Sage | Marketing Agency
Trainee Sales Team Leader
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Trainee Sales Team Leader
Birmingham City Centre | Full-Time | Permanent | Monday to Friday, 10am to 6pm
Sage operates a strict promote-from-within policy. Management positions are never filled externally; every leader in the business has been developed from an entry-level sales role. This approach maintains consistently high standards across our teams and enables us to scale at pace, and it means the progression offered in this role is structural, not aspirational. Since launching in March 2025, the business has developed and promoted six people from entry-level positions into senior management.
As a Trainee Sales Team Leader, you will learn how to build and manage high-performance sales teams from the ground up, following a defined leadership pathway: Trainee Sales Team Leader, Junior Sales Leader, Sales Manager. Advancement at each stage is assessed against specific metrics and demonstrated capability rather than time served. You will know exactly what is expected of you, and your progress will be reviewed against clear, measurable criteria.
How the pathway works
Trainee Sales Team Leader:
- A hands-on role learning how to manage sales teams, campaigns, team performance and KPIs
- Working closely with a senior manager to understand how effective, high-performing sales teams are developed
- Depending on performance, you may begin managing a small team of one to two people within your first two to four weeks, with the objective of leading a team of seven to ten people within your first six months
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Junior Sales Leader:
- Continue managing and developing your own team while learning the back end of the business
- Covering the full operational side, from planning and organisation to performance management
Sales Manager:
- Full responsibility for a client contract and an entire location and market
- Including budgets, executive decision-making and the leadership of a team of twenty to fifty people
Progression depends on measurable results, readiness and business need. No promotion is guaranteed or tied to a fixed date, and individual timelines vary.
Why now
The business has expanded into Liverpool, Milton Keynes, Newcastle and Essex in under two years, with further UK growth underway and international expansion into the USA targeted for 2027. Because management roles are only ever filled internally, that growth creates genuine leadership openings for the people already in the business.
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Pay
- Guaranteed base salary of £25,000 per year
- Performance incentives paid separately on top; these are variable and never guaranteed
- This is not a commission-only role
Who we're looking for
- Strong communicators who enjoy face-to-face work and leading by example
- Supervisory or shift-lead experience in retail, hospitality or similar is welcome, though not required
- Coachable, consistent and motivated by measurable goals
- Genuinely interested in leadership and willing to build it hands-on within a sales team
- Right to work in the UK without sponsorship; able to work on-site in Birmingham full-time
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Send your CV and earliest available start date. Immediate starts available; notice periods respected.
If you want a career where leadership is developed, measured and earned, this pathway is designed for exactly that.
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