Area Sales Manager

Regional Recruitment Services; Braintree; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Area Sales Manager to operate in the East of England. The role provides a base salary of £45k to £50k plus performance-related bonuses. Responsibilities include managing sales via distributors, building client relationships, and ensuring customer satisfaction. Candidates should possess excellent communication skills and a proven track record in sales. A clean driving license is also required.

Qualifications

• A proven sales professional operating at the high value account level.
• Focused on identifying opportunities with existing and new accounts.
• Highly developed selling skills with excellent communication.
• Ability to work on own and plan diary effectively.

Responsibilities

• Sell products via distributors in the region.
• Support new and existing distributors through various activities.
• Build client relationships and maintain a strong pipeline.
• Ensure customer satisfaction through proactive management.

Skills

Proven sales professional

Excellent communication skills

Knowledge of marketplaces

Strong interpersonal skills

High levels of energy and commitment

Computer literate with Word/Excel/PowerPoint

Ability to work autonomously

Job description

Overview

Role: Area Sales Manager

Location: East of England

Pay rate/Salary: Base Salary 45k to £50k + Performance Related Bonus

Hours of Work: Monday - Friday

Type: Permanent - Office/Field based

Start Date: Immediately (flexible for notice periods)

My client is a leading lighting manufacturer that is looking for an Area Sales Manager to operate in the East of England.

Responsibilities

• Territory sales role selling products via distributors in your region (Push/Pull role).
• Sales out activity by way of pro-active support to new and existing distributors via Joint sales calls, trade counter & networking events, product training and demonstrations.
• Proactively build client relationships and maintain a strong pipeline.
• Present and gain agreement from the customer that ensures the customer sees our approach as added value ensuring it supports both customer and our commercial requirements.
• Work proactively with your portfolio, with a planned schedule of visits, using reports and information to keep the customer up to date, ensuring that you get the most from your visits and calls, maintaining CRM records at all times.
• Working simultaneously with your team and internal departments to ensure customer satisfaction.

Skills & Experience

• Essential
• A proven sales professional operating at the minimum of high value account level.
• Focused on being able to identify opportunities with both existing and new accounts and be able to strategically develop those opportunities within the set parameters of Scolmore's Commercial trading philosophy
• Knowledge of the marketplaces or experience of similar markets
• Highly developed selling skills with excellent communication both F2F and written, with interpersonal skills.
• High levels of energy, commitment and tenacity with a strong understanding of the sales process and large accounts processes and buying behaviours
• Computer literate with the ability to use Word/Excel/PowerPoint
• Ability to work on own, planning diary and working autonomously within your defined role.
• A full and preferably clean driving licence is required for this role

Application information

If you would like more information about this role, please contact Aaron Cooper on (phone number removed).

About Regional Recruitment Services - A Recruitment Agency in Leicester.

This position is advertised by Regional Recruitment Services Ltd, an award-winning independent recruitment agency that has been operating since 2008. We offer permanent, temporary and contract jobs within the Commercial, Construction, Industrial and Engineering sectors. To view all of our positions available throughout the United Kingdom, please visit our website ((url removed))