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Area Sales Manager - Plant Hire

Embark Recruitment
Posted 3 days ago, valid for a day
Location

Manchester, Greater Manchester M17 1DJ, England

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The company is seeking a driven and passionate sales professional for a field-based Area Sales Manager role focused on excavator mounted attachments.
  • Candidates should have at least a few years of experience in a sales role within the Plant Hire or Plant Attachment industry.
  • The position offers a base salary of approximately £45,000 per year, with an on-target earnings (OTE) potential of £60,000 including bonuses.
  • The role includes responsibilities such as identifying new business opportunities and managing existing customer accounts, with a focus on customer relationships.
  • This is a full-time, permanent position that offers benefits such as a company car, mobile phone, laptop, and 25 days of holiday with no weekend work.

The Role:

Working for a leading plant and hydraulic attachment supplier, we are looking for a sales professional with drive, passion & self-motivation who can demonstrate their previous success in a similar position. A field-based sales role responsible for identifying and increasing sales and hire opportunities for a wide range of excavator mounted attachments within an area covering the North West across to Yorkshire. Effectively managing the territory developing new business opportunities, whilst growing existing customer accounts to increase business in the North. This is a full time, permanent position with a company car, mobile phone and laptop.

Base salary circa £45k per annum with bonus, OTE £60k.

Monday to Friday with no weekend work.

Key Responsibilities:

As an Area Sales Manager, your job role would include:

  • Identify and develop new business opportunities 
  • Maximise revenue from existing customer accounts
  • Establish, develop and maintain positive customer relationships
  • Keep up-to-date with industry developments, market trends etc
  • Co-ordinate sales effort with Internal Account Executive 
  • Meet or exceed agreed sales targets
  • Represent the company at trade exhibitions, events and demonstrations
  • Work both on building sites and client offices

Skills:

The ideal candidate for the Area Sales Manager role will have:

  • Previous experience in one or more of the following roles: Sales Executve; Area Sales Manager; Business Development Manager; Technical Sales Representative, Key Account Sales, or Field Sales
  • You will need previous experience within the Plant Hire / Plant Attachment industry
  • Excellent selling, communication and negotiation skills
  • Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
  • Highly motivated and target driven 
  • Customer focussed with excellent customer service skills
  • Successful track record in field sales
  • You must be confident using IT software
  • Full UK drivers licence

Benefits:

Within the role of Area Sales Manager you would receive:

  • Company car
  • Mobile phone
  • Laptop
  • Uncapped bonus
  • Pention scheme
  • 25 days holiday
  • No weekend work
  • Full time permanent position

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.