Area Sales Manager

Salary: £38,400 per year

We are recruiting for a North West based Area Sales Manager on behalf of a Play Area, Sports and Recreational Surfacing company who install Artificial Grass, Wetpour and a variety of resin bound surfaces for a wide range of customers. On offer is a salary of up to £32,000 per year (OTE Guide £38,400 ), Company Car or Car Allowance.

As the Area Sales Manager you will be responsible for the management and development of a mix of existing customers as well as for proactively targeting new business opportunities across a customer base that could include:

• Education (Schools, Colleges, Universities, Academies, Nurseries).
• Outdoor Playground and Sports Equipment companies who offer an installation service as part of their service.
• Residential & Commercial Developers (National, Regional and Local House Builders).
• Local Authorities (Local Council as well as Town & Parish Councils).
• Retailers (i.e., Builders Merchants, Garden & Landscaping Merchants).
• Landscapers (National, Regional or Local).
• Surfacing Installers (Paving Contractors, Resin Bound Contractors, Playground Surfacing Installers).
• Sports & Fitness outdoor venues.
• Tourist Attractions.
• Landscape Architects.

The Area Sales Manager will need:

• Sales experience gained from within this or a similar sector (surfacing, landscaping, play equipment, construction or building products, selling new build houses or for a new build developer).
• To be looking to use their career to date to bring fresh ideas, thoughts, enthusiasm, drive, and passion into a company that embraces all of these and be part of their exciting growth plans.
• The ability to develop relationships, listen and understand customer needs to maximise business opportunities and the drive to consistently seek new customers.

On offer is a basic salary of up to £38,400which is negotiable based on experience, an OTE guide of £45,000 – £55,000 per year, Company Car or Car Allowance, Holiday & Benefits package and the opportunity for progression aligned with their company growth and expansion plans.