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Sales Manager

Accomplish Today
Posted 6 days ago, valid for 20 days
Location

Southampton, Hampshire SO19 1BQ

Salary

£45,000 - £54,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • We are seeking a Sales Manager to promote and sell material handling equipment, including forklifts and warehouse trucks.
  • The position offers a competitive salary and commission scheme, along with an attractive company pension and a company car.
  • The role requires a self-motivated individual with a strong track record in field sales, preferably with at least 3 years of experience in B2B sales.
  • Key responsibilities include nurturing customer relationships, identifying target accounts, conducting site surveys, and managing truck order administration.
  • Candidates should possess strong commercial awareness, professional communication skills, and a full UK driver's license; industry-leading training will be provided.

We are looking for a Sales Manager to work within the our local sales business area selling and promoting the full product range of material handling equipment (forklifts and warehouse trucks). This role comes with a competitive salary and commission scheme, an attractive company pension, an excellent company car and the opportunity to work for the Worlds number 1 material handling provider.

About The Role

The role involves selling materials handling solutions (the best in our industry) and providing excellent levels of customer service to businesses in a wide range of industry sectors. On a day-to-day basis this is what you would be doing:

  • Nurture relationships with existing customers and understand their future requirements through regular visits and communication
  • Identify target accounts and developing relationships with new prospect businesses
  • Carry out detailed site surveys and identify equipment specifications
  • Create comprehensive proposals and share your findings with customers through meetings and presentations
  • Manage all aspects of the administration process relating to a truck orders

Accomplish Today are looking for a self-motivated person with a strong track record within a field sales environment, preferably in business to business (B2B) sales. Experience selling materials handling or capital equipment would be beneficial, but don’t worry if you don’t as full product training will be given.

Here is a quick tick list for the other skills we are looking for:

  • Good commercial awareness and business understanding Professional communication skills - confident at presenting, good attention to detail
  • Strong negotiation skills and an ability to develop solid business arguments
  • Effective planning and organisation skills
  • PC literate with a good working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
  • A full UK drivers licence is required

Our client will provide you with industry leading technical training to ensure you have the knowledge and all the tools to do your job. Plus, there are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and develop within the organisation.

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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.