Area Sales Manager
The world's leading manufacturer of wood-based panels is looking to hire a highly motivated and experienced Area Sales Manager to cover the South of the UK. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a growing region and further develop your career in sales leadership.
You would be playing a key role as part of a truly global business with over 40 large manufacturing sites and an annual turnover of circa €4.5billion. The privately owned UK operation based in Chirk, Wrexham, has a turnover of £350million with ambitious plans to double that as well as exciting investment plans for the next 5 years.
Full-time permanent role, you will be based in the South of the UK and comfortable with regular travel covering a wide region. Offering an attractive salary with benefits including generous bonus, car allowance, plus various health and wellbeing initiatives via the online platform.
The Role
As Area Sales Manager you will play a lead role in driving sales and expanding the company's footprint across the South. You will be responsible for managing existing client relationships as well as generating new business. Key responsibilities will include…- Sales of all products to existing and new customers in the region, according to agreed strategy and monthly targets
- Responsible for allocated key and target accounts and customers
- Liaising with internal sales and production about customer needs and lead times
- Control pricing and deliveries for customers
- Prepare visit reports
- detailed competitor information
- prices, volumes, portfolio; customer potential update, tasks
- Distribute up to date marketing and promotional materials among customers
The Candidate
The ideal candidates for this Area Sales Manager opportunity must have significant experience in business development, sales, or account management, preferably across multiple product categories with a proven track record of meeting or exceeding sales targets.A strong understanding of the decorative, furniture and construction industries in the South of the UK would be an advantage.
- Highly motivated, target driven individual with strong business acumen
- Ability to self-generate new business from cold prospects, build and maintain relationships with existing customers
- The confidence to take ownership of the success of your sales territory
- The ability to engage and build excellent rapport with your customers over the telephone and face to face
- Full UK driving license and the ability to travel within the region.
The Company
The world's largest wood-panel product producer with a turnover in the region of €4.5billion per year and first-class environmental credentials. Recent investment has investment has helped the business significantly improve service and take market share in the UK & Ireland market by increasing production capacity, broadening product range, maximising efficiency opportunities, improving sustainability and achieving overall operational excellence.
Interested? If you think you're right for this Area Sales Manager role, then click the 'Apply Now' button, send us your CV and we'll consider you for the first round of interviews.Coburg Banks Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.