Retail Sales Manager – Convenience Sector (Midlands, North & Scotland)

Description

• Market Intelligence: Gather and analyse competitive insights to assess market potential, identify emerging opportunities, and inform strategic decisions.
• CRM & Data Accuracy: Ensure all customer and project data is accurately maintained to support forecasting, reporting, and customer service excellence.
• Account Management & Growth: Maintain and expand existing customer relationships, ensuring long-term loyalty and increased market share.
• Strategic Planning: Collaborate with the Head of Retail to define and execute a clear growth strategy aligned with company objectives and market trends.
• Share your ideas and play a proactive role in the development of the company
• New Business Development: Proactively identify, engage, and secure new business opportunities with key independent convenience retailers, shopfitters, and wholesalers through high-volume prospecting and relationship building.
• Event Participation: Represent the company at key industry exhibitions across the UK and Europe to build brand awareness and generate leads.

Requirements

• Experience of the commercial interiors industry
• Customer-Centric Approach: Actively listen to customer feedback and market signals to adapt strategies and maintain a competitive advantage.
• Commercially astute, with the ability to forecast accurately and translate numbers into actionable sales strategies
• Well-developed experience of in-person cold calling as part of broader new business development activity.
• Willingness to travel
• Proven track record in driving sales growth, with a highly sales-driven mindset
• Confident communicator – verbal and written
• Excellent interpersonal skills and attitude

Benefits

• Flexible, dynamic, and highly organised method of working
• Company car, private health care, pension, attractive bonus schemes and training

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance