Area Sales Manager - Scotland

SLD Pumps and Power; Livingston; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Area Sales Manager to lead sales operations across Scotland. This role is pivotal in driving revenue growth and enhancing customer relationships, focusing on the Livingston depot and its supporting locations. The ideal candidate will possess outside sales experience, particularly in the construction industry, and will have a strong background in pump solutions and electrical power supply equipment. This opportunity offers a competitive base salary with performance incentives, a supportive work environment, and the chance to make a significant impact within a dynamic team. If you're driven by results and customer success, this role is for you.

Benefits

Base salary + 20% SIP

25 days of holidays + bank holidays

Home / depot-based role

Qualifications

• Experience in outside sales to the construction industry is essential.
• Knowledge of pump solutions and electrical power supply equipment is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Oversee sales operations across Scotland to drive revenue growth.
• Build strong relationships with existing customers and prospect for new ones.

Skills

Outside sales experience

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Customer focus

Result driven attitude

Tools

CRM system

Pump solutions

Electrical power supply equipment

Job description

Location: Maxwell Square, Brucefield Industrial Estate, Livingston EH54 9BL

Location: Livingston, Scotland, United Kingdom

Contract type: Full time, Permanent

SLD PUMPS & POWER is one of the UK's leading suppliers of pumps and generator rental equipment, providing the highest quality service 365 days a year 24/7 through 13 strategically located depots across the UK. SLD Pumps & Power is also a trading division of Carrier Rental Systems UK Ltd (Carrier Group). Being part of a global corporation gives customers the peace of mind that they are in the safest hands possible.

About the role

The Area Sales Manager will oversee sales operations across Scotland focusing on driving revenue growth and increasing EBIT for the Livingston depot and supporting locations.

As the Area Sales Manager, you will be specifically responsible for:

• Building strong value adding relationships with existing customers.
• Prospecting for new customers and new opportunities with existing customers.
• Working closely with depot network and internal Service Centre colleagues.
• Continuous personal development on product and application knowledge.
• Contributing to and working with SLD data systems especially CRM system.
• Managing commercials to ensure order profitability.
• Increasing the level of awareness of customers of SLD Pumps & Power and associated companies within the region.
• Providing reports on customer enquiries, hires and sales in the designated area.
• Assisting in the collection of payments due for services provided in the designated area.

To be successful in the role you should have:

• Outside sales experience to construction industry
• Experience in specifying and selling pump solutions
• Experience with electrical power supply equipment like generators/solar/battery storage solutions or with plant rental will be beneficial
• UK driving license
• Great communication and negotiation skills
• Customer focus and result driven attitude

What we offer

• Base salary + 20% SIP
• 25 days of holidays + bank holidays
• Home / depot-based role

Our commitment to you

Our greatest assets are the expertise, creativity and passion of our employees. We strive to provide a great place to work that attracts, develops and retains the best talent, promotes employee engagement, fosters teamwork and ultimately drives innovation for the benefit of our customers. We strive to create an environment where you feel that you belong, with diversity and inclusion as the engine to growth and innovation. We develop and deploy best-in-class programs and practices, providing enriching career opportunities, listening to employee feedback and always challenging ourselves to do better. This is The Carrier Way.

Join us and make a difference.

Carrier is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other federally protected class.