Depot Sales Manager – Express Parcels

Depot Sales Manager – Express Parcels

Plymouth

£28,000 – £30,000

FP/12398/PW

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Depot Sales Manager based out of our clients PLYMOUTH depot. The depot services the areas of DEVON and CORNWALL covering all areas of PLYMOUTH, TORQUAY and TRURO incorporating all the TR, PL and TQ postcodes.

The role is 80% Sales and 20% management, reporting directly to the General Manager of the depot and the Regional Sales Manager for the region. The role will be focussed on selling domestic & international delivery services & associated value added services with an individual new business target of £4,000 which will kick in after a 3 month bedding in period. After this period you will also be empowered with the depots top accounts to manage and develop but the focus of the role will be on new business. The minimum weekly productivity targets are 20 sales visits per week (15 prospect, 5 existing).

The company may also be flexible on the seniority of the role and look at bringing in a SALES EXECUTIVE for industry sales candidates with less experience. This will however reflect in the package on offer and the target would only be £33,600 – £36,000a month

The successful candidate will have experience within an EXPRESS PARCELS background or from a similar service related industry which has a focus on NEW BUSINESS SALES where the successful candidate is both used to and comfortable with COLD CALLING.

You must be enthusiastic, self motivated, pro active in all aspects of work & above all you must be strong of character with the will to drive the business forward. Most importantly you must thrive on exceeding targets & be a proven new business closer.

£25,000 to £30,000 basic Executive BMW or Jaguar company car
Ote £40,000 1st year
Monthly commission scheme uncapped
Quarterly paid profit share incentive scheme
Other promotional potential earnings

The successful candidate will ideally have field sales experience within an EXPRESS PARCELS background but candidates with field sales experience from a similar TRANSPORT, FREIGHT, LOGISTICS, PALLETS, COURIER SERVICE related industry willl also be considered as will strong new business sales backgrounds from other service related industries, where the successful candidate is both used to and comfortable with cold calling.

You must be enthusiastic, self motivated, pro active in all aspects of work & above all you must be strong of character with the will to drive the business forward. Most importantly you must thrive on exceeding targets & be a proven new business closer.