Area Sales Manager

Horner Recruitment; Cambridge, Slough; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully expensed car

Pension

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking an individual with technical sales experience to join their field-based sales team. This fully remote role requires two visits to the Head Office monthly and regular travel to the Cambridge area. Responsibilities include customer management, producing quotation packs, and providing technical support. The position offers a basic salary of £30K-£35K with a realistic OTE of £70K.

Responsibilities

• Follow up quotations and promote services to enhance conversion rate.
• Choose effective servicing methods while minimizing costs.
• Liaise with Supply Chain for pricing and technical info.
• Provide technical support for installations and training.

Skills

Technical sales experience

Customer management

Effective communication

Flexibility in service handling

Technical knowledge of products

Job description

Our client is looking for an individual with technical sales experience to join their busy field based sales team.

Responsibilities

Customer Management

• By priority follow up quotations, further promoting services and experience and enhancing conversion rate
• Choose the most effective way to service the customer with least cost processing and service in mind
• Be flexible to handle sales calls, service in house, you may be required to visit site to cover External Design due to high volumes of customer requests

Producing Quotation Packs

• By using effective questioning techniques establish customers’ needs in detail
• Produce quotation packs
• Produce the written quotations outlining the payment terms and proposal
• Consider design improvements to provide selling benefits

Technical Support

• Liaise with Supply Chain regarding suppliers to ascertain prices and technical information
• Gain an understanding and technical knowledge of competitors products
• Liaise with the Installations Team on booking in jobs ensuring all sufficient paperwork is available
• Work with the Technical Team to ensure smooth installation of large or complex projects
• Provide technical support including more technical drawings/quotations for Mail Order and Resellers providing training and guidance

Reporting & Administration

• Recording proposal information on quotes
• Follow up of quotations
• Provide progress report to line manager
• Continually feedback to Marketing and Merchandising regarding product range and the customer offer

This position is fully remote with two visits to the Head Office in Slough a month. Your client base will be in the Cambridge area so you will need to be able to travel there regularly.

Benefits

• £30K-£35K basic
• Realistic £70K OTE
• Fully expensed car
• Pension