Technical Area Sales Manager

The People Group (Ireland); Naas; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Company vehicle

Company benefits package

Full training and ongoing technical 지원

Job summary

The People Group is seeking an ambitious Area Sales Manager to join a growing team in Ireland. Based in Leinster, you will manage and develop an existing customer database while actively identifying new opportunities to grow the business in turf, plant health and landscape sectors.

This is a technical sales role where understanding customer challenges and providing practical solutions is as important as selling products.

Qualifications

• Previous sales or business development experience is desirable.
• Strong technical understanding of turf, plant health and landscape sectors.
• Experience in golf, sports turf, agriculture, horticulture or landscaping is beneficial.
• Willing to travel extensively around Ireland and possess a full driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop an existing customer database and identify new opportunities.
• Grow the business across turf, plant health and landscape sectors.
• Travel extensively throughout Ireland to build relationships with customers and brands.
• Represent leading international brands and provide practical solutions to customer challenges.

Skills

Area sales

Technical sales

Business development

Relationship building

Travel flexibility

Driving licence

Job description

We are looking for an ambitious and technically minded Area Sales Manager to join a growing team in Ireland. Our client is a specialist supplier to the golf, sports turf, amenity and landscape sectors, providing innovative solutions across plant nutrition, soil health, moisture management, irrigation and seed selection. The business works with leading international brands including Plant Food Company, Tee-2-Green, RhizoSolutions, Rain Bird, GAIA Soil Biology and TOMi Monitoring Device.

The Role

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing and developing an existing customer database, while actively identifying new opportunities and growing the business.

This is a technical sales role, where the ability to understand customer challenges and provide practical solutions is just as important as selling products.

The role will be based in Leinster, with extensive travel throughout Ireland required.

About You

Previous sales or business development experience is highly desirable, together with a strong technical understanding of areas such as:

• Plant nutrition
• Soil chemistry
• Soil biology
• Moisture management
• Irrigation
• Turfgrass seed and cultivars

Experience within golf, sports turf, agriculture, horticulture or landscaping would be an advantage. However, full training will be provided. We are particularly interested in someone with the right attitude, commercial drive and willingness to develop their technical knowledge.

The successful candidate must be

• Self-motivated and able to work on their own initiative
• Confident building and developing customer relationships
• Commercially driven with a desire to grow the business
• Technically curious and willing to learn
• Well organised and capable of managing their own territory
• Comfortable working independently
• Willing to travel extensively throughout Ireland
• In possession of a full driving licence

What We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Company vehicle
• Company benefits package
• Full training and ongoing technical support
• The opportunity to represent leading international brands and innovative technologies
• The opportunity to develop an existing customer base and grow new business
• A varied and rewarding role within Ireland's specialist turf and plant health sector

This is an excellent opportunity to join an established specialist business and represent a portfolio of leading international brands and innovative technologies within the turf industry.

You will have the opportunity to develop an existing customer base, win new business, build strong industry relationships and become a trusted technical adviser to customers across Ireland.

If you have sales experience, a passion for turf and plant health, and the ambition to grow a business, we'd like to hear from you.

Technical knowledge is an advantage. Attitude, initiative and commercial drive are essential. Full training will be provided.

Location: Leinster

Salary: 40k - 45k

Job Ref: 9612MT