Regional Sales Manager - Travis Perkins, South East
We are Travis Perkins plc. With over two centuries of experience leading our industry, we've developed our early foundations into a diverse network of specialist brands, providing an unrivalled level of customer service from over 1,400 branches across the UK. As a nationwide business, high-performance benchmarks are regularly set - and regularly beaten. We give our best, to be the best. Pushing ourselves to be bold in the pursuit of innovative solutions that can drive customer experience, profitability, and employee satisfaction. We share our knowledge, understanding that we are better when we come together and embrace what makes us, us.
But primarily, we care. We care for our customers. We care for our colleagues. And we care for you - our applicants.
We are now welcoming applications for an experienced, motivated, and passionate Regional Sales Manager to lead our South East region within the Travis Perkins leadership structure.
What you will do
The London/South East region is the largest within the Travis Perkins structure, presenting the strategic complexity of our vibrant capital city, our biggest Travis Perkins branches, largest Benchmarx showroom and unmatched Hire offering. Together, this creates the most significant sales and net profit AOP within our business. The operating challenges in this region necessitate a proactive strategist and calm critical thinker to drive Sales performance across the region by our motivated Sales teams.
Reporting into the Regional Director, you will immerse yourself into, and contribute to the development of, our safety and sales culture to drive branch and regional performance and profitability. You'll manage and motivate the sub-regional teams to ensure that sales and profit targets are not just achieved, but exceeded. Through your thorough organisation of sales territories, you'll ensure optimal coverage of the allocated and potential customer base, working with senior leadership to drive our 'in branch' selling culture and sales improvement plans.
You'll be comfortable diving into the data to review and report upon team and individual performances, providing feedback and identifying opportunities for growth. All of this will support you in your mission to nurture and develop not just your team, but your customer relationships as well.
Who you are
1. An experienced and visible leader, understanding the importance of rapport, trust, and credibility when managing remote teams
2. A safety-led professional, passionate about safeguarding your teams and customers
3. A calm influence, thinking strategically to proactively identify market and improvement opportunities
4. A confident speaker, able to shape and guide wider thinking through your example
5. A data minded analyst, confident in concisely summarising and presenting evidence to mould business direction
6. A role model, embodying the Travis Perkins values to drive passion and pride across the region
Do you have what it takes?
7. Proven success in a comparable sales management role, especially managing remote teams in a matrixed organisation
8. Natural interest and ability of using data to inform business strategy
9. Strong understanding of P&L, stock management, target-based operation, and driving a sales culture
10. Working knowledge of supply chain and wider logistical practices
We're proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to building a diverse team. No matter your background, we believe in giving everyone the opportunity to succeed. Lay the foundations of your Travis Perkins plc career today - click apply below to start your journey.
We reserve the right to remove this vacancy without notice or reason. Candidates may be screened and interviewed on an ad-hoc basis and not necessarily after the closing date published. Due to the expected volume of applicants for this role, we cannot guarantee that feedback will be provided for external applicants to this role.
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