Vendor Sales Manager – Asset Finance – Southern Based, home working

to £65k basic, car allowance plus excellent bonus potential.

Our client is a very successful lending solutions provider into the UK SME sector, with an impressive track record in the asset finance markets. They have also significantly grown as a business over the past few years as well as growing their product offerings. We are looking for someone who is currently in a field-based asset finance role or someone who is in an internal asset finance BD role and looking to get into their first field-based role.

KEY OBJECTIVES:

• Build and maintain strong relationships with existing vendor partners, to maximise sales opportunities and ensure customer satisfaction.
• Identify and pursue new vendor partnerships in the chosen sectors to expand their market presence and drive revenue growth.
• Identify vendor opportunities in underserved markets.
• Develop and implement strategic sales and call plans to achieve sales targets and objectives.
• Maintain a thorough understanding of the asset finance products and services to effectively communicate their value propositions to vendors.
• Manage the sales pipeline, track progress, and provide regular reports and updates to Head of Channel.
• Collaborate with internal teams such as credit, operations, and marketing to streamline processes, resolve issues, and deliver exceptional service to our vendors.
• Stay informed about market trends, competitor activities, and industry developments to identify potential new opportunities.
• Manage and sell pricing policy and negotiate on rate with allocated vendor accounts.
• Attend supplier events and trade shows to develop brand awareness.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant regulations, policies, and procedures governing the business and the wider asset finance industry.

PERSON SPECIFICATION:

• Demonstrate a good understanding of asset finance products.
• Good communicator, written and oral.
• Demonstrate good interpersonal skills.
• A proven ability to build strong, long-lasting relationships.
• Demonstrate good attention to detail.
• Effective negotiation skills.

If you would like to work for a business with a great culture, backed by a strong leadership team, where the common goal is to grow the business in the right way for their customers then this could be for you. 

Contact:  In the first instance please send your cv to Mark Lyons at mark@marklyonsrecruitment.com or call 0161 258 0053 / 07470 476320 for a confidential discussion

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