Area Sales Manager

Pertemps Gloucester; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Electric company car

Bonus scheme

24 days annual leave

Job summary

Pertemps Gloucester is seeking an Area Sales Manager to cover Gloucestershire and Herefordshire in a field-based role. You will manage existing accounts, seek new opportunities, and drive growth while partnering with an internal sales team.

The role offers a permanent, full-time position with a basic salary of £40,000–£45,000 plus a bonus scheme and an electric company car. 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with long-term career progression in a growing business.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in an external sales, field sales or business development role.
• Experience within builders' merchants, plumbing, pipeline products, construction supplies or a related industry.
• Strong commercial awareness and ability to identify sales opportunities.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Highly organised with strong time management skills.
• Self-motivated and capable of working independently.
• Trustworthy, reliable and professional in their approach.
• A strong work ethic and desire to spend time in the field developing customers.
• Full UK Driving Licence.
• Ideally based locally to Gloucester.

Responsibilities

• Managing and developing existing customer accounts across Gloucestershire and Herefordshire.
• Identifying and securing new business opportunities within the territory.
• Building strong customer relationships through regular visits and communication.
• Generating enquiries, progressing quotations and converting opportunities into sales.
• Working closely with internal sales and branch teams to maximise opportunities.
• Achieving sales and margin targets.
• Providing regular activity and performance reports to management.
• Attending sales meetings, training sessions and customer events as required.
• Managing your diary effectively to maximise customer contact time.
• Delivering exceptional customer service at all times.

Skills

External sales

Field sales

Business development

Communication skills

Relationship building

Time management

Self-motivated

Driving licence

Job description

Area Sales Manager required in Gloucestershire & Herefordshire. Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 per annum + Bonus + Electric Company Car, Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, Contract: Permanent Opportunity.

Pertemps are recruiting for an Area Sales Manager to join a well-established and growing business within the plumbing, pipeline and merchant sector. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced sales professional with a builders' merchant, plumbing, pipeline or construction supplies background to manage an established territory covering Gloucestershire and Herefordshire.

Working in a field-based role, you will be responsible for maintaining existing customer relationships while driving new business growth across the region. Supported by an experienced internal sales team, you will focus on developing accounts, generating enquiries, progressing quotations and securing profitable business.

Key Duties

• Managing and developing existing customer accounts across Gloucestershire and Herefordshire.
• Identifying and securing new business opportunities within your territory.
• Building strong customer relationships through regular visits and communication.
• Generating enquiries, progressing quotations and converting opportunities into sales.
• Working closely with internal sales and branch teams to maximise opportunities.
• Achieving sales and margin targets.
• Providing regular activity and performance reports to management.
• Attending sales meetings, training sessions and customer events as required.
• Managing your diary effectively to maximise customer contact time.
• Delivering exceptional customer service at all times.

What We're Looking For

• Previous experience in an external sales, field sales or business development role.
• Experience within builders' merchants, plumbing, pipeline products, construction supplies or a related industry.
• Strong commercial awareness and ability to identify sales opportunities.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Highly organised with strong time management skills.
• Self-motivated and capable of working independently.
• Trustworthy, reliable and professional in their approach.
• A strong work ethic and desire to spend time in the field developing customers.
• Full UK Driving Licence.
• Ideally based locally to Gloucester.

Working Hours

• Monday to Friday.
• 40 hours per week.
• Field-based role covering Gloucestershire and Herefordshire.
• Occasional attendance at meetings, training sessions and company events as required.

Pay & Benefits

• £40,000 - £45,000 basic salary, depending on experience.
• Performance-related bonus scheme.
• Electric company car.
• 24 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays.
• Company pension scheme.
• Permanent, full-time position.
• Established territory with genuine growth potential.
• Long-term career progression opportunities.