Our client for whom we have successfully sourced over 50 staff across UK , Germany and Ireland are seeking to strengthen their sales leadership team in their transport asset finance business unit.
We are seeking a sales leader to lead a team of 6 external sales staff who are focussed on the financing of both new & used transport assets of HGV’s , LCV’s , trailers , bus & coach and car fleets.
The position is focussed on UK North covering a sales area that broadly extends from a line of latitude from Birmingham North to the Scottish border.
The role is focussed on leading the team to achieve sales targets that are margin based.
As this is a dedicated sales leader position you will carry purely an overall team target to deliver rather than a personal target plus the team target.
The rationale being to ensure that the roles focus is 100% on leading each team to success by training , coaching , motivating and developing staff to achieve success.
Candidate Profile
To apply for the role you must have a background in leading external sales staff in the asset finance sector.
This is non negotiable please do not apply if you do not meet this criteria.
Ideal applicants will have experience of not only direct routes to the customer but also leading teams driving business via dealers.
Knowledge of transport assets would be our clients preferred asset class background but applicants that meet above two criteria who do not have experience of transport assets but of other hard assets are very welcome to apply.
What you must have is a selfless attitude to leading your team to success.
We are seeking those who have the ability to manage up performance as necessary , and are willing to invest time energy and effort to achieve this.
You must also be willing to travel extensive across the sales area , the role will be contractually home based with occasional visits also required to our clients local head office.
Salary up to £95,000 + end of year bonus plus company car and excellent benefits.
