Are you passionate about generating new income opportunities, developing commercial partnerships and delivering sales targets? Are you looking for a new challenge in an exciting, fast paced and very varied role supporting the delivery and growth of the public transport network in Greater Manchester?

Your Role

As Sales Manager for Transport for Greater Manchester you will be a key part of the Commercial Relationships team responsible for identifying, developing and managing the delivery of commercial opportunities with the prime purpose of increasing income streams and growing patronage across the public transport network in GM.

You will work with the business community to identify a regular pool of potential new customers and assist in the creation and management of a robust sales pipeline. You will identify partnership opportunities with brands, special events, venues, visitor destinations, large businesses etc. to deliver a range of commercial value to the organisation.

For more info see Job Profile below.

Who are we?

In challenging economic times, the commercial relationships team is proud to develop and deliver important non-farebox income and value for TfGM. We are always looking for new opportunities and work hard to identify ways to work with external brands and prospective partners ranging from big consumer brands and high-profile venues and events to businesses with large numbers of employees travelling to work. We are passionate about what we do and how we can make a real difference to the bottom line so if you want to join us for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you.

What you’ll bring

What you do and how you do it is important whatever type of role you work in at TfGM and even small behaviours and actions can have a really big impact. At TfGM, our behaviours bring to life our values of Deliver, Care and Adapt.

You should be an excellent relationship manager with extensive sales experience and very passionate about developing new commercial opportunities. You will be able to easily create rapport with colleagues and external clients and have a good knowledge of the media landscape in Greater Manchester, especially Out of Home.

You should be tenacious with a proactive approach to taking on projects from start to finish and possess a ‘can do’ attitude with an excellent attention to detail. We would also love you to have a creative flair and a passion for innovation and new ideas with excellent organisational skills and an ability to manage your own workload.

It’s an exciting time to join the team with the opportunity to develop and grow the strategy for sales across our partnerships, commercial initiatives and the new advertising opportunities presented by the roll out of the Bee Network. This is the ideal role for someone who has a proven record of achieving commercial targets but would also relish the opportunity to work in the public sector, develop their partnership skills and drive value across a range of projects within an organisation that delivers vital services to the population of GM.

What we can offer you

A permanent role with a salary of £50,532 - £56,195 per annum depending on skills and experience.

At TfGM we encourage candidates to discuss flexible working options at any stage of the recruitment process. We are happy to #talkflexibleworking to help colleagues maintain a healthy work life balance.

Our benefits include:

• Generous annual leave starting at 28 days (plus bank holidays), increasing with service, with options to buy more.
• Free travel on buses across Greater Manchester, plus rail or Metrolink travel to and from work.
• Local Government defined pension scheme with life cover of 3x salary and options to boost your contributions.
• Enhanced family-friendly leave policies, including those supporting fertility treatment, alongside flexible and hybrid working and a special leave policy to support a range of unexpected events. Please note that qualification criteria may apply, including a requirement to have been employed with the organisation for a minimum specified period of time.
• Discover more benefits including wellbeing support, Personal and Career Development, Flexible working, financial support and more on our website

What's next?

If you believe you have the skills and experience required, we’d really like to hear from you. To apply please submit your CV and also provide a covering letter providing clear examples of how your experience meets the requirements of the role, all appointments will be based on merit. Our short-listing process is anonymised, so please do not include your name or contact details on either of these documents. If any personal details are included these will be visible to the hiring manager.

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