Area Sales Manager

Jonathan Lee Recruitment Ltd; North East; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment consultancy is seeking an Area Sales Manager in the North East to drive sales for a prominent machine tool manufacturer. The successful candidate should have a strong sales background and at least three years of experience in the machine tool industry. Responsibilities include developing business relationships and achieving a sales target of circa £6 million. Attractive rewards include a competitive salary, bonus, and company benefits.

Benefits

8% Pension Contribution

Private Health Care

Performance bonus

25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays

Free Parking

Subsidised Restaurant

Qualifications

• Proven sales background within the metal cutting industry.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Self-starter with planning capability.

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining existing business relationships.
• Preparing documentation for order processing.
• Maximising the potential of the brand in the market.

Skills

Strong sales negotiation skills

Minimum 3 years of sales experience

Excellent time management

Ability to identify and open new accounts

Experience of CRM systems

Education

Engineering background & qualifications

Job description

Area Sales Manager (North East)

Competitive salary plus car, bonus, 8% pension, private medical & 4x life assurance

Do you have strong sales, business development and account management experience within the machine tool cutting industry?

The Company

Our client, Yamazaki Mazak is a leading global manufacturing company based in Worcester. This is an excellent opportunity to work for a market leading Machine Tool manufacturer who have been at the forefront of the industry for many years.

Jonathan Lee Workforce Solutions are the preferred supplier to Mazak.

Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Sales department for an Area Sales Manager for the North East Territory. The successful candidate is likely to have a proven sales background, and a proven track record within the metal cutting industry. This is an account management and business development role targeting large end users.

You will be required to be positioned in the north east area and responsible for selling our market leading portfolio of CNC machines across a defined geography, maximising the significant potential of our brand in the market.

Strong written and oral communication skills are essential as is the ability to think innovatively while also having the capacity for detail and planning.

You will be a pragmatic & credible individual who will portray a positive image of our Company and products to customers and potential customers.

Role

• Developing and maintaining existing business relationships
• Preparing documentation for order processing
• Maintaining existing accounts and creating new accounts
• Defining the correct manufacturing solution to meet the customer's needs
• Define product along with delivery to meet customers' requirements
• Propose / present machine specification along with associated costs
• Apply correct resource to deliver the correct solution - Applications - Service
• Assist with customers justification along with return on investment
• Ensure payment milestones are met
• Ensure the correct documentation is in place and internally agreed
• Work to a Capital Sales Annual Target circa £6 million

Essential Criteria

• Strong sales negotiation skills
• Minimum 3 years of sales experience selling within the machine tool industry
• Previous engineering background & qualifications
• Confidently present & prepare presentations
• Communicate at all levels of the business
• Experience of CRM systems
• Excellent time management and planning capability
• Motivated / self-starter
• Ability to identify and open new accounts / opportunities

Desirable Criteria

• Good knowledge of the customer base within the Northern region

The Reward

• Join a successful, multi-national manufacturing company
• Excellent career potential
• Performance bonus
• 8% Pension Contribution
• Private Health Care
• 4x Death in Service Package
• Full Sick Pay
• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays
• Free Parking

Subsidised Restaurant

If this Area Sales Manager role sounds like the right opportunity for you then please call to discuss further or email me at

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