Area Sales Manager

Key Selection Recruitment Limited; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading adhesive distributor is seeking an Area Sales Manager to drive revenue in the North of the UK, focusing on new business development and growing existing accounts. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of B2B field sales experience, particularly in selling tapes, adhesives, or abrasives. This role offers a salary starting at £42,500, with additional benefits including a car allowance and 25 days holiday.

Benefits

Car allowance

Pension

Profit share scheme

25 days holiday

Qualifications

• Proven B2B field sales experience within industrial or manufacturing environments.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in the industry.
• Strong background selling tapes, adhesives, or abrasives.

Responsibilities

• Drive revenue and margin growth across the territory.
• Develop new customer relationships across industrial and manufacturing markets.
• Manage and grow existing accounts.

Skills

B2B field sales experience

Relationship building

Sales into technical customers

Organizational skills

Job description

Position: Area Sales Manager
Location: Covering North of UK (North, NW, Scotland & Ireland)
Salary: Starting at £42,500 + dep on exp (Car Allowance, Pension, Profit Share Scheme + 25 days holiday)
The Company: Adhesives Distributor

My client are looking for an experienced field-based sales professional to take ownership of a large, high-potential territory, with a strong focus on new business development alongside existing account growth.

The Role

• Drive revenue and margin growth across the territory
• Develop new customer relationships across industrial and manufacturing markets
• Manage and grow existing accounts, increasing share of wallet
• Sell a portfolio of tapes, adhesives, and abrasives aligned to customer applications
• Build strong relationships with buyers, engineers, and operations teams
• Plan and manage your territory effectively, prioritising high-value opportunities
• Maintain pipeline and activity through CRM
• Represent the business professionally at customer sites and industry events

Requirements

• Proven B2B field sales experience within industrial or manufacturing environments
• Min 5 years experience within the industry
• Strong background selling tapes, adhesives, or abrasives (essential)
• Knowledge or experience of 3M products is highly desirable
• Demonstrated success in winning new business and growing territories
• Confident selling into technical, engineering-led customers
• Self-motivated, organised, and comfortable working independently
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel
• Experience/ understanding of what it means to work in a ISO9001/ quality driven work environment.