Area Sales Manager - Luxury Retail - South - Hitchin

An established distribution business that represents some incredible brands and services across retail, jewellery, beauty and pharmacy are working in collaboration with DB Charles Recruitment to hire a new Area Sales Manager to cover locations across the South of England (specific locations will be tailored to the individual but might include Essex, Kent, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridge, Colchester, Ipswich, Peterborough, Norwich, Northampton, Southampton, Brighton etc).

The business represent brands and services predominantly seen within luxury independent retail stores and environments and the new hired candidate will be amongst 3/4 others in the team and report directly in to the Sales Director.

The overall purpose of the role is to provide exceptional continued account management to the current client base which varies from independent jewellers to salons, spa's and pharmacies. Plus, making sure the relationship is reviewed constantly with upsell opportunities identified. The new territory sales manager will also need to attract, onboard and bring on new business. Day to day duties of the role will include:

• Account management
• New business development
• Sales calls
• Sales meetings and account review meetings
• Working towards targets & KPI's
• Attending trade shows and networking events
• Demonstrating the brands, products and services on offer
• Providing training & demonstrations on products
• Costing & ordering tasks
• Liaising with other internal teams

For this position, the business is looking for CV's with many of the following attributes:

• Previous retail management / territory sales / area management / field sales / area sales experience within jewellery, luxury, gift, watches or other associated fields
• Strong sales & account management experience
• Has a network within luxury, beauty, jewellery etc.
• A great ability to sell but also to see an opportunity to upsell or introduce new products, brands & services
• Excellent communication skills
• Based in a location in the South or Southeast of England and willing to be travelling to different customers & accounts in these locations (locations likely to include Essex, Kent, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridge, Colchester, Ipswich, Peterborough, Norwich, Northampton, Southampton, Brighton etc)
• Must hold a full UK driving license
• Able to commit to overnight stays and to be able to attend weekend trade shows and networking events when required.

This is an exciting role not just for the business it is with but also for the brands and products they represent. The role is a Monday to Friday position, x40 hours per week, with some overnight stays required, plus some trade shows & networking events requiring weekend attendance. For this role, the client can offer a base salary of £40,000 per annum, plus important to note the additional benefits on offer include:

• An uncapped bonus scheme
• Company car
• Company fuel card
• Xmas shutdown period
• Laptop
• Mobile phone
• Plus, many others.

If this role interests you, please send over a CV application ASAP and we look forward to speaking with you.