Central 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 Close Brothers Premium Finance Team where you will act as the primary point of contact for your allocated broker portfolio, you will provide expert guidance and support across the full range of Close Brothers products and services. You will drive growth by onboarding new brokers, strengthening existing relationships, and achieving a new business target through effective upselling and cross‑selling. Our ideal team member will have previous Sales experience with excellent communication and relationship management skills.

Responsibilities

• Work towards achieving and exceeding monthly volume and case count targets
• Drive adoption of new products by confidently presenting and demonstrating value to brokers.
• Identify new business opportunities within the portfolio and wider networks. Oversee the onboarding of new brokers, assuring the journey is as smooth as possible.
• Design, present, and implement a business plan to achieve penetration, organic growth, and profitability of the allocated portfolio.
• Broker retention by securing new contracts and proactively renewing existing.
• Analyse regular management information to review portfolio and broker performance.
• Develop and maintain long‑term, mutually beneficial relationships with brokers, external partners, and internal teams to support excellent customer outcomes.
• Serve as the lead point of contact for all broker matters, assisting with escalations and challenging broker requests.
• Support brokers throughout the relationship, seek feedback, and take responsibility for satisfaction and loyalty.
• Identify and attend appropriate corporate events and workshops to aid relationships and customer loyalty when asked.

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 ARE/ HAVE:

• Target Driven.
• Strong selling and negotiation skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Managing and building relationships.
• Ability to self-motivate.
  
  
  
  

We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We recognise that candidates may have specific needs that require adjustments to ensure they have a fair and equal opportunity to demonstrate their skills and abilities. Candidates who require the job description or application form in an alternative format, or any other adjustments, are encouraged to email us at recruit.ssc@closebrothers.com or request a call back.

About Us

For roles offering hybrid working: 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 and securities trading. We employ approximately 3,000 people, principally in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Close Brothers Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250.

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:

Our Responsibility - Diversity and inclusion ¦ Close Brothers Group