Territory Sales Manager

The Company:

• Fantastic opportunity to work for a hugely profitable, zero carbon, environmentally focused packaging organisation turning over £2 Billion annually. They are now looking for a Territory Sales Manager to join the team. Paying £45,000 - £55,000pa depending on experience.

Job Title:

• Territory Sales Manager

Job Purpose for the Territory Sales Manager:

• The Territory Manager will be responsible for managing existing accounts and developing new business opportunities. The types of companies you will be working with will be a mix of SME and Blue-Chip organisations within food & drink manufacturing, pharmaceutical, ecommerce and retail. Your clients and prospects will be based in the Yorkshire / Northeast region so you must be happy to cover this as an overall territory. You will be selling bespoke corrugated packaging solutions, this is very much a solution sell, the sales process involves influencing multiple stakeholders and working with design teams. The area is well established and this is a great role for a high energy, highly credible, consultative sales professional.

Previous Experience of the Territory Sales Manager:

• Excellent relationship building skills
• Establish, develop & maintain business relationships with current customers in the assigned territory and market segment to generate new business for the organizations products and services
• Maintain, develop and grow profit & volume within all accounts in line with predetermined plan
• Participate in the definition of new customer search strategies, carrying out the necessary prospecting for developing potential customers and information to determine their potential
• Provide technical and quality advice in line with customer requirements
• Expedite the resolution of customer problems and complaints
• On-going coordination with customer service to monitor orders, claims, planning of visits and contacts with customers, receivable arrangements etc
• Propose sales forecasts and monitor them
• To monitor & achieve the annual budgeted sales (volume & value)
• Propose account plans for your customers and monitor them
• Tenacious, positive "can do" attitude
• Structured sales approach with the ability to work within a team and autonomously
• Highly motivated with a desire to succeed
• Numerate and commercially astute
• Organised and professional in attitude, conduct and appearance
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
• PC literate, competent in MS Excel, Word & PowerPoint

Salary:

• £45,000 - £55,000pa depending on experience plus bonus, car & benefits

If you feel you have the right skill set and attributes for this role and that it’s the challenge you are looking for then please contact us on a confidential basis.