Area Sales Manager

Overall Summary

At Close Brothers we look to recruit individuals from all different backgrounds and encourage you to apply even if you don’t tick every box. We celebrate diversity, promote inclusivity and are open to discuss flexible work options to help you balance your work and home life.

Join the Close Brothers Asset Finance & Leasing (CBAFL) team where you will generate new business across a range of products including; Hire Purchase and Lease, asset finance and refinance solutions across a central built Scotland territory. **

Responsibilities**

• Proactively source sales from within the allocated geographical location either by directly prospecting the existing customer base, sourcing new customers or through dealer introducers and other industry / introducer channels.
• Responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with existing customers via telephone, emails, and face to face meetings.
• Review own sales performance aiming to meet or exceed targets.
• Ability to make accurate, rapid quotations and provide customers with the relevant information to close the deal.
• Ensure you maintain a full understanding of all the finance offered and associated add on products available at Close Brothers Asset Finance.
• Responsible for working closely with the Collections team in maintaining a satisfactory level of defaults within your own portfolio.
• Ensure that all Governance and Compliance requirements are adhered to and all reporting and reviewing activities required by the Regulatory Bodies are carried out to the standards required.

WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF:

• You are a self-motivated team player driven to achieve and exceed all targets set.
• You have experience of working in a customer-facing sales environment.
• You have strong interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively communicate at all levels.
• You are sales driven with the ability to plan and manage own activities and contact strategy.

We are an inclusive organisation and committed to ensuring our recruitment process is as accessible as possible to everyone. We will make adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition. If you need the job description or application form in an alternative format or would like to discuss the recruitment process with us, please email us at recruit.ssc@closebrothers.com or request a call back. **

About Us**

At Close Brothers we support employees to balance their work life priorities and in this role you will be able to enjoy a mixture of hybrid working.

Close Brothers is a leading UK merchant banking group providing lending, deposit taking, wealth management services and securities trading. At Close Brothers we provide financial support and advice to small businesses and individuals in the UK. Our purpose is to help the people and businesses of Britain thrive over the long term. **

To find out more about Close Brothers, please visit our careers page: https://www.closebrothers.com/careers

To find out more about life at Close Brothers:**

https://www.closebrothers.com/life-close-brothers#374017299-899295541 **

To find out more about our benefits:**

https://www.closebrothers.com/employee-benefits **

To find out more about our commitment to creating an inclusive environment:**

https://www.closebrothers.com/inclusion