Area Sales Manager

Evolve Selection; Belfast; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Area Sales Manager in Northern Ireland. This full-time position focuses on managing a glaucoma pharmaceutical business, emphasizing sales growth and building strong customer relationships. The ideal candidate will have ABPI qualification and a solid track record in healthcare sales. The role offers an excellent salary, performance bonuses, and the chance to work with innovative products in a collaborative team environment.

Benefits

Competitive starting salary

Exceptional bonus

Company car or allowance

Private healthcare

Pension

Qualifications

• ABPI qualification is essential for the role.
• Experience in NHS & Secondary Care Sales is required.
• A strong track record of exceeding sales targets is needed.

Responsibilities

• Develop and nurture relationships with key customers across NHS and private sector.
• Lead strategic discussions to advance account objectives.
• Create a stakeholder map for maximizing opportunities.
• Drive growth with a strategic business plan for your territory.

Skills

ABPI Qualified Professional

Experienced in healthcare sales

Proven Sales Achiever

Exceptional selling and negotiation skills

Strategic account management

Excellent presentation skills

Job description

Overview

Evolve are recruiting for leading Ophthalmology company who are seeking an Area Sales Manager to join their team. You\'ll manage our client\'s glaucoma pharmaceutical business, driving sales, promotion, and education of the product portfolio. Alongside this, you will build and nurture strong relationships with key customers, positioning our client as a trusted partner and leading presence in the glaucoma and dry eye market.

This is a full-time position covering Northern Ireland.

What’s on offer?

• Excellent Salary & Benefits: A competitive starting salary, along with an exceptional bonus, company car or allowance, private healthcare, death in service, pension and more!
• Innovative Product Portfolio: Work with a leading Ophthalmic product range in a specialist market.
• Stronger Voice: Your ideas and input carry real weight in shaping products, strategy, and company culture.
• Connected Team Culture: Enjoy a more personal, supportive, and collaborative work environment.

Ideal Requirements for the Areas Sales Manager

• ABPI Qualified Professional - Bring your recognised industry accreditation and expertise to a role where you can truly make an impact.
• NHS & Secondary Care Sales Pro - Experienced in healthcare sales with a genuine passion for ophthalmology and improving patient outcomes.
• Proven Sales Achiever - A strong track record of exceeding targets and driving business growth in a competitive market.
• Master of Influence - Exceptional selling, negotiation, and networking skills that build lasting partnerships and open new opportunities.
• Strategic Account Manager - Skilled at taking a territory management approach, developing tailored plans to maximise results and customer satisfaction.
• Compelling Communicator - Confident, polished, and persuasive with excellent presentation skills to engage stakeholders at every level.

Role Responsibilities for the Area Sales Manager

• Build Powerful Partnerships - Develop and nurture strong relationships with key customers across both the NHS and private sector, becoming a trusted partner in delivering outstanding healthcare solutions.
• Drive Impactful Conversations - Lead engaging, strategic, and sometimes challenging discussions that move account objectives forward and strengthen long-term collaboration.
• Map the Key Players - Create a clear and effective stakeholder map, identifying decision-makers, influencers, and access champions to maximise opportunities.
• Own Your Territory - Take charge of your area with a strategic business plan that drives growth, manages resources, and delivers measurable results.

Recruitment Process

2 stage interview process.

Connect with a hiring manager and team who are committed to guiding your career and helping you make an impact.

Evolve is a leading recruitment and outsourcing organisation, operating within the Pharmaceutical, Healthcare, Medical Device and Life Science sectors.

Equal opportunities are important to us. We believe that diversity and inclusion are critical to our success as a company, We encourage applications from everyone, regardless of background, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, ethnicity, belief, age, family or parental status, and any other characteristic