Area Sales Manager (Forklift Trucks)

Alexander James Recruiting Ltd.; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading dealer of material handling equipment is seeking an area sales manager to develop their client base in the West Midlands. This role offers an excellent uncapped commission structure and a strong growth opportunity within an established company.

Benefits

Competitive salary up to £40,000

Uncapped commission potential

Hybrid company car

Good pension scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in forklift sales or capital equipment sales.
• Proven track record in sales.
• Proactive approach to selling.

Responsibilities

• Manage existing client base across West Midlands.
• Generate new business through site visits and quotes.
• Provide consultative sales for material handling equipment.

Skills

Consultative selling

Customer management

Site surveys

Job description

Alexander James Recruiting is currently working with a leading dealer of material handling equipment looking to recruit a new area sales manager to cover and develop their client base in postcodes across the West Midlands postcodes. With excellent, uncapped commission opportunities and scope for growth, this is a great opportunity for an experienced forklift sales professional.

Responsibilities

• Managing an existing client base across the West Midlands postcodes
• Generate new business by visiting customers on site, conducting site surveys and providing customer quotes for forklift hire
• Providing a consultative sales approach in order to win new business in the hire and sale of material handling and related equipment to include powered access
• Take responsibility for region revenue stream and overall growth

Requirements

You will ideally have worked in a sales role within forklift trucks before, with a proven track record in the industry. You will be proactive in your approach to selling and will have a solid understanding of equipment hire. As an alternative to forklift sales experience, the company are willing to consider candidates from other industries within capital equipment as long as candidates have experience of providing a consultative sell and have experience of conducting site surveys. Candidates from sweepers and other cleaning equipment as well lifting equipment and other warehouse products would be suitable in this regard. In terms of location, the company are willing to consider candidates based anywhere across the West Midlands and surrounding areas, even as far North as Crewe.

Benefits

• Competitive salary dependent on experience (Up to £40,000 depending on experience)
• Excellent uncapped Commission potential (OTE £50,000-£70,000 achievable)
• Genuine growth opportunity, working with a fast growing yet already well established company within forklift trucks
• Hybrid Company Car
• Good Pension Scheme

The Company

With a presence across two major regions of the UK our client supplies one of the major forklift brands known internationally. Having been established for nearly 40 years, they have built up a strong reputation and comfortably hold a fleet of over 100 forklift trucks at any one time. In addition to forklift trucks, the company supply related material handling equipment and a unique fleet management system. Due to continued expansion, they are now looking to grow the team across the West Midlands and add an additional sales person.