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Area Sales Manager / Sales Representative

Employer
The Sales Company
Location
Birmingham
Salary
OTE £40,000 ( basic and commission) FE car, laptop, mobile
Closing date
1 Dec 2014

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Business Sector
Non Food & Drink
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
Sales

Job Details

Our client is well known for their extensive ranges of home and giftware products.

Selling to many of the UK’s leading high street, departmental and independent retailers they have an enviable reputation for customer service.

They are currently looking for a dynamic, self motivated Area Sales Manager to manage their Central territory covering North Wales, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Northants, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Oxfordshire.

You will be responsible for managing existing and developing new business. Selling to independent retailers, garden centres, cookshops, giftware specialists, florists and regional groups. You must be able to create new leads to continually grow your area. You should have strong journey planning and territory development skills as well as the ability to plan ranges for your customers.

You should have strong presentation and communication skills together with a ‘can-do’ approach. You must be a self- starter able to work on your own initiative and be driven and motivated to achieve sales and distribution targets, maximising product sell-in and identifying opportunities for product sales training.

Preference will be given to candidates with a background in field sales gained in the FMCG non-food arena ideally giftware or housewares with a proven track record of sales success selling to independent retailers and garden centre groups.

You will be results oriented and have the ability to manage and develop a diverse customer base. You will be highly organised with a desire to grow with the company and create lasting relationships with key customers in your area. You see yourself as a ‘hunter’ who thrives on business development.

The successful candidate must live on the territory.

Company

The Sales Company are delighted to be the appointed Recruitment Service provider to the BHETA (British Home Enhancement Trade Association). We have served the industry and its members since 1994 specialising in the recruitment of Sales and Marketing professionals where we have built exceptional strong relationships based upon our experience, energy and commitment. At The Sales Company we have a reputation for professionalism, with a customer portfolio and candidate database, which is second to none. In addition, over the last three years we have added further expertise and have diversified and now actively recruit within the areas of Design, Technology, Merchandising, Buying, Product Management, Customer Service, Logistics and Finance at all levels from graduate entry to main board members. People are the most important resource and we recognise each client and candidate is an individual and our unique, proactive approach reflects this. We are confident that we will deliver an efficient and stress free recruitment service, which will be an invaluable partnership for all members.

Company info
Location
7 North Hall
Heydon
Nr Royston
SG8 7PZ
GB

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