Area Sales Manager - SOUTH

PLAYDALE PLAYGROUNDS LTD; Oxford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-time 35 hours/week

Birthday holiday bonus

Well-being plans

Discount app access

Employee assistance & Health Cash Plan

Job summary

Playdale Playgrounds is seeking an Area Sales Manager to drive sales of high‑quality playground equipment across schools, nurseries and community groups. The role covers a multi‑county region with a central base in Oxford, Abingdon, Didcot area, and requires a proactive, entrepreneurial sales professional capable of exceeding targets.

You will work with the head of field sales and marketing to grow existing accounts and win new business while travelling across the territory.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of identifying and pursuing new opportunities.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills.
• Consistent drive to hit monthly and annual targets.
• Highly motivated to be a top performer in a target-driven environment.
• Computer literate with experience using sales databases/CRM packages.
• Smartly presented and professional.
• Full, clean driving licence held.

Responsibilities

• Sell Playdale Playgrounds' equipment to schools, nurseries, local authorities, councils, housing developers and community groups.
• Drive sales across a defined territory, ensuring profitability and growth.
• Develop new business while maintaining and expanding existing accounts.
• Collaborate with head of field sales, sales support and marketing to maximise opportunities.

Skills

Opportunity identification

Presentation skills

Target achievement

Motivation to perform

CRM / sales databases

Smartly presented

Driving licence

Tools

CRM software

Job description

Location:Preferably located Oxford, Abingdon, Didcot, Newbury, Thatcham area - covering Bedfordshire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Buckinghamshire, Dorset, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Isle of Wight.

We are looking for a new Area Sales Manager, if you have a passion for sales and have a track record of exceeding targets, we want to hear from you!

Our #TEAM Benefits Include:

• Full time 35 hours per week
• Big birthdays ending in a zero, receive an additional holiday
• Free personalized well-being plans
• Access to high street discount app
• Employee Assistance programme & Health Cash Plan

At Playdale Playgrounds we are a dynamic, international business currently in over 50 countries, that design, manufacture, and install fun, exciting, outdoor playground equipment. We pride ourselves on creating exciting, innovative, and educational outdoor play equipment that makes children smile all over the world, which is why we are on the lookout for a target driven Area Sales Manager to wow our customers and join our fantastic and positive team.

This is an exciting role to sell the company’s high quality and innovative portfolio of playground equipment to schools & nurseries, local authorities, parish councils, housing developers, landscape architects, leisure operators and community groups.

The ideal candidate will be an entrepreneurial sales professional, who possesses a proven track record of hitting targets. As an individual, you will be professional and proactive, possessing strong organisational skills, and have a drive to be a winner!

The Role:

Area Sales Manager covering South England (Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Buckinghamshire, Dorset, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Isle of Wight, Bedfordshire). Therefore, it would be preferable that you are based centrally ie. Oxford, Abingdon, Didcot, Newbury, Thatcham area area with easy access routes to all areas.

Supported by your Head of Field Sales, you will be responsible for driving sales of playground equipment and managing a territory profitably.

You will deal with existing business whilst targeting new business and working with your dedicated sales support and marketing functions.

About you:

• Experience of identifying new opportunities
• Excellent presentation skills
• Consistent drive to achieve monthly and annual targets
• Highly motivated to be a top performer
• Computer literate and experience using sales database/ CRM packages
• Smartly presented
• Full, clean driving licence

Qualifications: The ideal candidate will have proven experience in field sales with a track record in exceeding targets (you should be able to demonstrate this through sales awards, appraisal information, monthly figures etc.)

Nice to have: Formal sales training would be an advantage however we are committed to developing individuals during an in-depth induction and mentoring programme. An interest in AI and automation would be advantageous.

Playdale Playgrounds is an equal opportunities employer. Due to the amount of applications we receive, we are unable to respond to them all individually. If you do not hear from us in a few weeks, your application has been unsuccessful.

Location

Oxford, Abingdon, Didcot, Newbury, Thatcham area.

Hours per week

35