[Hiring] General Sales Manager @Ayvens

Role Description

As General Sales Manager, you will have overall responsibility for delivering volume and margin targets across the LVS portfolio, leading both Field Sales and Telesales/Retention teams while developing key strategic relationships within Lombard and NatWest Group.

You will be the senior representative across regional and executive-level stakeholder groups, helping shape commercial strategy, drive growth initiatives, and ensure the long-term success of this important partnership.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver volume, revenue and margin targets across the LVS sales operation.
• Manage, coach and develop the Field Sales team and provide leadership oversight of the Telesales & Retention function.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with senior stakeholders across Lombard and NatWest Group.
• Develop and execute strategic growth plans aligned to business objectives.
• Drive customer acquisition, retention and portfolio growth across SME, Corporate and Retail sectors.
• Lead quarterly strategy and performance reviews with Regional Managing Directors and senior stakeholders.
• Support the development and delivery of marketing campaigns, special offers and commercial initiatives.
• Attend and present at senior leadership meetings, steering committees and industry events.
• Oversee commercial approvals and support complex, high-value deal structures.
• Ensure effective pipeline management, forecasting and reporting through Salesforce.
• Recruit, motivate, develop and retain high-performing sales professionals.

Qualifications

• Significant sales leadership experience.
• Strong knowledge of Contract Hire and Fleet Management.
• Experience managing managers and leading multi-layered sales teams.
• Proven track record of delivering revenue and profit growth.
• Experience influencing and engaging senior stakeholders.
• Strong commercial awareness and negotiation skills.
• Experience with performance management, forecasting and sales analytics.

Key Skills

• Exceptional communication and presentation skills.
• Strategic thinking with a strong execution focus.
• Coaching, mentoring and leadership capability.
• Senior-level stakeholder management and influencing.
• Proposal writing and commercial deal structuring.
• Strong analytical and MI interpretation skills.
• Resilient, target-driven and customer-focused.
• Excellent organisational and relationship-building abilities.

Benefits

• Competitive pension scheme.
• Annual salary review and bonus scheme.
• EV company car.
• Give As You Earn (GAYE) scheme.
• Employee referral scheme (£1,000).
• Retail discounts programme.
• GymFlex membership options.
• Cycle to Work scheme.

Health & Wellbeing

• Private Medical Insurance.
• Life Assurance.
• Health assessment options.
• Travel insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Critical illness cover.
• Personal accident insurance.

Time Off & Work–Life Balance

• 25 days’ annual leave + an additional Celebration Day.
• 37.5 hour week, Monday to Friday, no weekends.
• Holiday buy & sell scheme.
• Volunteer days.
• Time allocated for personal development.
• Study support (where applicable).

Workplace & On-Site Facilities

• Free parking (limited).
• EV charging points.
• Bike storage & shower facilities.
• Complimentary breakfast.
• Staff and social events.