Area Sales Manager - Home, Garden & DIY
Bridgewater Resources UK
North Watford, GB
This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious and proactive Area Sales Manager to join a successful business who are one of the biggest names in their sector. With 15 strategic trading locations and a divisional turnover of circa £120 million, they are part of a £1 billion turnover group who already employee over 2,000 people nationwide.\n\nThe business distributes a wide range of DIY, gardening and housewares products to business customers including high street retailers, garden centres, DIY stores and independent hardware stores across the UK and Northern Ireland.\n\nRole Responsibilities\n\nThis role is an excellent opportunity to build a successful area sales career with a market-leading group. You'll take on a well-established sales territory with lots of potential for growth covering North-West London, Middlesex, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire.\n\nAs an Area Sales Manager, your responsibilities will include:\n\nDeveloping and building on relationships with a well-established portfolio of customers (garden centre buyers, hardware store owners, etc.)\nDriving sales growth by identifying opportunities to develop company performance and revenue\nEnsuring the achievement of set targets and objectives\nPresenting, communicating and selling to a well-established customer base\nEstablishing relationships with new customersRewards\n\nYou will be given the tools to be successful and the freedom to make an impact and progress in this highly sociable and fast-paced industry.\n\nAs an Area Sales Manager, you will receive:\n\nStarting salary between £33,000 - £36,000\nYour share of the company's profits in the form of a lucrative uncapped bonus\nCompany car, mobile and laptop\nOptional membership of the excellent company pensionRole Requirements\n\nTo be successful in this Area Sales Manager role, you should be:\n\nAn experienced field salesperson (ideally) with knowledge of how to manage a territory and organise daily visits\nIdeally, some knowledge about the DIY/ Hardware sector\nAn excellent communicator\nAmbitious, driven and self-motivated\nAble to build relationships with people from all backgrounds and age profilesThink you have what it takes? Apply today to find out more