Sales Manager in Burton upon Trent)

Wallace Hind Selection; Burton upon Trent; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established manufacturer of chemical products in the UK is seeking a Sales Manager / Business Development Manager to drive growth through existing accounts and new leads. This hybrid role requires strong sales experience in the chemical sector, particularly in the areas of account management and business development. Competitive salary of up to £60,000 with additional benefits including a company car and performance bonuses.

Benefits

25 days holiday

Company car or car allowance

Bonus based on sales performance

Full access to company benefits scheme

Qualifications

• Proven track record of sales and account management success in a chemical product.
• Experience selling through distribution and to end users.
• Ability to sell at various levels, including C-suite.

Responsibilities

• Develop sales through existing and new accounts.
• Support and mentor existing sales professionals.
• Follow new leads from marketing and referrals.

Skills

Sales experience

Account management

Business development

Relationship building

Selling technical products

Job description

Are you a skilled Sales Manager / Business Development Manager from a chemical products sales background? We are a very well established and growing manufacturer of own label chemical products to a diverse range of industries (primarily through distribution) looking to drive growth through strong account management, networking and following up leads from our marketing initiatives. Based in South Derbyshire and covering the UK - we want to hear from you!

BASIC SALARY: Up to £60,000

BENEFITS

• 25 days holiday
• Company car or car allowance
• Bonus based on sales performance
• Full access to company benefits scheme after a qualifying period

LOCATION: South Derbyshire

COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS

Derby, Nottingham, Burton on Trent, Loughborough, Leicester, Tamworth, Birmingham, Coventry, Lutterworth, Stoke on Trent, Dudley, Stafford, Rugby, Northampton, Telford, Sheffield, Mansfield.

JOB DESCRIPTION

This Sales Manager role is a hybrid role - in the office at least a couple of days per week if not visiting customers. This Business Development Manager role will focus on the development of success through our existing (and growing) distributor / wholesale business. There is also the potential to develop new business with major and smaller consumer, professional brands manufacturers of bespoke own / private label products. You will work with R&D to modify and create new product development to custom requirements. We are also investing on internal R&D to generate new products to take to market. We specialise in a quick turnaround initial sales meetings to manufacture.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Hybrid role split between home office and manufacturing site in South Derbyshire
• Support and mentorship of two existing experienced sales professionals.
• Develop sales through existing accounts and follow client leads.
• Leverage relationships with businesses to open doors into sister & competitor companies and divergent sectors.
• Follow new leads from marketing, referrals and new website.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

• Proven track record of sales, account management and business development success of a chemical product. This could be from cleaning, hygiene, janitorial, industrial, automotive markets.
• Experience of selling through distribution and to end users.
• Skilled at developing existing relationships with key accounts.
• Credible in selling a technical product – but from a features, benefits, applications perspective rather than necessarily understanding the chemical make up of the range.
• You must be a strong, independent and driven sales professional (who works to margins – not just turnover) with the capacity for strategic business development.
• Able to sell at a variety of levels up to C‑suite level meetings – talking about the specification of new products.
• Any exposure to own / private label would also be an advantage.

THE COMPANY

Well established (almost 40 years) SME with a great reputation with some very big name clients as a specialist manufacture of own label chemical products. Our turnover has doubled over the last few years – and we've just taken on a new manufacturing site. We're growing!

PROSPECTS

There is a genuine path to the top table (Sales Director) role within a reasonable time frame. There is the potential to grow a team as the role and company grows.

INTERESTED?

Please click apply. You will receive an acknowledgement of your application.

Wallace Hind Selection, alongside our client embrace diversity, champion equality, and foster inclusion to create a work environment where everyone belongs and thrives.

Please Note: Wallace Hind Selection have been chosen as the retained recruitment partner of our client and therefore any direct applications to our client from candidates or agencies will be forwarded on to us direct.

REF: SP18215, Wallace Hind Selection