Area Sales Manager - Timber Products

elite-talent-hub.vincere.io; Greater London; Remote; GBP 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Pension scheme

Job summary

Elite Talent Hub, on behalf of a well-established timber processing group, is seeking an Area Sales Manager to cover South East England. This field-based role reports to the Head of Group Sales and focuses on growing an established customer base.

You will build strong relationships, manage territory with planning and account management, hit annual targets, and ensure excellent service. A full, clean driving licence is required; salary up to £65,000 DOE plus company car and pension.

Qualifications

• Experience in field or customer-facing sales roles and territory management.
• Experience selling timber/building products; builders' merchant exposure a plus.
• Ability to nurture existing accounts while developing new relationships.
• Experience working with targets, forecasting and performance metrics.
• Familiarity with CRM systems and structured sales processes.
• Full, clean driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Proactively grow an established customer base and develop new opportunities.
• Build and maintain long-lasting relationships with key accounts.
• Manage the sales territory through planning and account management.
• Meet and exceed annual sales targets and milestones.
• Provide high standard customer service as a trusted partner.
• Maintain sales activity and customer data in the CRM.
• Represent the business professionally aligned with values and commercial objectives.

Skills

Territory management

Field sales

Customer relationships

Forecasting & targets

CRM systems

Driving licence

Job description

Elite Talent Hub is a specialist in permanent staffing solutions for clients both nationally and internationally.

On behalf of our client, a well-established, multi-site timber processing and building products group with operations across Ireland and the UK, we are seeking an Area Sales Manager to manage and grow an established customer base across South East England. This is a field-based commercial role reporting to the Head of Group Sales, with clear accountability for an assigned sales territory and customer portfolio.

Key Responsibilities:

• Proactively manage and grow an established customer base while identifying and developing new business opportunities within the assigned territory.
• Build, maintain and strengthen long‑lasting relationships with key accounts and buying groups.
• Manage and develop the assigned sales territory through structured planning, prioritisation and effective account management.
• Achieve, exceed and consistently deliver agreed annual sales targets and key performance milestones.
• Ensure a high standard of customer service is maintained across all accounts, acting as a trusted commercial partner.
• Accurately maintain sales activity, customer information and account data within the CRM system.
• Represent the business professionally, in line with its values and commercial objectives.

Requirements:

• Demonstrated experience in field or customer‑facing sales roles, with the ability to manage territories and deliver sustainable sales growth.
• Experience selling timber or building products, with experience selling into the builders' merchant sector considered a strong advantage.
• Demonstrated ability to manage existing accounts while developing new customer relationships.
• Experience working with sales targets, forecasting and performance metrics.
• Familiarity with CRM systems and structured sales processes.
• Full, clean driving licence.

Location:

Remote / field-based, covering South East England, with regular customer travel across the territory.

Salary:

Up to £65,000 DOE, plus company car, pension scheme and benefits.

All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence.

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