Sales Manager in Birmingham, West Midlands

Sales Team Manager

£50,000–£60,000 basic salary plus uncapped commission

Birmingham City Centre | Permanent, full time | Four days per week in the office

Are you a hands-on sales leader who enjoys coaching people and turning targets into results?

Elite People is recruiting a Sales Team Manager for a growing business providing fuel and fleet solutions to business customers. This is an opportunity to shape a new-business sales team and play a key part in its continued growth.

You will lead a team of Sales Consultants, helping them build pipeline, improve conversion and win new customers. You will be close to the day-to-day activity, listening to calls, coaching individuals and creating a team culture that combines clear expectations with practical support.

The role

• Lead and develop the team to achieve and exceed new-business sales targets.
• Turn business goals into clear daily, weekly and monthly activity targets and KPIs.
• Deliver call coaching, regular one-to-ones and individual development plans.
• Use CRM data to track pipeline, conversion and productivity, identifying where support is needed.
• Address underperformance constructively while maintaining sales quality and compliance.
• Support recruitment, onboarding and training, working with wider teams to improve lead flow and the customer experience.

About you

• Experience leading a sales team in a high-volume, target-driven environment, with a record of delivering results through others.
• A strong understanding of outbound sales, pipeline management and conversion.
• Practical experience of call coaching, developing salespeople and managing performance.
• Confidence using CRM systems and sales reporting to make decisions.
• An organised, commercially aware approach, with the ability to motivate people and hold them accountable.

What is on offer

• £50,000–£60,000 basic salary, depending on experience, plus a bonus of 30% of base salary, uncapped.
• 26 days of annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme after 12 weeks and life assurance at three times basic salary.
• Healthcare cashback, retail discounts and counselling through MediCash after probation.
• Personal development plans and access to free one-to-one financial adviser sessions.

To find out more, apply with your CV to Elite People. If your experience covers most of the requirements, we would still like to hear from you.