Area Sales Manager

Salary: £36,000 – £42,000 per year

AREA SALES MANAGER

North-East England

We are seeking an Area Sales Manager to develop Sales with an existing customer base of Kitchen & Bathroom Retailers/Showrooms and to identify and grow new business opportunities in the region.

Important attributes for this role will be first class relationship management skills, a natural and engaging communication style, a strong work ethic and a desire to learn and develop.

What is essential for this role: –

• Minimum of 2 years experience in a Showroom/Merchant or External Field Sales role
• A full and preferably clean UK driving licence
• Able to work from home, based in the South Eastern Home Counties/London area.

Personal attributes & skills/experience: –

• Determined, enthusiastic, energetic with an open and honest nature
• A work ethic that is pro-active, positive, time effective and well planned
• Strategic approach, able to find long-term winning solutions for the customer and the business
• Self-motivated and results oriented
• Well organized in respect of time planning, journey management, reporting and administration
• Excellent written and verbal presentation and communication skills
• A naturally persuasive and influential style
• Strongly focused towards customer service and satisfaction
• IT literate across Microsoft office and Excel

Role responsibilities: –

• Create and implement business plans for all key customers that drive both distribution and volume of targeted products.
• Be regarded as the key customer’s strategic supplier at all times.
• Keep pace with the constantly changing marketplace, anticipate market trends, competitive threats and commercial opportunities within your allocated area.
• Establish and manage the business relationship with the customer base to ensure that you drive growth through a combination of both existing and new Bathroom and Kitchen customers.
• Develop and deliver an effective journey plan that optimises the effectiveness of your time and the achievement of your area targets.
• To constantly review all commercial agreements with your customers, to ensure that the agreed margin levels are being achieved at all times.

Swallow Associates Ltd is a Recruitment business working on behalf of employers.

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