Area Sales Manager

Cavendish Maine; Leicester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Cavendish Maine is seeking a dynamic sales professional to manage existing accounts across the Midlands, with a turnover of £1 million. You will focus on wholesalers, buying groups, and independents, including garden centres. Candidates should ideally be located in Northants, Warwickshire, Leics, or Bedfordshire and possess knowledge of the independent housewares and garden sectors. The position emphasizes ownership and driving business forward. Please reach out to Shelley Velati for further details if interested.

Qualifications

• Experience in selling to wholesalers and independent stores.
• Ability to work with existing accounts across the Midlands.
• Willingness to take ownership and drive business forward.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop existing accounts worth £1 million.
• Sell to wholesalers, buying groups, and independents including garden centres.

Skills

Knowledge of independent housewares and garden centres

Sales experience in DIY or garden sector

Communication skills

Job description

A growing UK manufacturer of plastic housewares/DIY and garden products.

Well known within the sector they sell to national and independent retailers.

The Role:

Covering the following counties - Notts, Lincs, Leics, Norfolk, Suffolk, Northants, Beds, Bucks, Herts, Warwickshire, West Mids.

• Working with a number of existing accounts across the Midlands with a turnover of £1 million.
• You will sell to a mix of wholesalers, buying groups & and independents - including garden centres.

The Person:

• Based ideally in Northants, Warwickshire, Leics or Bedfordshire you will be operating in the housewares, DIY or garden sector at the moment, although other non food sectors will be considered.
• Knowledge of the independent housewares, DIY stores & garden centres across the West Midlands is essential.
• Focussed, methodical and keen to take ownership to drive the business forward are key character traits.

Contact: Shelley Velati

Reference: SV/86984

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If your application is successful we will contact you to discuss the opportunity in more detail, within 48 hours of receiving your application.

Should you not hear from us within 3 working days please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please be advised that if unsuccessful for this role we may keep your details in our hold file, during which time you may be contacted for other suitable vacancies. If you do not want us to do this please call us to advise.

In the meantime, we would like to thank you for your interest in Cavendish Maine.