Area Sales Manager

• Join this respected supplier of garden products with over 30 years of trading experience
• Enjoy an excellent package with high earning potential
• Work from home and plan your own diary

Job Description: Area Sales Manager

£36,000 - £38,000 + uncapped bonus, company car, fuel card, company pension, mobile, tablet, 25 days holiday.

Sales area: Leicester, Peterborough, Northampton, Milton Keynes, St Albans, Reading.

Working from home, you will have autonomy to manage your sales area in order to achieve sales and activity objectives.

Inheriting a business base of 42 garden centre accounts your brief is:

• Create a journey plan that maximises contact time with existing and new accounts.
• Provide a first class service to existing garden centre customers by working with the merchandising team.
• Follow up on sales leads provided by head office and visit other non-trading accounts to increase stockist numbers.
• Report sales progress, activity and competitor information on a weekly basis
• Achieve targets for sales, margin and customer numbers.

About the Company:

• A privately owned British importer / distributor of quality garden centre products with over 30 years of trading history.
• Best known for providing high levels of customer service and support through their national sales and merchandising teams.

Candidate Profile: Area Sales Manager

• We are looking for a talented field sales professional with experience of selling to garden centres and a proven ability to influence change:
• Living in Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Berkshire
• 3ys+ experience of sales to garden centres
• A self-driven, results-oriented and focused character who takes responsibility for sales growth and new customer acquisition
• A natural people person who builds strong relationship easily
• Great team player and communicator

Salary/Benefits Information:

• £36,000 - £38,000 + uncapped bonus, company car, fuel card, company pension, mobile, tablet, 25 days holiday

Contact: Nick Hester

Job Reference: NH/87036

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