Sales Manager

Overview

Sales Manager

The Sales Manager has overall responsibility for meeting sales targets; finding and developing new clients; preparing plans, proposals, and quotes; and contributing to sales materials to support our work.

Range of Responsibilities

Day to day

• Managing a pipeline of work
• Ownership of the sales process
• Liaison with operations team to transition from sales to delivery
• Meeting monthly, quarterly and annual targets and KPIs
• Work independently to identify new business leads
• Helping to scope and plan work as part of the sales process
• Active engagement with clients including entertainment
• Contributing to marketing activities and liaison with the marketing team
• Liaising with our development team for technical input
• Documenting procedures and coaching others
• Some outbound lead development using Linkedin, phone and email campaigns.

Reports to

• Managing Director

Skills & Abilities

• Written English: You’ll be particularly adept with written English, with great spelling, grammar, and proof-reading skills. Ability to write compelling content for sales, marketing, and education purposes.
• Computer Literacy: Knowledge of digital marketing platforms, WordPress and ability to type quickly is preferable
• Industry Knowledge: Candidates with some knowledge or understanding of web development, app development or software development processes and practices would be preferable.
• Education: Bachelors degree in marketing or business-related discipline preferable

Qualifications & Experience

• Written English: You’ll be particularly adept with written English, with great spelling, grammar, and proof-reading skills. Ability to write compelling content for sales, marketing, and education purposes.
• Computer Literacy: Affinity with Google Docs and the ability to type quickly is preferable
• Industry Knowledge: Candidates with some knowledge or understanding of web development, app development or software development processes and practices would be preferable.

Background

Knowledge of the digital sector – either agency side or in a supporting field (e.g. technical recruitment), experience in a sales and client facing role

Education

Degree in a literate or numerical subject