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Area Sales Manager

Area Sales Manager (WB01) Greater Manchester, England

Salary: GBP33000 - GBP40000 per annum + £3k bonus, car, 20 hols
Do you have a track record in field sales & live around Greater Manchester? Up to £40k basic, £3k bonus, car, working for a fantastic business. Apply today!

Our Client:

- Our client is a well-established, highly ambitious manufacturer of stylish bathroom accessories and has a rapidly growing network of bathroom showrooms and distributors.

- Due to growth, this territory will now receive their first dedicated sales person, so this is a big opportunity for the right individual.

- The business turns over £10's of millions of pounds every year and you'll be working with a manager who has been in the business over 15 years and began as a field sales representative.

- They boast a family feel and good longevity of staff.

The Role:

- Due to growth, my client is now looking to recruit an Area Sales Manager to cover this northern geographical territory, which is very much an account management style role.

- The Area Sales Manager will be covering Greater Manchester, Liverpool, the Wirral, Lancashire, Staffordshire, into North Wales and Shropshire.

- The Area Sales Manager will be selling stylish bathroom accessories, such as mirrors, illuminated bathroom mirrors, bathroom cabinets, washbasins, sinks, ceiling fans, wall mounted fans, LED shower lights, spotlights, shaver sockets, creating an aspirational bathroom.

- You will be selling to Independent bathroom showrooms, national bathroom retailers, plumbers merchants, stockists, gaining displays in their retail space and supporting them on occasion, targeting their customer, such as the property developer, house builder, interior designer and specifier.

- Typically making 5 to 6 face to face meetings per day across your territory, looking after and developing business with established accounts, introducing new products, as well as targeting new business. This territory has accounts ticking over, that turnover collectively in excess of £1.5 million, so this is a big opportunity to take the territory to the next level.

The Successful Candidate:

- The successful Area Sales Manager will have a proven track record of sales success, in any industry. Ideally you'll have an appreciation of design and aesthetics. In the current team, one had sold white goods to retailers and 2 had sold advertising.

- You will be a confident, engaging character, able to build strong relationships with your customers.

- You will have good IT skills, be a good team player, with a demonstrable track record of Field sales and be a good networker.

- You must be prepared to stay away from home to effectively cover the territory, potentially 1-2 nights every 2 months.

- The successful candidate must live in Gloucestershire or Worcestershire.

The Remuneration:

- Basic salary of £33,000- £40,000 dependent on experience

- End of year bonus scheme of £1k-£3k typically

- Choice of company car

- 25 days holiday, mobile, laptop, pension.



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