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Head of Sales

Job details
Posting date: 07 July 2025
Salary: £100,000 to £200,000 per year
Additional salary information: 100k basic – 200k ote + benefits
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 06 August 2025
Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire
Remote working: On-site only
Company: YOLO Recruitment
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: yolohofsales

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Summary

Head of Sales – Plant
100k basic – 200k ote + benefits
Monday to Friday 8.00 – 6.00 - 47.5 hours a week
Territory is Greater London, across the M4 to Southwest, the Midlands and everything in between

Our client is looking for an experienced Head of Sales / Head of Plant Sales , who will be responsible for building and leading a high performing and profitable plant sales department, incorporating our 3 partner brands.

As the Head of Sales / Head of Plant Sales , your day to day will include:
• Plan, organise, direct, and motivate the sales team through exceptional leadership.
• Hold compelling and collaborative sales meetings, manage overall sales activity to deliver opportunity, pipeline and ultimately sales targets.
• Develop and deliver processes to support the sales team to deliver results, identify and rectify areas of weakness or challenge.
• Overall P&L responsibility, including discount levels and general budget targets.
• Exceed all agreed sales targets
• Create and deliver long term sustainability of a growing department.
• Stock management and ordering.
• Ensure that the entire product range, consisting of customer demonstrators and new machine deliveries are always presented professionally
• Conduct training needs analysis (competencies and product knowledge) to develop the sales team.
• Be able to report back accurate information.
• You actively encourage new ways of thinking and challenge the norm and status quo.
• You demonstrate a strategic and tactical approach to business and react to market trends in order to transform them into business opportunities.
• You embrace imposed changes to capitalise on new opportunities

Skills for our Head of Sales / Head of Plant Sales :
• You are looking to challenging yourself and know you will be a success with taking a new, world-leading brand to market
• You have deep knowledge of the construction and earthmoving industry and have fantastic, proven success in a sales leadership role, specifically in the earthmoving sector.
• You have a successful track record of business development and exceeding your targets and have strong target orientation and pursue own goals
• You are already responsible for departmental P&L, so know you will be able to continue this
• You know sales and budget steering systems, you understand and adapt KPIs to deliver results.
• You understand and are able to report back to the Board, accurate data which reflects your departmental position.
• You work systematically and have strong organisational ability.
• You work independently and have self-responsibility and own opinions on relevant topics.
• You have ability to carry out analysis of needs and requirements, identifying root causes.
• You have a strong coaching approach to leadership, and you facilitate inspiring, informative and inclusive team meetings.

Benefits for this Head of Sales / Head of Plant Sales role:
• Auto-enrolment pension.
• A day off for your Birthday.
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay policies.
• Access to our wellness programme and Employee Assistance Programmes, including WeCare from Canada Life (EAP and 24HR Online GP access and second Medical Opinion).
• Mental Health First Aiders.
• Reward and recognition programmes, including our annual Group Awards
• Annual appraisals programme and progression opportunities.
• Manufacturer training and access to our in-house training hub.
• Long service recognition.
• Branded uniform
• Four times death in service benefit.
• Ongoing investment in company facilities and working environments.
• 20 days of annual leave per year plus Bank Holidays

Please get in contact with YOLO Recruitment to find out more.

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