Sales Manager

Universal Business Team

  • Etchingham, East Sussex
  • £55,000-75,000 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 month ago
  • Apply easily
Location: Etchingham (on-site)
Hours: Monday to Friday, 7:30am–4:30pm
Salary: £55,000 – £75,000 base + Bonus up to £15,000Are you a hands-on sales leader who thrives in a fast-paced, commercial environment? We’re looking for an experienced Sales Manager to take ownership of a small but capable sales team, drive performance, and play an active role in account management.What You'll Be Doing:
  • Lead, coach, and develop a team of internal sales professionals.
  • Implement structure and accountability with clear KPIs and performance metrics.
  • Build and manage your own portfolio of key customer accounts.
  • Work closely with estimating, technical sales, and production teams to ensure smooth project handover and delivery.
  • Identify gaps and opportunities in sales strategy and customer engagement.
  • Manage the sales velocity & sales forecasting
  • Create and manage a customer health score.
  • Collaborate with leadership to help shape and implement the company’s commercial growth plans.
Requirements
  • You’ve led a B2B sales team before (ideally in construction, manufacturing, or modular products).
  • A natural motivator and people-first leader—you hold others accountable with fairness and clarity.
  • You’re commercially astute and know how to influence results.
  • You’re just as comfortable closing a deal as you are coaching your team through one.
Benefits
  • Shareholding path in line with EBITDA milestone
  • A great business model – many Directors’ dream of having such a simple business model to push. It has the principles of a project-based business with the sales cycle of a transactional business. You can make a rapid impact.
  • High autonomy — no micromanagement, but no room for slack
  • Work with ambitious owners who want results
  • Onsite parking, free hot lunches, newly refurbished HQ
  • The chance to leave a legacy in business growth

Universal Business Team