour, and subsequently defining data-driven action strategies in order to consistently optimise the business’s commercial performance.

You will have full responsibility for the revenue of your team and will bring fresh ideas, planning and motivational skills to ensure they thrive, feel encouraged and achieve.

The role of Business Sales Manager is an integral part of our Senior Leadership Team, reporting directly to the Managing Director and working with external partners, operators and our supply chain.

Objectives and Responsibilities of the Sales Manager

• Responsibility for leading our sales personnel, developing our customer base, achieving  KPI’s and targets, examining opportunities, enabling sales improvement and taking overall responsibility for sales performance.
• Establishing and overseeing the adoption of departmental vision and values, which forms part of our work culture. Playing a mentorship role to key positions within the sales department and conducting regular sales meetings with the team to set and check performance against targets.
• Playing a major strategic role in the business sales team. You will be tasked with implementing sales strategies that further Uplands agenda and drives enhanced revenue generation for the business. The Business Sales Manager will deliver a unified market mix relative to our core target business customers and design the roadmap that will lead to the achievement of our business goals.
• Analysing of sales performance, reporting sales strategy successes, weaknesses, and opportunities to senior management.
• Managing key relationships on behalf of the business, building strong relationships with external partners and business customers. Enjoy dealing with people and be confident that you can make an excellent and professional impression.

To best tackle this role you will need to be both a leader and team player, passionate about communications, driven by selling and enthusiastic about supporting customers.

Skills and Requirements of the Business Sales Manager

The Business Sales Manager will have credible experience in the Technology and/or Communications industry, as well as being an articulate, analytical and a commercially-aware individual. You will need to be a highly-skilled problem-solver with expertise within Sales.  An experienced leader, with an excellent track record for delivering profitable sales growth.

Company Benefits

This position offers a competitive basic salary dependent on experience, achievable targets and uncapped OTE potential. A company car including electric options or a car allowance. Additional benefits such as pension and private medical options.

• Supportive training, ongoing development, mentoring and progression opportunities
• A variety of great additional incentives, including vouchers, experience days and team days
• 21 days holiday with 1 extra day for every year of service, capped at 28
• Company vehicle, including electric options or vehicle allowance
• Business tools suite, including business mobile phone and laptop
• Additional company benefits, including pension scheme and private medical options
• Carbon Offsetting and a personal funded tree planting initiative

If you are interested in joining our innovative, motivated and fulfilled team, forward your CV and covering letter to vacancies@uplands.co.uk

Uplands is a Unified Business Communications provider that has been working with businesses for 40 years to create a unified and seamless communications experience. Everything we deliver is underpinned by our multi-award-winning level of Customer Care, most recently recognised at the Comms National Awards 2020 as Best SME Reseller and Best Mobile / IOT Solution and at the Mobile News Awards 2020 as Best B2B Dealer, and by our valued customers through our 5* Trust Pilot Rating. 

During these uncertain times, we are prioritizing the flexibility and adaptability of our services. Which means we are able to facilitate businesses continually changing requirements, so you benefit from flexible contract terms, great value and dedicated customer service.