Area Sales Manager

YOLO Recruitment; London; On-site; GBP 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Area Sales Manager in London to drive sales for various construction brands. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in plant or heavy equipment sales, with responsibilities including lead generation, relationship management, and maintaining an accurate CRM. This role offers a competitive salary with an uncapped commission structure. Candidates should demonstrate exceptional communication skills and a commitment to exceeding expectations.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as an Area Sales Manager is required.
• Proven track record in plant, construction, or heavy equipment sales.
• Strong communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Drive sales growth by generating leads through networking and referrals.
• Identify and close business opportunities effectively.
• Maintain relationships with suppliers to ensure order specifications are met.
• Ensure timely customer payments and monitor order issues.

Skills

Sales lead generation

Business opportunity closing

Customer relationship management

CRM database management

Job description

Area Sales Manager
40k basic - uncapped commission structure with an OTE of up to 200k + benefits
Territories available -Wales, West Midlands, Shropshire, Warwickshire, Greater London, Hertfordshire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire
Monday to Friday – 8.00 – 6.00

We are looking for a dynamic and experienced Area Sales Manager to drive the sales of 3 construction brands.

This is a field-based role for a motivated individual with a proven track record in plant, construction, or heavy equipment sales.

With a passion not only for exceeding your sales targets, but also for working with people and building brilliant relationships, you will constantly increase the client base whilst ensuring outstanding customer service at all times.

You will have an established customer base that you would bring over to the business and partner brands.

As the Area Sales Manager , day to day, you will:
• Contribute to the sales growth of the division by generating sales leads as a result of effective networking, referrals and prospecting.
• Successfully identify, penetrate and close business opportunities to a effective conclusion, whilst identifying and securing additional sales opportunities such as parts and service.
• Prepare and follow-up with quotations, ensuring timely customer payments.
• Monitor orders closely, rapidly escalating any lost order issues to minimise any financial loss.
• Consistently achieve sales and profitability targets.
• Maintain an excellent relationship with suppliers ensuring the correct specifications for an order are delivered to the customer.
• Work in harmony with the sales admin team and other departments to maximise productivity and reduce costs.
• Work and communicate effectively with aftersales to ensure a smooth, seamless handover of products to customers.
• Actively develop a network of customer relationships with both new and existing clients.
• Maintain an accurate CRM database of all customer contact details.
• Take ownership of customer concerns
• Identify opportunities to supervise product demonstrations at selected customer sites to facilitate the closing of new business deals.

Skills needed for our Area Sales Manager vacancy:
• Previous experience as an Area Sales Manager
• Always aiming to exceed expectations – every email, phone call and text is always responded to, and you keep your customers up to date. It’s all about communication.

Please get in contact with YOLO Recruitment to find out more.