Optical Area Sales Manager - Leeds

This position will cover Northern England, with the individual ideally located in either Yorkshire / Lancashire.

This role will involve managing and growing the optometry business in the defined territory, mainly through optometrists. The successful candidate will drive sales excellence across the product portfolio. It will be important to understand the company's ethos and be able to assimilate the spirit across the whole team as well as communicate this to customers.

• Develop and maintain relationships with key customers
• To have a full understanding of the Customer, their needs and their environment in each Key Account
• To create a clear and effective stakeholder map per account, including decision makers, influencers and access generators
• To create detailed individual customer plans which lead to win:win solutions for both the customer and the organisation.
• To conduct effective and challenging customer interactions which progresses account objectives and enhances partnership working.
• To maintain complete, accurate and up to date customer records in line with company processes and policies and utilise this data for planning and reports.
• Comprehensive training for new accounts

• Must have ABPI qualification
• Experience within the optical industry
• Flexible "can do" attitude needed to thrive in a fast growing company
• Ability to take an account management approach to managing territory business.

• Base salary up to £45,000
• Bonus scheme up to 15-20% of salary
• Company car/Car allowance

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