Location: UK travel required 3-4 days per week + Location Independent Worker
Salary: Excellent basic salary plus bonus and Vodafone benefits
Working Hours: Full time hours per week – Monday to Friday
Security Clearance: This position requires the ability to obtain a UK Developed Vetting (DV) clearance.
Location Independent Worker
As a Location Independent Worker, for operational reasons you may be required to perform your duties, either temporarily or permanently, from any of our offices or customer sites within a reasonable geographic area of your home address. Our “Office in a Box” home working kit will provide you with everything you need, no matter where you are.
Who We Are
We’re here to build a network the UK can count on – one that connects people, places and potential. Because no matter where you live, what your background is, or how you get online – we think everyone deserves the same chance to stay connected, and with VodafoneThree, that future’s being built – today.
We’re creating more than the UK’s best network. We’re helping close the digital divide, empower communities and drive meaningful progress.
We believe that everyone should feel they belong. Whoever you are and whatever your story, there’s space for you here. We’re building a workplace where different perspectives are welcomed, voices are heard, and everyone feels safe to show up as themselves.
You’ll join a team that genuinely cares – about each other, about our customers, and about the future we’re building. From day one, you’ll be welcomed, valued and encouraged to bring your whole self to work.
Why VodafoneThree
Join us and you’ll be at the heart of change. That means building responsibly, investing sustainably and creating opportunities that last.
We’re not just expanding connectivity; we’re reimagining what a connected nation looks like. With £11bn invested in 5G and digital infrastructure, your work will directly power businesses, services, and communities across the country.
You’ll work on real challenges, with real impact, across every corner of the country. Wherever you join us, whatever your role, you’ll be helping to build a future that works better for everyone.
We move at pace, because what we’re building matters – and we’re learning as we go. We’re proud of the progress we’ve made, but we’re just getting started.
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What you’ll do
The Client Sales Manager will be the lead Client Sales Manager managing relationships with Defence Contractor/Prime customers, will be responsible for managing contracts and relationships, and growing VBSE’s footprint and revenue within these accounts. As part of their role, the Client Sales Manager will service existing relationships, hunt for new opportunities, develop new business and identify and propose capability from Vodafone’s solutions.
1. Be the lead Client Sales Manager within Defence Contractors/Primes, and accountable for coaching and mentoring the other Client Sales Managers.
2. Manage a diverse range of stakeholders across the customer base and internally within Vodafone, acting as part of the escalation process, implementing and managing local contingency plans to deal with internal/external business issues that impact upon revenue, cost and margin.
3. Deliver sales briefings remotely, at a Vodafone Secure Site or at customer premises within the United Kingdom being capable and credible to present to senior customer stakeholders.
4. Keep ahead of industry trends and client needs to anticipate and address potential challenges in acquisition activities, and use this data to continually develop the Defence Strategy.
5. Build a qualified pipeline across the Defence portfolio.
6. Exceed Net Promoter Scores (NPS) targets for all customers.
7. Produce account development plans, opportunity close plans, prepare customer proposals and manage the full lifecycle of the sale from won to transition and into delivery and beyond.
Who you are
8. Strong communication skills to guide, influence and convince others (including customers, partners and third parties)
9. Excellent external communication is required (up to CxO level)
10. Negotiation skills internally and externally at senior levels
11. Judgement based on analysis of factual and qualitative information in complicated or new situations
12. Expert knowledge on the Defence sector in order to articulate Defence requirements into technical outputs