Regional Sales Manager for NSS Group

Flexible location – national travel will be frequently required

The Business

NSS Group is proud to have Platinum accreditation from Investors in People. We are a specialist services supplier. From building maintenance to window and technical cleaning, platform hire and equipment testing – self-delivered services, anywhere in the UK. The NSS group was formed by the merger of a number of large successful businesses to create one super group which gives our clients a service which is truly nationwide. 

Your Role - Main Purpose of the Job

To Deliver New Business Revenue and Profit from within a specified geographical territory and/or target sector in line with the Group Sales & Marketing Strategy. To account manage specific, nominated existing regional customers and to build key relationships across the whole customer organisation, which in turn will deliver additional Business Revenue and Profit from those customers in line with the Group Sales & Marketing Strategy. To achieve all agreed targets in line with the Group Budget and Sales Activity plans. To promote the NSS brand to all customers, competitors, and staff alike.

Your job will includes:

• Self-generate appropriate levels of activity on a daily/weekly/monthly basis to ensure achievement of activity and New Business sales targets, paying particular attention to personal ratios regarding appointment/quote/order
• Delivery of the sales plan as agreed with the Sales Director to identify, target, and acquire new business across the geography of responsibility
• Devise, and agree with the Senior NSM, a strategic sales plan to identify, target and acquire additional business from the nominated customer(s)
• Working upon own initiative, completing bids & tender responses, with assistance of the Sales Support team to support the customer in its growth plans
• Deliver, and where possible exceed, results in line with agreed budgets and strategies
• Identify key players within the customer organisation and support operations in understanding how each relationship works and who reports to whom
• To work in a collaborative manner while supporting operational colleagues who are responsible for delivering the service to the nominated account to ensure that key relationships are used effectively to leverage additional business from the account
• Prepare and deliver quotations and proposals accurately and on time and in line with company administrative and operations procedures, constantly seeking to improve on previous versions to ensure NSS stays at the forefront of the marketplace
• Using CRM system, report on all aspects of individual sales activity in a timely and accurate manner, paying particular attention to activity reports, prospects and pipelines as agreed from time to time
• Promote best practice in sales delivery in all propositions and working practices. Ensure that continuous improvement forms part of every day and that NSS is seen as a company at the forefront of innovation
• Assist with developing the NSS brand within the industry and wider marketplace so that it becomes synonymous with Safety, Quality & Excellence
• To present management information to customers and to support Operations in managing customer requirements and expectations

 Requirements of the role:

• A Level calibre with very good verbal and written presentation skills
• Sales and/or Account Development experience essential, with the ability to understand large, complex FM or Property Management companies and to create account plans to deliver growth
• Experience in the Facility Services industry is preferred but not essential
• Experience within other service sectors or the knowledge of selling complex service solutions
• Intermediate computer skills (Microsoft Office packages)
• Commercial awareness, profit focused and capable of engineering solutions to complex problems working at multi-levels within customer organisations
• Resilient and persistent - able to establish a credible profile with Customers and within NSS

Benefits:

- Death in service

- Career progression opportunities

- 25x days holiday + bank holidays

- Auto enrolment pension plan

- Free office refreshments

- Car allowance £6,000 per annum

- Free on-site parking

- Medicash health cash plan with discount on dental, health screening, gym discount, store discounts, specialist consultations and much more

- Monthly Reward and Recognition Scheme where our top performers are rewarded with vouchers for many retailers

- Trade Point Card which will enable you to get 10% off at any B&Q

- Day off for your birthday after length of service

- Eye care vouchers

- Referral bonus scheme