Overview
Position Title: Sales Team Leader
Company: Octopus Energy
Location: Birmingham, UK
Job Description:
Octopus Energy has an exciting opportunity for a Sales Team Leader to join our new direct field teams.
You’ll be taking part in a brand new concept within face to face sales. We’re changing the landscape of traditional field marketing and re-inventing face to face sales.
Here at Octopus, we’re working hard to reinvent face to face marketing by combining better customer data, our innovative tech platform (Kraken Technologies) with local targeted marketing in order to create more detailed and engaging conversations.
As a Sales Team Leader, you’ll be exactly that, a ‘Leader’, not a manager. You’ll be leading a team of door-to-door Brand Ambassadors to more than just a sales performance, you’ll be the frontline of our brand and as such, you’ll be driving our culture throughout your team.
Responsibilities:
- You’ll be inspiring, motivating and coaching your team of around 10 ambassadors to their absolute best individual performance
- You’ll also be inspiring your team by leading by example, you’ll be expected to carry about the same face to face activities as your team, as well as leading & supporting them
- Your leadership style will be one of inspiration
Requirements:
- An understanding of face to face sales or face to face customer service
- Proven track record of managing and leading a face to face sales team and achieving outstanding performance
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to tailor communication style to achieve maximum impact upon relevant situations and audience
- The ability to demonstrate effective leadership to colleagues in order to influence and inspire
- Experience of working autonomously
- Previous experience in face to face sales will be essential (although it doesn’t have to be in energy
- Adaptable personal style to deliver constructive feedback on standards of performance and to the team
- Face to face experience within customer-centric sales roles
- Demonstrate a positive proactive approach towards organisational change
- Ultimately you’ll be the sort of leader who spends their time trying to catch your team members doing something right, not trying to catch them doing something wrong
- Experience within F2F recruitment, people resourcing and team development
About Octopus Energy
We're on a mission to make a big green dent in the universe by building a truly sustainable energy system globally.
That means making power greener, smarter, and more affordable for everyone.
We put customers at the heart of everything we do: with always-fair prices, transparency and outrageous customer service.
We drive system change: with transformative tech to make renewable energy the norm and end global reliance on fossil fuels.
Octopus Energy Group is made up of 10 businesses spanning 6 countries across 3 continents, including: Octopus Energy Retail, Kraken Technologies, Octopus Energy Generation, Kraken Flex, Octopus Electric Vehicles, and the Octopus Centre for Net Zero. More on OEG @ octopusenergy.group
-
Events and Visits Manager – Treasury Jobs Uk Newcastle upon Tyne
HM Treasury -
Events and Visits Manager – Treasury Jobs Kingston upon Hull
HM Treasury -
Events and Visits Manager – Hm Treasury Jobs Guide Post
HM Treasury -
Personal Assistant – Hm Treasury Graduate Scheme Plymouth
HM Treasury -
Personal Assistant – Treasury Graduate Scheme Edinburgh
HM Treasury -
Personal Assistant – Treasury Jobs Manchester
HM Treasury -
Correspondence Drafter – Hm Treasury Jobs Liverpool
HM Treasury -
Policy Advisor – Treasury Graduate Scheme Norwich
Anywhere -
Sanctions Adviser – Treasury Jobs Uk Darlington
HM Treasury -
Lead Data Engineer – Treasury Jobs London
HM Treasury -
Events – Hm Treasury Jobs Nottingham
HM Treasury -
Counter Fraud – Hm Treasury Graduate Scheme Newcastle upon Tyne
HM Treasury -
Sanctions Adviser – Treasury Graduate Scheme Kingston upon Hull
HM Treasury -
Sanctions Adviser – Treasury Jobs Uk Guide Post
HM Treasury -
Lead Data Engineer – Hm Treasury Jobs Edinburgh
HM Treasury