Area Sales - Horticulture

Mana Resourcing Ltd; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading horticultural sales company seeks a Horticultural Field Sales Executive to manage and grow existing accounts while pursuing new business opportunities. The ideal candidate should have strong field sales experience and a passion for the plant industry. This role offers a competitive base salary and performance-based bonuses, with a significant fieldwork component across the North West and Midlands.

Benefits

Company car

Annual bonus

Qualifications

• Experience in horticultural field sales.
• Knowledge of the plant industry is essential.
• Organized and logical sales approach required.

Responsibilities

• Manage over 100 existing accounts in the field.
• Maintain and grow existing business while pursuing new accounts.
• Spend an average of three days a week meeting customers.

Skills

Field sales experience

Knowledge of the plant industry

Logical and organised approach to sales

Pride in workmanship

Drive and enthusiasm

Job description

JOB TITLE: Horticultural Field Sales Executive to Propagators and Plant Growers

The COMPANY
Established for a century our client are the acknowledged market leaders in horticulturist sales providing seeds and young plants to growers. They have forged a deserved reputation for the quality of their plants, service and importantly their staff.

The ROLE
An opportunity has arisen for an Area Sales Manager with experience in horticultural sales to plant producers and plant breeders in the North West and Midlands.
Managing over a 100 existing accounts (propagators, plant breeders, plant producers) in the area you will be tasked with maintaining and growing existing business plus, when the opportunity arises, winning new accounts. This is very much a field based position, it is envisaged that you will spend an average of three days a week in front of c.5 customers a day.

The CANDIDATE
Our client is looking for an enthusiastic an experienced horticultural Field Sales person possessing the ambition to make a significant contribution to maintaining my Client's market share. You will possess the following skills;
* Experience of field sales
*Knowledge of the plant industry
* Logical and organised approach to sales
*Take pride in doing a job well

Above all you will have the drive and enthusiasm to make a difference.

SALARY: GBP35-40K Basic Depending on Experience + GBP8K annual bonus + Car
LOCATION: North West & Midlands
This role is commutable from:
Nottingham
Derby
Birmingham
Leicester
Wolverhampton
Stoke-on-Trent
Manchester
Liverpool

ALTERNATIVE JOB TITLES: Field Sales - Young Plants, External Sales - Propagators, BDM - Plant Seeds, Horticultural Business Development Manager

Mana Resourcing is a specialist recruitment company working within the Engineering, Sales, IT and Commercial sectors. We are established to service and support the recruitment requirements of modern businesses and candidates alike.
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