Area Sales Manager

• Join a leading international power tool manufacturer
• Inherit a high value sales area with an established customer base
• Full training provided, excellent support and ongoing prospects

Job Description: Area Sales Manager

• £42,000 + 40% bonus + company car + company credit card, laptop, iphone, pension, life assurance and 25 days paid holiday.
• This is a challenging and exciting role within a high performing UK sales team where you will use your consultative sales skills to manage all aspects of the company’s business relationship with an established network of stockists.

Key Responsibilities Will Include:

• A home-based role requiring travel throughout your sales area.
• Autonomously manage your time to achieve maximum commercial impact
• Visit customers to understand and support their business objectives
• Negotiate and agree annual joint business plans with all dealers
• Implement company sales strategies within your region
• Achieve sales turnover and margin objectives
• Coordinate product training and demonstration teams
• Work within the national sales team to share best practice

Candidate Profile: Area Sales Manager

The sales area covers parts of the West Midlands, Leicestershire, Warwickshire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Surrey.

We are looking for an experienced field sales professional with a number of qualities:

• A home location that is central to the sales area
• Previous experience of field sales and account management
• Experience of seasonal selling, power tools or outdoor/ garden products is an advantage
• Advanced communication and negotiation skills
• An intuitive people-person with high emotional intelligence
• Commercially astute, numerate with appreciation for pricing, costs and profitability
• A relationship builder with strong time management skills
• Computer literate

About the Company:

• A leading international manufacturer of innovative outdoor power tools that operates at the cutting edge of technology to improve the productivity, safety and comfort of users.
• An Area Sales Manager in this role can expect excellent support and training throughout their career with internal opportunities for progression.

Salary/Benefits Information:

• The successful candidate will receive a negotiable basic salary and an opportunity up to 40% of salary as a bonus.
• You will also receive a fully expensed company car, fuel card, company credit card, 25 days holiday, life assurance, healthcare and attractive pension plan, mobile and laptop.

Contact: Nick Hester

Job Reference: NH 87040

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