Area Sales Manager (Racking & Storage)

Alexander James Recruiting Ltd.; Ringwood; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a sales person to develop client relationships and grow revenue for a key client in the racking and storage solutions sector. The role involves managing an existing client base primarily across the South Coast and South West, performing site visits, and providing consultative sales. The ideal candidate will have a sales background in racking or be open to individuals from other sectors. Competitive salary up to £45,000 plus uncapped commission and benefits including a company car.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Uncapped commission

Company car or allowance

Phone & Laptop

Growth opportunity

Qualifications

• Ideally from a sales background within the racking industry.
• Experience conducting site surveys and providing quotations.
• Open to candidates from other industries, including materials handling.

Responsibilities

• Manage existing client base nationally, focusing on South Coast & South West.
• Business development in the same area.
• Generate new business through site visits and customer quotes.
• Provide consultative sales for racking and storage solutions.
• Take responsibility for revenue and business growth.

Skills

Sales background

Proactive selling approach

Conducting site surveys

Tools

Knowledge of CAD

Job description

Overview

Alexander James Recruiting is currently working with a leading supplier of various racking and storage solutions looking to recruit a new sales person to cover and develop their client base predominantly across the South Coast as well as the South West and work with the current ownership to expand the business across the group. This is a great opportunity for an individual from within the racking or an individual from another industry sector to assist in the growth of an already successful business and as a result, reap the rewards.

Responsibilities

• Managing an existing client base across on a national basis with a main focus on the South Coast & South West
• Business development across the same area
• Generate new business by visiting customers on site, conducting site surveys and providing customer quotes for racking and other equipment
• Providing a consultative sales approach in order to win new business in the sales of racking and storage solutions
• Take responsibility for the companies revenue stream and overall growth

Requirements

You will ideally be from a sales background within the racking industry though that is not essential. You will be proactive in your approach to selling and will ideally have experience of conducting site surveys and providing detailed quotations. Knowledge of CAD would be advantageous though by no means essential given this is not necessarily needed as part of the role. Crucially, you will be attracted to the idea of building on an already successful business. Our client are open to individuals from other sectors to include material handling, those in other field sales roles or even potentially to trainee types seeking a career.

Benefits

• Competitive salary dependent on experience (up to £45,000)
• Excellent, uncapped commission opportunity
• Company Car (electric) or potentially Car Allowance
• Phone & Laptop
• Genuine growth opportunity, working with a fast growing yet already well established company within racking & storage

The Company

Predominantly a racking & storage provider of various different brands our client operate nationally and are seeking to grow continually into a larger group which will create ample opportunities for the individual who joins them. Due to some recent changes they now require a new sales person to cover the South Coast & South West region.