Sales Representative

Job title: Sales Representative

Location: West Midlands

Salary: c£35,000 plus quarterly bonus + company car

Market: Garden décor / gifts

Job Reference: NH/23710

• A fast-track opportunity to progress into managing a sales team and key accounts
• Work with a respected and innovative British garden trade supplier
• Inherit well-established territory with over 200 customers
• Mentored by the Sales Manager as a natural replacement

The Role of Sales Representative:

A fast-track opportunity to sales management or key accounts management for an ambitious Sales Representative or an experienced Sales Manager. Under the guidance of a retiring Sales Manager you will inherit a Midlands sales territory and demonstrate your ability before moving into increasing levels of responsibility.

You would be selling a fantastic range of beautifully designed products that cover many garden categories from furniture to candles and garden lighting to tools.

Sales Area: Herefordshire, Worcestershire, West Midlands, Shropshire, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Oxfordshire

Key responsibilities will include:

• Inherit a well-established customer base of garden centres and internet resellers
• Create a journey plan that maximises customer contact time
• Visit all customers regularly to build relationships and extend ranges
• Inspire new accounts to get on board
• Be creative in seeking new business opportunities – farm shops, department stores, agricultural merchants and gift shops are all suitable targets
• Provide sales forecasts and daily updates to the CRM system

The Reward:

A basic salary of c£35,000 plus generous quarterly bonuses. Company car or car allowance.

Candidate profile for this Sales Representative opportunity:

We are looking for an experienced Sales Representative, Key Accounts Manager or Sales Manager who can learn all aspects of this sales role before progressing into a more senior role.

The qualities we seek are:

• Based in Herefordshire, Worcestershire, West Midlands, Shropshire, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Oxfordshire

• A proven track record of sales with a garden trade supplier
• Some experience of dealing with professional buyers in regional key accounts
• A passionate, charismatic and inquisitive character
• Numerate, articulate, mature and with high potential
• High energy with fantastic communication skills
• Highly organised and able to work with a broad range

For more information and to apply please contact Nick Hester at Cavendish Maine:  

Contact:

Name: Nick Hester       

Telephone: 01275 813030

Email: nick@cavendishmaine.com

Reference: NH/23710

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