Area Sales Manager UK

WALTER GROUP; United States; Remote; USD 62,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company laptop and equipment

Remote working environment

Onboarding in Austria

Language training

Job summary

CONTAINEX, part of the WALTER GROUP, is seeking a Sales Manager for a defined UK territory. The role is home-based with extensive travel across the UK and occasional international trips. We offer a comprehensive onboarding programme at our Austrian headquarters and long-term career development through the WALTER ACADEMY.

You will identify new opportunities, manage key accounts, and lead negotiations to deliver tailored modular building solutions to a diverse client base.

Qualifications

• Completed technical or business-related education with good technical understanding.
• Strong communication and presentation skills to build rapport and influence.
• Independent, self-motivated, and able to manage a sales territory from home.
• Commercially aware and driven to develop new opportunities.
• Experienced with digital tools and CRM systems.
• Willing to travel UK 50%+ and internationally occasionally.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Excellent command of English.

Responsibilities

• Drive new business growth by identifying and acquiring customers and distribution partners across your sales area.
• Build strong, long-term relationships while maintaining and developing existing accounts.
• Manage your sales territory independently, including planning and carrying out customer visits.
• Present our product portfolio and create customised modular building solutions for a wide range of customer requirements.
• Lead contract negotiations and guide customers through the full sales cycle.
• Monitor market trends, identify opportunities and contribute to regional sales strategies.
• Work closely with internal teams to deliver the best customer outcomes and participate in ongoing training.

Skills

Technical or business education

Communication skills

Independent / self-motivated

Commercial awareness

CRM tools

Travel willingness

Driving licence (UK)

English language

Education

Technical or business-related education

Tools

CRM software

Job description

Описание: CONTAINEX, is part of the WALTER GROUP and the European market leader for containers, portable cabins and modular buildings. We support customers across a wide range of sectors including construction, manufacturing, and trade as well as the public sector with flexible modular building solutions – wherever and whenever they are needed. With production based in several European manufacturing facilities, our Austrian family-owned business, established in 1981, combines long-term thinking with innovation, entrepreneurial spirit and sustained international growth. We are now looking for a Sales Manager to drive business development across a defined territory in the UK. In this role, you will work with customers ranging from SMEs to large international organisations, identifying new opportunities, building long-term partnerships and delivering tailored modular building solutions to meet their needs.

Задачи:

• Driving new business growth by identifying and acquiring customers and distribution partners across your sales area
• Building strong, long-term relationships while maintaining and developing existing accounts
• Managing your sales territory independently, including planning and carrying out customer visits
• Presenting our product portfolio and creating customised modular building solutions for a wide range of customer requirements
• Leading contract negotiations and guiding customers through the full sales cycle
• Monitoring market trends, identifying opportunities and contributing to regional sales strategies
• Working closely with internal teams, including Customer Service, Engineering and Finance to deliver the best customer outcomes
• Continuously developing your product and market knowledge through structured training programmes

Требования:

• Completed technical or business-related education, with a good level of technical understanding
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to build rapport and influence stakeholders
• Independent, self-motivated and organised, with the ability to manage a territory effectively from a home-based role
• Commercially aware, ambitious and driven to identify and develop new business opportunities
• Confident using digital tools and CRM systems
• Willingness to travel extensively within the UK and occasionally internationally (approx. 50%+ travel)
• Full UK driving licence
• Excellent command of English

Условия:

• A diverse and autonomous sales role with a high level of responsibility and impact
• Comprehensive onboarding programme at our headquarters in Wiener Neudorf, Austria
• Ongoing professional and personal development through our WALTER ACADEMY
• Strong long-term career prospects
• The stability of a well-established, privately owned international business
• A modern and supportive remote working environment
• Regular company events, language training and additional employee benefits
• Company laptop and all necessary equipment
• The role offers a starting salary from £52,000 per annum (gross), depending on experience and qualifications.
• In addition, you will receive a guaranteed bonus, with the opportunity to participate in a performance-related profit-sharing scheme following the onboarding period.
• To support your extensive customer visits and business travel across the UK, the company will provide an appropriate mobility solution
• We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.
• We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees, regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, sexual orientation or identity.
• This is a home-based role, and your place of work will be remote within the UK.

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