Regional PPE & Workwear Sales Lead — Birmingham

Portwest; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Portwest, a leading global manufacturer of safety wear, workwear and PPE, is seeking an Area Sales Manager for the Birmingham area on a permanent basis reporting to the Regional Sales Manager. You will use your PPE/workwear experience to grow Portwest distributors in the region.

The role involves building quality relationships, conducting daily face‑to‑face meetings, identifying high‑potential accounts, and developing sales plans to sustain Portwest’s growth trajectory across our distribution

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years of sales experience in PPE, workwear or safety wear.
• Proven track record of sales with manufacturers, distributors, resellers, or agents.
• Background in related industries such as Automotive, Tools, Chemicals, MROs, etc.

Responsibilities

• Build quality business relationships with new and existing accounts.
• Conduct daily face-to-face sales meetings with distributors, resellers, and agents.
• Identify existing customers with high growth potential and create a development roadmap.
• Identify new business opportunities and complete sales planning schedule.
• Utilise strategies to win new business on a continuous basis.
• Engage in consultative selling by identifying customers’ needs and providing Portwest solutions.
• Develop clear written proposals/quotations for current and prospective customers.
• Focus on selling new Portwest products by bringing samples to meetings.
• Ensure effective follow up after meetings to close sales.
• Conduct market intelligence and feed back through trade shows, seminars, exhibitions, and journals.
• Promote distributor promotions on our products with end users.

Skills

Sales experience

Negotiation skills

Relationship building

Travel readiness

Job description

Portwest, a leading global manufacturer of safety wear, workwear and PPE, is seeking an Area Sales Manager for the Birmingham area on a permanent basis reporting to the Regional Sales Manager. You will use your PPE/workwear experience to grow Portwest distributors in the region.

The role involves building quality relationships, conducting daily face‑to‑face meetings, identifying high‑potential accounts, and developing sales plans to sustain Portwest’s growth trajectory across our distribution