Knight Temple Recruitment ltd
Senior Sales Manager
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Our client is a whole of market mortgage broker who have built a reputation for delivering quality advice and service.
Presently they are seeking to appoint a sales manager to work with their life & protection team based within their Southampton office. Please note this is a full-time office-based position.
The successful candidate will work with fifteen direct reports, some of whom are office-based, others remote. The team are a mix of experienced long tenure individuals and others who are in the first couple of years within their employment with the client.
Each will require the support, development, and performance management skills of an experienced leader to maximize their own potential and support the delivery of the company’s objectives.
The person we are seeking will have extensive sales management experience within an advice-based protection background. As all business is transacted over the phone or virtually, you will also need to have experience of working within this environment.
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Skills and Experience
Ideally, you will have a minimum of 2 years sales management experience within an outbound, advice-based protection role working with a variety of lead sources, ideally referral from mortgage advisors.
You will be able to demonstrate a proven track record in delivering against set objectives in sales, sales quality, and regulatory requirements.
Experienced in coaching and developing staff in the consultative sale, objection handling, and closing sales.
Able to demonstrate a high degree of customer service awareness, including TCF and FCA guidelines.
Key Responsibilities
- Setting, achieving, and delivering against performance targets for sales, efficiency, and quality in line with the company’s overall plan.
- Having the ability to demonstrate the company sales process in front of their colleague to highlight what a “good call” looks like.
- Building an energetic and engaging sales floor and culture.
- Understand and buy into the overall aims and objectives of the company and providing clear communications to your team.
- Developing sales team members in line with their personal development plans and performance reviews – utilizing call listening, internal training, and one-to-one sessions.
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If you feel you have the relevant advice-based protection broking experience our client is seeking and are happy working fully from an office base, please forward an up-to-date CV today.
Please note:
It is Knight Temples Recruitment’s policy that we respond to all applications within three working days. If your application is not taken forward by us, your details will not be retained unless you specifically request us to do so.
Knight Temple Recruitment is a Recruitment Agency and is advertising this vacancy on behalf of one of its clients.
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