Area Sales Account Manager

Mayday Personnel Services Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading electrical distributor in South London is looking for an Area Sales Account Manager to enhance their team. This role requires a self-motivated individual with 3+ years in sales, preferably in the Electrical industry. Responsibilities include developing business relationships, reporting sales activities, and managing client expectations. The position offers a salary of £30,000 to £40,000 depending on experience, along with benefits like a company laptop, mobile, and bonuses.

Benefits

Company laptop

Company mobile phone

Company pension

Quarterly and yearly bonuses

Paid expenses

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience as a Sales Representative with a proven track record of meeting targets.
• Experience in Business Development and working in the Electrical industry is desirable.
• Ability to work independently with little supervision.

Responsibilities

• Report weekly sales activities to the Managing Director.
• Prospect and develop new business using warm and cold calls.
• Manage customers’ expectations and build relationships.
• Provide quotations to customers and handle complaints.

Skills

Sales experience in the Electrical Industry

Account Management

Excellent communication skills

Proficient in Microsoft Office

Job description

Overview

We are excited to be working with a well-established electrical distributor who have a fantastic permanent full-time opportunity for an Area Sales Account Manager to join their team and cover South London and the South West area of the UK.

The Role: Our client is looking to recruit someone with a strong sales and account management background to be part of the company's continued success. The ideal candidate will have their own UK Driving licence, ability to manage and create their own business connections by obtaining and developing business sales, and can autonomously work towards targets.

Responsibilities

• You will be directly reporting to the Managing Director on a weekly basis to discuss your activities
• Weekly reports to be submitted to the Managing Director to show your sales activities for the week
• Promote company image and product brand into the UK Market
• Prospecting and developing new business with warm & cold calls alongside marketing
• Develop new leads and utilise the company system to track activity and new contacts
• Daily contact via phone and email with existing and potential customers to quote business and pro-actively promote the company's product
• Manage customers' expectations by being their main point of contact
• Work in conjunction with the other sales reps to grow business
• Evaluate customer needs to determine appropriate products or alternatives to meet job or project requirements
• Account management of clients, to be in regular contact with your own client base and to be able to handle any direct customer complaints
• Maintain ongoing rapport with your own client base, including ensuring that all information for your clients is accurate and can be fed back to our Business Administrators.
• Providing quotation to customers
• Regularly visit customers in specific marketplaces to solidify relationships and/or develop new business
• Undertaking overnight stays to ensure current clients and new businesses are visited
• Driving results through strategic planning ensuring a high standard of Customer Care, service and after-sales support
• Strictly implement all company rules and regulations

Skills and Experience

• Be self-motivated and to have the ability to work independently with little supervision
• Have a proven track in sales in the Electrical Industry (desirable)
• Experience working in the Electrical industry
• A minimum of 3 years solid experience of being a Sales Representative and able to demonstrate where you have exceeded targets
• A minimum of 3 years solid experience within a Business Development role (desirable)
• Experience working within project development (desirable)
• Experience within Account Management
• Experience in Sales and Marketing
• Be able to work to tight deadlines
• Be patient and tactful with customers when negotiating
• Ability to deliver up-to-date market information such as competitor pricing, product development trends and changes to regulations
• Have exceptional attention to detail
• Proficient in using Microsoft Office Packages (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word)
• Excellent communicator, both written and verbal

Salary

£30,000.00-£40,000.00 DOE

Car allowance of £600 per month

Working Hours

Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 5pm (flexibility required with travelling/commute times)

Benefits

• Company laptop
• Company mobile phone
• Company pension
• Quarterly and yearly bonuses (subject to individual and company performance)
• Paid expenses

Location

South London and South East England Area of management ranging from Kent to Oxfordshire

If you meet the criteria above and would like to hear more, please APPLY NOW