Area Sales Manager

Portwest; St. Pölten; Vor Ort; EUR 50 000 - 70 000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Portwest, a leading global manufacturer of safety wear, seeks an Area Sales Manager to drive sales in Austria. The role involves building relationships with distributors, selling PPE products, and utilizing market intelligence to enhance growth. Ideal candidates will have relevant sales experience and strong interpersonal skills.

Qualifikationen

• 3 – 5 years' experience selling P.P.E, workwear or safety wear.
• Experience selling for a manufacturer, distributor, or agent.
• Sales experience in Construction, Tools & Machinery, or Industrial sectors.

Aufgaben

• Build quality business relationships with new and existing accounts.
• Conduct daily face-to-face sales meetings with distributors.
• Identify new business opportunities and develop sales plans.

Kenntnisse

Interpersonal skills

Negotiating skills

Sales skills

Jobbeschreibung

PORTWEST, a leading global manufacturer of safety wear, workwear and PPE is currently seeking applications for the position of Area Sales Manager based in Upper Austria/Oberösterreich, on full time basis reporting to the Country Manager. The candidate must be based within the following areas: Linz, or St. Pölten, or the Upper Austria area.

Founded in 1904, Portwest has become one of the fastest growing workwear companies in the world currently employing over 5,100 staff worldwide. With 1400 styles across more than 20 ranges, we design, manufacture and distribute market leading workwear, safety wear and PPE in fully owned production facilities.

We’re on a mission to become the world’s most requested PPE and Safety Wear Brand.

Job Summary

As the Area Sales Manager for the Austria you will bring your P.P.E and/or workwear experience to sell Portwest products to distributors reporting into the Country Manager. We have had extensive growth over the past number of years, and we are looking for you to join to continue this growth trajectory.

Key Responsibilities

• Build quality business relationships with new and existing accounts.
• Conduct daily face-to-face sales meetings to maintain and develop relationships with distributors, resellers, and agents.
• Identify existing customers with high growth potential and create a roadmap for their further development.
• Identify new business opportunities and complete sales planning schedule.
• Utilise strategies to win new business on a continuous and consistent basis.
• Engage in consultative selling by identifying customers’ needs and provide a Portwest solution to meet those needs.
• Develop clear and effective written proposals/quotations for current and prospective customers.
• Focus on selling new Portwest products by bringing samples to each meeting.
• Ensure effective after meeting follow up to close sales.
• Conduct ongoing development of market intelligence, including marketing events such as trade shows, seminars, exhibitions, and journals which is fed back to the business.
• Promote distributor promotions on our products with end users.
  
  

Requirements

• 3 – 5 years' experience selling P.P.E, workwear or safety wear sales.
• Experience selling on behalf of a manufacturer, distributor, reseller or agent.
• Sales experience in a related industry; Construction, Tools & Machinery, Industrial etc.
• Drive to continue sales growth of Portwest through field sales.
• Clean driving licence and willingness to travel throughout your designated region.
• Strong interpersonal and negotiating skills
• Positive attitude with a winning mentality
• Excellent team player
  
  

Company Awards

• Great Place To Work 2024
• Best Workplaces 2024
• Ibec Leading in Wellbeing Top 100 companies 2021
  
  

Applicants must have a right to live and work in the relevant jurisdiction.

Portwest is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, civil status, veteran status, family status, disability status or membership of a minority group.