Area Sales Manager - South West

We are recruiting a full-time, permanent Area Sales Manager to manage the South West region for a well-established and highly respected building materials supplier. This role offers an exceptional hybrid structure - giving you the autonomy to work from home and manage your field-based territory, alongside occasional travel to our Leicester headquarters for team collaboration.

Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 per annum (depending on experience).
Benefits: pension scheme, bonus scheme, car allowance or company car, healthcare package.

The Role:
As an Areas Sales Manager, you will be responsible for developing new customer accounts and management of existing accounts within the South West region.

Key Responsibilities:

• Achieving individual sales and margin targets as within the company budget
• Actively promoting the company's range of products through a variety of channels, in line with set strategies and tactics
• Maintaining a strong focus on delivering new business opportunities and accounts through effective sales prospecting
• Understanding customer's needs and demands and acting on them promptly
• Delivering an agreed territory plan and effective call pattern for all accounts
• Developing relationships with merchant customers at all levels from branch to Head Office
• Attending sites where required for meetings and site measures and be able to demonstrate strong technical product knowledge
• Working effectively with the company's marketing function in the promotion of its brand to include feeding back all requested reports and market information
• Identifying product improvements or new products by remaining updated on industry trends, market activities and competitor actions
• Attending sales meetings, company events and training sessions as required
• Ensuring that all individual CRM data and other internal admin is updated and submitted regularly
• Preparing such reports as required by management
• Overnight stays maybe required
• Site surveys will be required

Your Skills and Experience:

To be considered for this role, you will bring proven experience in a similar field-sales position, ideally within the building materials or construction supply sector. We are looking for a proactive professional with a strong business development mindset - someone who naturally takes the initiative to identify growth opportunities and build lasting strategic partnerships.

If you are looking for the next step in your career with a well reputable and well-established company, apply for this role now!

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