Area Sales Manager - South West (BBBH47617) South West England, England
| Salary: | GBP40000 - GBP45000 per annum + depending on experience |
We are recruiting a full-time, permanent Area Sales Manager to manage the South West region for a well-established and highly respected building materials supplier. This role offers an exceptional hybrid structure - giving you the autonomy to work from home and manage your field-based territory, alongside occasional travel to our Leicester headquarters for team collaboration.
Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 per annum (depending on experience).
Benefits: pension scheme, bonus scheme, car allowance or company car, healthcare package.
The Role:
As an Areas Sales Manager, you will be responsible for developing new customer accounts and management of existing accounts within the South West region.
Key Responsibilities:
- Achieving individual sales and margin targets as within the company budget
- Actively promoting the company’s range of products through a variety of channels, in line with set strategies and tactics
- Maintaining a strong focus on delivering new business opportunities and accounts through effective sales prospecting
- Understanding customer’s needs and demands and acting on them promptly
- Delivering an agreed territory plan and effective call pattern for all accounts
- Developing relationships with merchant customers at all levels from branch to Head Office
- Attending sites where required for meetings and site measures and be able to demonstrate strong technical product knowledge
- Working effectively with the company’s marketing function in the promotion of its brand to include feeding back all requested reports and market information
- Identifying product improvements or new products by remaining updated on industry trends, market activities and competitor actions
- Attending sales meetings, company events and training sessions as required
- Ensuring that all individual CRM data and other internal admin is updated and submitted regularly
- Preparing such reports as required by management
- Overnight stays maybe required
- Site surveys will be required
Your Skills and Experience:
To be considered for this role, you will bring proven experience in a similar field-sales position, ideally within the building materials or construction supply sector. We are looking for a proactive professional with a strong business development mindset - someone who naturally takes the initiative to identify growth opportunities and build lasting strategic partnerships.
If you are looking for the next step in your career with a well reputable and well-established company, apply for this role now!
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