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GBR Recruitment are working exclusively with a specialist abnormal load HGV Trailer & specialist HGV machinery manufacturer (HIAB / Truck Mounted Forklifts),who are looking for an experienced Area Sales Manager / Field Sales Manager / Territory Sales Manager professional, to further enhance their market share & regional presence across the North of England, as well as across Scotland. North is classed as Midlands upwards
Ideally you will be a Haulage industry sales professional within the HGV Tractor Unit, HGV Trailers, Construction Plant Machinery, Mobile Cranes or other forms of Specialist Machinery (On Road & Off Road) industry sectors.
The ultimate would be a sales professional with experience of rear steer trailers, abnormal load trailers, wide load trailers, low loaders, flat beds, HIAB’s, walking floor trailers, double decker trailers, or other similar HGV / Haulage products, with knowledge of hydraulics, pneumatics & multiple axle solutions.
If you are working as an Area Sales Manager, Territory Sales Manager, Regional Sales Manager or National Sales Manager within another similar Haulage solutions company with a similar product offering, then this could be the fresh challenge you’ve been seeking!
Daily duties:
- Develop the Northern territory & drive sales of a range of HGV specialist machinery
- You will spend much of your time visiting existing & prospective Haulage customers
- Acquiring new Haulage customers with the aim of establishing long-term business relationships with them, as well as continuing to grow current customer accounts.
- Building & maintaining customer relationships, achieving sales targets, as well as developing sales strategies to drive business growth year on year.
- Providing both commercial & technical advice to Haulage / HGV customers.
- Administrative tasks, such as data analysis / market intel reporting.
Employee benefits:
- Attractive basic salary, plus additional OTE (3% of basic salary)
- 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
- Company Car
- Laptop & Mobile Phone
- Contributory Pension Scheme
- Healthcare Scheme
- Annual Bonus Scheme
Attributes required:
- Proven experience as an Area Sales Manager / Field Sales Management or National Sales professional within the HGV Unit & Trailers, Construction Plant Machinery, Mobile Cranes or other forms of Specialist Machinery (On Road & Off Road).
- Knowledge of Transport industry / HGV technology is a distinct advantage.
- Experience of rear steer trailers, abnormal load trailers, HIAB’s, walking floor trailers, double decker trailers, or similar HGV products would be advantageous.
- Hydraulics & Pneumatics knowledge, plus exposure to multiple axle products.
- Affinity with technically advanced high capital engineered products.
- Heavy vehicle experience is ideal, working with weight capacities of 10-200 tonnes.
- Previous Area Sales development across Northern UK & Scotland.
- Experienced in successfully achieving set Sales Targets & KPI’s.
- Ability to successfully negotiate with clients & to successfully close deals.
- Experienced in using Microsoft Office programmes & CRM systems.
This Area Sales Manager role could suit someone living in: Bolton, Leeds, York, Bradford, Barnsley, Darlington, Penrith, Harrogate, Richmond, Ripon, Northallerton, Burnley, Blackburn, Preston, Carlisle, Dumfries, East Kilbride, Glasgow, Falkirk, Stirling, Central Belt of Scotland or other areas of Northern England & Scotland.
Interviews to take place immediately, with a potential February start for the successful applicant (depending on notice periods)
