Reporting in to the Regional Field Sales Manager, we are looking for an experienced, driven and motivated Area Sales Manager to join the team to service a portfolio of high street retailers. This person will be based in North England.

Duties will include but not limited to;

• Creating "Best Practice" procedures for your accounts.

• Develop senior level relationships with all allocated accounts

Key role to include below activities:

• Drive improved customer sales growth and satisfaction through existing and new business development
• Achieve territory targets set in line with Channel target
• Customer base retention / new business opportunities
• Executing strategy as well as specific account plans
• Develop senior level relationships with all of your accounts
• Working and building relationships with key stores managers where applicable
• Working and building relationships with the Customer Care, Area Sales Managers and the wider business
• Ownership of product/service enhancement opportunities, working with internal teams to establish/improve
• Management of territory order book capturing and phasing seasonally to aid flow in of product
• Capturing repeat sales from existing customers
• Make decisions which will affect workload priorities to ensure targets are met
• Ensure Product knowledge is current and relevant
• Display openness and effectiveness through verbal and non-verbal behaviour
• Be energetic and committed to meeting targets
• Respond to queries to an agreed timescale or in a timely manner
• Work on own initiative and have good interpersonal skills

Role Requirements:

We are looking for an experienced business professional who is a natural leader and communicator with experience of servicing large corporate customers and independent businesses. Persuasive, you will have a proven record of success in a customer facing role and be able nurture and develop a successful sales territory.