Area Sales Manager

Wallace Hind Selection LTD; Cheltenham; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food processing equipment supplier is seeking an experienced Sales Manager to manage an established sales area in the South West of England. The role involves growing turnover with blue chip accounts in the food industry, particularly in the meat, cheese, and bakery sectors. The ideal candidate will have a strong sales background in packaging machinery and ideally possess technical qualifications. This position offers a competitive package including a base salary of £55,000 plus uncapped commission.

Benefits

Uncapped commission

Choice of Hybrid Company Car

Good Pension

Private Healthcare

Qualifications

• Proven track record in sales of process or packaging machinery into the food industry.
• Specific experience in food process machinery or selling into meat, cheese, pet food, and bakery markets is advantageous.
• Technical background is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage an established sales area with a portfolio of blue chip accounts.
• Grow turnover organically over time.
• Involve in demo and install of equipment and project management.

Skills

Sales process or packaging machinery

Technical background

Experience in meat, cheese, pet food, bakery

Education

Engineering qualifications

Job description

A great opportunity for an experienced Sales Manager who has sold food processing or packaging machinery to manage an established sales area covering the South West of England (south and west of Birmingham) and South Wales for a manufacturer of food processing machinery supplied to the food industry, with a £100k package on offer to the successful candidate.

Basic salary: circa £55,000

Benefits

• Uncapped commission to earn circa £30,000
• Choice of Hybrid Company Car
• Good Pension
• Private Healthcare

Location

Home based and covering the South West of England - south and west of Birmingham - you must live in the area.

Commutable Locations

Bristol, Birmingham, Swindon, Bath, Exeter, Gloucester, Cheltenham

Job description

A classic Area Sales Manager role managing an established sales area and a portfolio of blue chip accounts in the food industry (specifically in the meat, cheese, pet food, bakery, dairy and confectionery markets) with a brief to grow the turnover organically over time. This is a hands on sales role involving the demo and install of basic equipment plus some involvement in project management.

Person specification

• You WILL have a proven track record in sales of process or packaging machinery or similar into the food industry.
• Specific experience of food process machinery & / or of selling into the meat, cheese, pet food & bakery markets would be advantageous.
• You WILL ideally have a technical background and engineering qualifications.

The Company

This is a very well established and successful UK sales and service office for a European manufacturer of food processing machinery supplied to the food industry.

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