Area Sales Manager, Business Development Manager

Scarlet Selection Ltd; Carlisle; Remote; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Scarlet Selection Ltd is seeking an Area Sales Manager to drive sales of weighing equipment across Scotland. The role is field-based, with a home-office setup and a focus on securing maintenance contracts in manufacturing, logistics, engineering, chemical, food and recycling sectors.

Candidates should have 2+ years in field sales, with engineering or commercial qualifications and strong relationship-building skills to develop dormant and new business opportunities.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years Field Sales, Area Sales Manager or Territory Sales Manager experience.
• Proven track record in sales roles.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Sell full range of weighing equipment and maintenance contracts into manufacturing, logistics, engineering, chemical, food and recycling industries.
• Manage your diary, book appointments and work from home when not visiting clients.
• Develop and grow existing client accounts and win new business across the territory.

Skills

Technical sales

Territory management

Account development

Relationship building

Education

Engineering or commercial qualifications

Job description

A genuinely exciting Area Sales Manager/Industrial Weighing Equipment Sales Manager position has arisen with this successful and expanding weighbridge and weighbridge systems manufacturer. They are looking for an experienced sales professional to sell their range of equipment to a host of end users across the Southwest of England.

LOCATION : Candidates will live in the Glasgow to Edinburgh area (central belt) and will cover the whole of Scotland as as a territory. You will manage your own diary, book your own appointments and work from home when not out visiting clients.

SALARY: Circa £40k as a basic salary with an OTE of approximately £60k.

• fully expensed company car
• fully expensed mobile
• fully expensed laptop
• 25 days annual leave

As Area Sales Manager/Industrial Weighing Equipment Sales Manager; your responsibilities will be field based sale, to promote & sell the companies full range of weighing equipment and maintenance contracts into all areas of manufacturing, logistics, engineering, chemical, food and recycling industries.

You will be able to demonstrate the following skills and attributes:

• Technically competent & able to specify systems & solutions from the simple to complex.
• Self-Motivated target driven individual.
• Consistent sales target achiever.
• Management of sales territory with minimum supervision.
• Managing & growing existing client accounts.
• Managing & developing dormant clients.
• Managing & developing new business opportunities across all industrial sectors.

Successful candidates will have minimum of 2 years Field Sales, Area Sales Manager or Territory Sales Manager experience.

You are likely to have relevant engineering and commercial qualifications and have a proven track record within sales roles. Strong interpersonal and communication skills are a must as you will be building relationships at all levels to create success.

ELIGIBILITY

All vacancies are based in the UK. It is unlawful to employ a person who does not have permission to live and work in the UK and we will therefore only consider applications from candidates who are eligible to work in the EU.