Area Sales Manager

Rotaflow Talent Solutions; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full product and technical training

Job summary

Rotaflow Talent Solutions is seeking an enthusiastic Area Sales Manager to cover Teesside and surrounding areas. You will develop a structured sales plan, identify new opportunities, and grow margins while maintaining strong relationships with customers and key decision makers.

The role combines commercial drive with technical understanding of valves, instrumentation or flow control, and requires regular visits to customers plus collaboration with internal engineering and sales teams to provide

Qualifications

• Commercially driven with industrial, technical sales experience.
• Knowledge of Process Engineering applications is advantageous.
• Full, clean UK driving licence required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a structured sales plan for the Teesside territory.
• Identify, target and develop new customer opportunities.
• Grow sales and gross margin across existing accounts.
• Build long-term relationships with customers and key decision makers.
• Regularly visit customers to understand requirements and identify opportunities.
• Support internal teams to develop technically and commercially appropriate quotations.

Skills

Industrial sales

Relationship building

Technical aptitude

Territory planning

Tools

CRM systems

Job description

• Company Car EV / Hybrid or Car Allowance
• Full product and technical training
• Opportunity to develop sales and technical knowledge

Client Information

Our client is a leading supplier of process instrumentation, pipeline products, valves & controls, stud-bolts, fasteners, gaskets, engineering consumables and associated services.

Their success is built on technical expertise, strong customer relationships and the ability to respond quickly to customer requirements.

This is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic and commercially driven Area Sales Manager to join the team and develop a growing customer base across the Teesside and surrounding areas. The role is ideal for an experienced sales professional or technically minded individual who enjoys building relationships, identifying new opportunities and providing customers with practical, technically informed solutions.

Sales & Business Development

• Develop and implement a structured sales plan for the Teesside territory.
• Identify, target and develop new customer opportunities.
• Grow sales and gross margin across existing customer accounts.
• Build strong, long-term relationships with customers and key decision makers.
• Regularly visit customers and prospects to understand their requirements and identify new opportunities.

Customer Account Management

• Maintain excellent relationships with existing customers.
• Understand customers’ businesses, applications, challenges and future requirements.
• Identify opportunities to increase the share of wallet within existing accounts.

Technical & Commercial Support

• Develop a good working knowledge of the product portfolio; in-depth technical background in Valves / Instrumentation or Flow Control is desirable.
• Understand customer applications and recommend appropriate products and solutions.
• Work closely with the internal engineering and sales teams to develop technically and commercially appropriate quotations.

Experience

• Commercially driven with previous industrial, technical sales or business development experience
• Knowledge of industrial customers across Teesside and surrounding areas
• Technically curious with an understanding of Process Engineering applications
• Comfortable developing new business and managing a sales territory independently
• Able to discuss technical and commercial requirements with customers
• Full, clean UK driving licence

The region covers Teesside and ideally you will be located across Stockton-on-Tees, Durham, Hartlepool, Hull, Sunderland or surrounding areas

Why should you apply

• Competitive salary and package
• Full product and technical training
• Opportunity to develop your sales and technical knowledge
• Exposure to a broad range of industrial products and applications
• Support from an experienced internal engineering and sales team
• Opportunity to develop and manage your own territory
• Close-knit team environment where ideas and contribution are valued
• Genuine opportunity for career progression as the business continues to grow

If you are commercially ambitious, technically minded and enjoy building relationships with industrial customers, we would love to hear from you.