My client is a long established and successful engineering business and is seeking to recruit a UK Sales Manager to manage, motivate and develop a telesales team selling to our national database of dealers/ distributors which covers automotive, pumps, builder''s merchants, electrical and industrial supplies and many more.As the UK Sales Manager your ker responsibilites will include;- Managing the sales team and all sales activities within the company.Motivating staff and leading the team to achieve sales targets.Chasing leads and following up on opportunities to generate sales.Ensuring all administration for sales is completed effectively.Setting sales targets and activity key performance indicators.Reporting on progress towards sales KPI''s.Liaising with other departments within the company.Carrying out sales training with sales executives.Interviewing and selecting new members of the sales team.You will be able to display a track record of success as a UK Sales Manager with the following skills and abilitiesExperience negotiating wholesale trade agreements with national accounts, buying. groups or major companies essential.Experience of hard goods sales would be advantageous.Proven track record of successfully managing in-house wholesale telesales teams. ideally selling technical or hard goods to stockists rather than end users.Solid experience selling at national level.Highly motivated with a drive to succeed and a passion for sales.Strong time management and multi-tasking