Area Sales Manager, South UK

Douglas Stuart; Slough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading sales organization is seeking an Area Sales Manager in South Central UK to drive growth and profit across their region. This high-impact, field-based role requires technical insight and relationship management with over 100 customer accounts. The ideal candidate will excel in consultative selling and new business generation while effectively managing a pipeline ranging from £20K to £1M+ projects. Successful candidates will have autonomy in their role, focusing on long-term customer relationships and strategic planning.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in sales management or business development.
• Strong technical engineering insight paired with commercial acumen.
• Experience navigating complex sales cycles with high-value projects.

Responsibilities

• Drive sales and profit growth across South Central UK.
• Develop and manage a healthy pipeline of qualified opportunities.
• Strengthen relationships across a portfolio of 100+ end customer accounts.

Skills

Consultative selling

Account development

New business generation

Pipeline management

Collaborative working

Job description

As an Area Sales Manager you will be a key driver of sales and profit growth across your region, South Central UK (Milton Keynes to Brighton (excl central London)), acting as the primary face of the business to customers.

This is a high-impact, field-based role where technical engineering insight and commercial acumen will help shape long-term customer success. Your core focus will be to develop and manage a healthy pipeline of qualified opportunities, while strengthening relationships across a portfolio of 100+ end customer accounts.

Youll be instrumental in unlocking new value through :

• ? Consultative selling identifying customer needs and delivering tailored, solution-led proposals
• ? Account development deepening stakeholder relationships and expanding product adoption
• ? New business generation leveraging existing networks and market intelligence to open doors
• ? Pipeline management navigating complex sales cycles, from £20K transactional deals to £1M+ strategic projects
• ? Collaborative working engaging internal experts and cross-functional teams to deliver best-in-class solutions

Youll have autonomy over your diary, but success comes from proactive engagement, strategic planning, and building long-term customer relationships.

What we are looking for