Area Sales Manager in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

• Join a close-knit, collaborative team
• Excellent opportunity to develop your career within an established and growing British manufacturer

Area Sales Manager – East of England

Territory: Peterborough, Northampton, Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedford, Cambridge, Norfolk & Suffolk

The Role of Area Sales Manager

• •This is a field/home-based role, covering a large territory across the East of England.
• You will represent and sell a high-quality range of specialist manufactured construction products into Local Authorities and other commercial organisations.
• The role is a mixture of account management, project-led sales and business development.
• You will be responsible for identifying and developing new projects, often engaging with customers at an early stage to understand requirements, influence specifications and develop opportunities through to order.
• You will build relationships with a range of stakeholders including Local Authorities and other organisations.
• This role is 70% exisiting accounts and 30% business development
• You will be supported by an experienced National Sales Manager, who will provide ongoing guidance, product training and development.
• You will use your relationship-building, commercial and organisational skills to develop the region and grow revenue across your territory.
• You will have responsibility for managing your own pipeline, identifying new opportunities and developing existing accounts.

The Company Hiring an Area Sales Manager

Our client is an established British construction manufacturer of specialist products, with a strong reputation and established presence within its market.

The business has grown consistently over several decades and has built a successful operation through product quality, customer relationships and a strong focus on its people.

Training and development is at the heart of their success. The company recruits on attitude, calibre and potential and is committed to developing talent from outside of the industry.

This is an excellent opportunity for a field sales professional looking to develop their career within a project-led B2B sales environment, particularly those with experience across construction, housebuilding, manufacturing, building products, property or related sectors.

The Candidate for the Area Sales Manager role

• Previous face-to-face sales, field sales or hybrid internal/external sales experience.
• Experience of developing relationships and generating new business.
• Commercially minded with the ability to identify and develop project opportunities.
• Confident communicating with customers, decision-makers and multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent attitude, team player, motivated and driven.
• Well organised with the ability to manage a territory and sales pipeline independently.
• Industry experience is not essential – full training will be provided.

The Package on offer for the Area

• Up to £45,000 basic salary
• £12,000 – £20,000 OTE uncapped
• Private healthcare
• 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays
•  Company car – hybrid
• Full training and ongoing development
• Long-term career progression

Ref: CPJ1881