Develop and manage a Regional project and portfolio pipeline to drive new business growth through relevant sales channels and business sectors
Develop systems and controls for pricing to improve governance, discounting and overall ROI.
Promote cross selling opportunities through all division of Sunbelt Rentals divisions.
Work alongside marketing to align campaigns and collateral with new products, services and underutilized products.
Create and implement a performance management process for the Traffic Management Sales community to improve capability, call activity, portfolio and area growth
Identify new markets and underpenetrated sectors and create strategy to gain traction and market share
Develop & co-ordinate training programs to increase product knowledge and working at height safety awareness across relevant Sales Channels and Hire Desks in order to create teams of ‘Trusted Advisors’.
Requirements
commercial acumen
sales management
tender writing
hire contracts
account management
traffic management
Commercial Acumen – to ensure competitive contracts are proposed and bid for
Sales Management experience - able to manage and develop a team of sales colleagues
Self-Belief - to make things happen even if timelines are tight and likelihood of success is low
You will have the experience, confidence and ability to positively and professionally represent Sunbelt Rentals and develop strong and successful relationships with key external stakeholders. You will also be able to demonstrate the experience and ability to lead on tender bids ensuring profitability and good ROI.
Excellent communication and presentation skills – both internally and externally
Diplomatic and tactful
Tender & Bid writing – able to contribute to sizable bid opportunities
Teamwork – able to work across teams and across the company to build customers proposals and form commercial contracts
Flexible and resilient – to handle change
Good understanding of hire contracts and terms
You will have already undertaken an Account Management role and have significant experience in the Traffic Management Industry, preferably in either a Sales or Contract Management role.
Considerable sales experience of working closely with large customers
Key to success will be your ability to enable collaboration as you’ll work with the Procurement team, Tenders & Bids Team, Marketing team and all sales colleagues from across the group