Trainee Area Sales Manager

South East England
£35,000-£40,000 + Bonus up to 40% + Company Car + Benefits

Are you looking to take the next step in your sales career and move into a field-based territory role with genuine development potential?

This is an opportunity to join an established UK business looking to bring in someone with strong commercial potential who can develop into a successful Area Sales Manager.

The business is open-minded on background. You may already have some experience in sales, account management, business development or field marketing and be looking for an opportunity to take greater ownership of customers and a defined territory.

Our client is a well-established UK business supplying a broad range of products into independent retail and trade customers across the country.

The business has an experienced sales team in place and is looking to invest in someone who can grow into the role, build strong customer relationships and develop their commercial capability over time.

This is a genuine development opportunity rather than a role requiring years of established Area Sales Manager experience.

Working across the South East, you will gradually take responsibility for an established customer base while also identifying opportunities to win new business and grow the territory.

You will be responsible for:

• Managing and developing customer relationships across the region
• Growing existing accounts and identifying new sales opportunities
• Building strong relationships with independent retailers and trade customers
• Planning customer visits and managing your own diary
• Developing your understanding of territory management and field sales
• Identifying new business opportunities within the region
• Working closely with the wider sales team to support growth
• Building strong product and market knowledge
• Representing the business professionally with customers

You will be commercially minded, confident with customers and motivated to develop your career in field sales.

You could currently be working within:

• Sales
• Business development
• Account management
• Field marketing
• Retail development
• Territory sales
• Graduate sales
• A structured sales training or development programme

You will ideally demonstrate:

• Some previous sales or commercial experience
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• Confidence speaking with customers
• A proactive and self-motivated approach
• Good organisation and time management
• Commercial awareness
• A genuine desire to develop within field sales
• A full UK driving licence

Previous experience within the specific market is not essential.

The business is more interested in finding someone with the right attitude, potential and willingness to learn than someone who has already spent several years managing a territory.

• Basic salary around £35,000-£40,00 depending on experience
• Bonus opportunity of up to 40% of salary
• Company car
• Wider company benefits
• Field-based role covering the South East
• Genuine development into a full Area Sales Manager position

If you are looking for an opportunity to take the next step in your sales career and develop within an established business, please apply or contact Brian McGeachy at MorePeople for a confidential conversation.