Job Ref: 214380499

Date: 2021-08-06 14:14:06

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Are you a sales and account management professional looking to enhance your career with one of Europe’s leading construction manufacturing businesses?

We are delighted to offer the opportunity for an Area Sales Manager to join our Client’s successful business at an exciting time in the further development of their brand in the UK market.

The Company

With over 30 years experience in producing high quality engineered solutions for the built environment, our Client has established a strong market position spanning the residential, commercial, civil engineering and infrastructure sectors across the UK and global markets.

Their unrivalled reputation is owed to constant innovation, focussed market research and development coupled with a strong business model that involves placing their customers and the environment at the heart of their business.

As investors in people, our Client believes that their people are the cornerstone of their success and therefore place developing and maintaining a stable and reliable workforce along fostering with a collaborative culture at the forefront of their business strategy.

The Role

Reporting to: Regional Sales Manager

The aim of this role will be to promote our Client’s comprehensive range of residential building products by developing and maintaining strong relationships with key national and independent Merchant accounts throughout Northampton, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire.

You will aim to develop strong links with the existing customer base in order to develop sales generation which can be fed back through our Client’s supply chain alongside generating new Contractor business.

Responsibilities

* Build and maintain strong customer relationships

* Successfully manage existing merchant accounts whilst looking for new business opportunities in your territory

* Work closely with the Regional Sales Manager and wide sales teams to achieve profitable growth for our Client’s product range

* Provide excellent customer service at all times

* Manage your diary and time efficiently to achieve KPIs

* Keep up to date with competitor and market activity and report to

* Continuously look for new ways to improve customer experience

* Undertake necessary training and continued personal development by taking full advantage of our Client’s world-class training systems

Skills and Knowledge Required:

* Proven track record in account management

* Proven business development track record

* Experience within the construction products sector

* Time management skills

* Self starter – ability to work on your own initiative

* Good interpersonal skills

* Strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise workload

* Attention to detail

* Good communicator, both written and verbally

* Willingness to travel with some overnight stays necessary (UK based)

Location/Area Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Milton Keynes, Northampton

(The successful Candidate will live within one of these areas)

Salary Negotiable dependent on experience + Attractive Bonus incentive

Package Company Car, Laptop, Mobile Phone, 25 days holiday, Sharesave Scheme and Pension scheme

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