Area Sales Managers

Anderson Scott Solutions; Claygate; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment company is looking for an Area Sales Manager to cover South and North London regions. The role involves managing distributor relationships and stock, while conducting training and industry events. Candidates should have sales experience in plumbing, electrical, or similar products. The position offers a salary between GBP 50,000 and GBP 55,000, plus bonuses and benefits including private medical health and 25 days holiday.

Benefits

Bonus

Pension

Private medical health (Single)

Group income protection

25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays

Buy and sell scheme (purchase up to 5 days)

Qualifications

• Experience as an Area Sales Manager, Regional Manager, or similar.
• Strong sales abilities and relationship management skills.
• Understanding of the distributor to end-user market.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary contact for distributors in the area.
• Manage stock profiling and returns at distributors.
• Organise training events for contractors and distributor staff.

Job description

Area Sales Managers

50-55,000, plus bonus

Surrey & South London OR North London Regions

Permanent roles

Our client is looking for 2 Area Sales Managers predominately for the South and North London and wider regions. The right candidate is going to be supplying into Distributors for plumbing, electrical, hardware or similar products currently. You will be currently working as an Area Sales Manager (ASM) or Regional Manager (RM) or Business Development Manager or Sales Distribution Manager or Sales Engineer or similar.

Duties of the Area Sales Manager:

• Primary contact for all supporting distributors in the area.
• Develop professional and respectful relationships with all key distributor personnel.
• Stock profiling and management of stock at all supporting distributors.
• Stock returns and cleanses are handled in accordance with company policy and procedure
• Non-stocking distributors are to be targeted utilising internal sales to identify potential new stockists
• New product lines are effectively sold into stockists.
• Product awareness (training) to basic/intermediate level for distributor staff
• Organise contractor training events, facilitated by the distributor, especially when new products are launched or regulations change. These will usually be with the local technical engineer.
• Attend any industry events/trade shows as required and relevant to the area.
• Provide the relevant Key Account Manager with targeted project leads from medium and large contractors

You will be a driven and passionate sales individual, who understands the Distributor to end user market. Most weeks will be 4 days out and 1 day WFH to plan the following week. Reporting to the Regional Sales Manager.

Covering the following postcodes:

South: CR, KT, SM, SW, SE, TW, GU

North: EN, N, NW, UB, WD, SL, W, E, HA

• Salary: 50k to 55k (depending on experience)
• Bonus
• Pension
• Private medical health (Single)
• Group income protection
• 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays
• Buy and sell scheme (purchase up to 5 days)