Area Sales Representative - Kent, Sussex And Surrey

Obscurant Recruitment Solutions Ltd; City Of London; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking an Area Sales Representative covering Kent, Sussex, and Surrey. This home-based role involves gaining new clients and maintaining existing relationships. The ideal candidate has at least 2 years of field sales experience, strong negotiation skills, and a good understanding of building materials. The position offers a basic salary up to £40,000 plus company car, uncapped bonus, laptop, mobile, and benefits.

Benefits

Company car

Uncapped bonus

Laptop

Mobile phone

Additional benefits

Qualifications

• Min of 2 years' experience in field sales.
• Proven track record in managing existing clients and developing new business.
• Good knowledge of building materials with technical understanding of B2B/B2C.

Responsibilities

• Retain existing customers while developing new business in various product categories.
• Build lasting relationships with distributors, DIY networks, and contractors.
• Liaise with all distribution channels and provide efficient service to customers.

Skills

Sales driven with good negotiation skills

Excellent communication skills

Good IT skills - MS Office Suite

Tools

CRM System

Job description

Overview

Area Sales Representative - Kent, Sussex and Surrey. This position is home-based, with the expectation of working primarily in the field for four days each week and one day remotely from home. Basic salary up to £40,0000 plus company car and uncapped bonus, laptop, mobile and benefits. As an Area Sales Representative the main purpose of this role is to gain new clients and maintain relationships with current ones.

Responsibilities

• Retain existing customer whilst developing new business in various product categories such as facade claddings/boards, floors & skirtings, decorative walls
• Build last relationships relevant to the development of distribution and sales
• You will liaise with all distribution channels (distributors, DIY Network, shops, wholesalers, contractors)
• Offer a professional and efficient service to retain existing customers, attract and retain new customers
• Work to KPI\'s and targets set

Qualifications

• Min of 2 years\' experience field sales experience
• Sales driven with good negotiation skills
• Excellent communication skills, written and spoken
• Proven track sales record in managing existing clients whilst also developing new business
• Good IT skills - MS Office, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and used a CRM System
• Min of 2 years' experience of selling into wholesalers, interior designers, architects along with good knowledge of building materials with a technical understanding of the B2B or B2C channel. Any experience of selling ceramic tiles, interior design, floorings, cladding and decorative walls would be highly advantageous.

Benefits

Area includes company car, uncapped bonus, laptop, mobile and benefits.