Area Sales Manager – Midlands

The Company:
Our client have been manufacturing prefabricated chimney products in the UK for over 40 years. During this time our brands have been established as the leading chimney and exhaust products through Europe covering a wide range of specialist applications.
Their products are synonymous with the highest quality – and it is this reputation that enables contractors and house holders to use their products with total confidence.

The Role:
Maintain and develop existing and new customers to optimise quality of service, business growth and customer satisfaction, through planned individual account management, and liaison with internal Technical Sales and Customer Services.
Sales distribution analysis and development.
-Route to market new product planning and management.
-To carry out technical duties in relation to application and design.
-Monitor and report on activities and provide relevant management information.
-Attend and present at external customer meetings to facilitate the development of profitable business and sustainable relationships.
-Liaise and attend meetings with customers to aid business.
-Routine periodic attendance at Barnstaple site for meetings and organisational development.
-Provide monthly/quarterly sales and order intake forecasts. To maintain statistics against customer service level agreements and costs.
-To complete and submit weekly movement sheet.
-To report opportunities and market/competitor threats.
-To assist with Quality and Delivery Incidents and customer complaints, in line with the Company Quality Procedure.
-To attend and assist with Company exhibitions.
The Responsibilities:
-Responsibility for the strategy for sales throughout designated region within the UK.
-To achieve profitable sales regionally of our products against a set target.
-To keep abreast of latest flue technology and the products supplied by competitors.
-To keep abreast of product introductions, changes and price structures.
-To time manage appointments and sales schedule and ensure efficient administration and completion of all relevant paperwork.
-To effectively communicate with all other Company departments.
-To comply with any site and our health and safety policies, utilising PPE equipment where necessary, available upon request.
-To responsibly manage all company property issued and required to carry out job role.
-To portray a professional, personable company image within the market place at all times promoting the brand name in the market place.

What will you receive?
– Salary between £36,000 – £38,400basic
– Company Phone and Laptop
– 21 days holiday plus bank holidays
Territories: LL, LN, MK, NG, NN, NR, OX, PE, SG,ST, SY, TF, WR, WS, WV
– Start date ASAP