Sales Director
The List - The Services Business Network
London Area, United Kingdom
Sales Director Wandsworth, London £45,000.00-£70,000.00 OTE per year Pension and Company Car At Qualitas ( https://www.qualitasltd.co.uk ) we seek someone to run the sales for a newly formed aluminium and timber door and window business. We are already an established construction business with existing orders with residential customers. We are looking to expand the business and offer this as a new and independent service utilising existing manufacturing and professional relationships. This new role will liaise with suppliers and installers and generate new leads through the use of technology, networking and possibly existing relationships. This is also an opportunity to be heavily involved in the set up and for the right person, the eventual running of this exciting new business involved in providing glazing solutions to end users and other contractors/architects/specifiers. The ideal candidate will have proven sales experience, ideally from the mid-high end glazing industry, some leadership skills and an ability to manage teams effectively while ensuring project goals are met within specified timelines. This role requires someone to drives sales and oversee all elements of the installation of aluminium doors and windows as well as hard wood windows, liaising with suppliers, managing installers, marketing, generating sales and raising invoices and chasing their settlement. You need to be dynamic and motivated, with good interpersonal skills and willing to work hard to secure sales and provide a high-quality service throughout the process and be prepared to assist in growing the business. Duties Manage the current projects from survey to completion, managing various parties in the process. Assist in the creation of marketing material including a website, marketing information and branding for the business. Develop relationships with suppliers and fitting teams and manage the installation process from start to finish. Selling to new clients and establishing new relationships with contractors, specifiers and architects. Lead on pricing projects and setting budgets as well as monitoring and controlling overheads and expenditure to maximise profits. Expanding the team as the business grows and managing the team in setting direction and goals and monitoring the achievement of those. Skills A good team player with demonstrable glazing sales experience, some management experience and strong management potential. Good interpersonal skills and an all-round good communicator. IT literate with good Excel experience Motivated and keen to work hard to assist in the creation of an exciting new business. Clean driving license Please apply with a focused CV and cover letter expanding on what you can offer this role addressed to the MD.