General Manager

Countrywide LPG Limited; Charnwood; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 90,000

Job description

General Manager - Commercial Bulk Sales

Salary: Competitive Base + Car & Bonus Package

Hours: 37.5

Location: Remote / Field Based

Join us at Flogas and we’ll do right by you with training, support, benefits, and lots of opportunities to develop in our 1,350 strong team.

Flogas is powered by people who want to do energy right by customers in homes and businesses all across the country. From Drivers to Technicians, Customer Experience experts to Site Managers, Engineers to Electricians, we come together as a team of experts to do more for our customers.

How you’ll power our business as a General Manager

The Head of Commercial Bulk is a key role within the wider sales function of Flogas Britain. Leading the largest sector by volume and profit, you will be responsible for an existing portfolio of customers ranging from SMEs through to large, high-profile key accounts.

Building on long-term sustained growth, you will set out and deliver the next stage of the Commercial bulk strategy, supporting the Flogas energy transition journey to provide 100% renewable solutions by 2040.

Key Drivers to Success Will Be Up/Cross Selling, Achieved Through:

1. Developing the sales team skills and knowledge
2. Building new commercial frameworks
3. Creating effective sales processes
4. Identifying and targeting new markets and customers

Here at Flogas, we may have a fossil fuels background, but we’re working towards delivering 100% renewable energy to our customers by 2040. We’re already supporting our customers to reduce their carbon emissions by helping them make the switch from oil to gas. We’re also developing our offering for technologies such as heat pumps and solar panels, beginning to help our customers reduce their energy consumption and evolving new bio-fuels and renewable gases. All of which means job security and opportunities to get involved in exciting new initiatives. Join Flogas and help us do energy right for the future.

What We’ll Need From You

1. Proven sales leadership with a track record of exceeding targets through a team.
2. Emotionally intelligent with the ability to build engaged, motivated and effective teams.
3. Experienced in coaching, training and developing people, identifying talent and succession planning.
4. Experienced in change management and shown the ability to adapt to changing market conditions.
5. Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal with the ability to influence people at all levels of an organisation.
6. Ability to work autonomously, developing, communicating and executing multiyear sales and sector strategies.
7. Can demonstrate management of competing priorities including strategy, P&L ownership, and people management in addition to the day to day.
8. Has experience of being able to process and analyse financials and data that drives decisions on strategy, commercial frameworks, resource allocation, forecasting and the setting of budgets.

What You’ll Get From Us

You matter. And at Flogas, we’ll do right by you with all the benefits, support, and training you need to thrive.

1. 25 days holiday plus statutory, and opportunity to buy 5 additional days
2. Pension with 5% contribution from us
3. Life assurance up to 4 times salary.
4. Opt-in Health Cash plan worth up to £900 per year
5. Discounted gym membership
6. Fully funded eye test and contribution towards glasses
7. Annual flu vaccination
8. Discounts at 900 retailers
9. Enhanced maternity/paternity benefits
10. Training opportunities
11. Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 helpline
12. 1 volunteering day off every year
13. Monthly employee recognition awards

Flogas: Powered by people

At Flogas, we do energy right by hundreds of thousands of customers across Britain who live, work, relax or holiday off-grid. Powered by people like you, we connect them to the energy they need, when and where they need it. With the backing of the global Group DCC, we’ve grown over the last 35 years to become one of the largest suppliers of Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) in the country. Now we’re investing heavily in new infrastructure and innovations, so we can deliver 100% renewable energy to our customers by 2040 – and a career with a bright future to you.

Doing right by everyone

People matter at Flogas. We’re an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all regardless of age, disability, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race (which includes race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin and caste) religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background. We’re committed to doing right by our people, so we all feel engaged, motivated and proud to work for Flogas.