Area Sales Manager

Are you a passionate sales professional looking to join one of Europe's largest manufacturers and distributors of professional hand tools and workshop equipment for the industrial sector, including the automotive aftermarket and MRO sectors?

Do you want to sell on quality and reputation rather than price? Do you want to promote products manufactured in Europe that are synonymous with quality?

If you have a passion for sales, excellent communication skills, and a target-driven mindset, this could be the perfect opportunity.

Why Apply?

• A competitive basic salary of c 45k per annum
• Excellent bonus
• Company car
• Pension plan
• 23 days holidays (increasing with service)
• Premium brand manufactured in Western Europe
• Top quality with an industry renowned reputation
• Enviable customer list
• Excellent earning potential
• Manageable area ensuring good work life balance

As the Area Sales Manager, you'll play a crucial role in expanding our client's customer base through new business development activities. Focusing on distributors and end users, you'll have the opportunity to shape the sales strategy and drive revenue growth.

Your main responsibility as Area Sales Manager will be cultivating strong relationships with the company's existing network of distributors while actively seeking out new business opportunities.

Covering the UK North West sales territory, you'll be entering a diverse industrial and commercial landscape with immense growth potential. By working closely with their established distributors, you'll be at the forefront of expanding the sales of their products through strategic business development efforts. This will involve liaising with various commercial teams within their customer base, particularly focusing on medium to large end-user opportunities.

Rest assured, you'll have their full support, and they'll equip you with all the necessary products and solutions to meet your customers' needs.

Collaboration will be key in this role, as you'll work closely with the UK & Ireland sales manager and the customer service team. By aligning your efforts with their expertise, you'll ensure a seamless customer experience and drive success.

As the Area Sales Manager, you'll be based from home. You can live anywhere on the area, however, ideally you will be based around Greater Manchester, Preston or Liverpool.

To excel in this role, relevant sales experience is essential. While automotive aftermarket or tools, workshop or garage equipment, MRO sector experience is preferred, it's not essential, so don't hesitate to apply if you have a strong sales background. Your proficiency in sales, negotiation, and communication skills will be critical in driving results.

Typical customers include the Hayley Group, Cromwell Tools, Rubix, as well as automotive, tools, fixings & fastening distributors.

Excellent IT skills, particularly in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, will be advantageous in managing your sales activities and presenting compelling proposals to clients. Your exceptional time-management and organisational skills, coupled with self-discipline, will allow you to juggle multiple priorities effectively.

As this role involves travel, a full UK driving license is required.

If you're ready to significantly impact sales and be part of this leading tools and garage equipment manufacturer, we want to hear from you.

For further information on this Area Sales Manager - North West Region opportunity, please apply and Stewart Lupton, JSL Solutions - Automotive Aftermarket Recruitment, will be in touch.

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