Vacancy: Area Sales Manager – South.
Full Time Position.
Salary: Dependant on Experience, Company Car, Laptop and many more benefits.
Covering: The South of the UK.
This is an exciting opportunity to take on a well-nurtured patch with some healthy accounts. You will be tasked with looking after and growing existing accounts, with an element of new business involved in the mix as well.
Key responsibilities:
- Managing, building, and developing existing key relationships with kitchen, bedroom & bathroom retailers, buying groups, and distributors.
- Managing manufacturers & kitchen contractors
- Presenting new Sycamore products and promotional offers.
- Acting as the primary point of contact for retailers, addressing their enquiries, resolving issues, and proactively identifying opportunities for upselling.
- Conducting regular visits, business reviews, and performance analysis.
- Collaborating with internal teams, sales, marketing, management, etc.
- Growing network by identifying and engaging with new potential kitchen retailers/merchants.
- Train and develop customers’ knowledge of Sycamore’s products and conduct sales product training presentations to customers.
- Work collaboratively with the Sales Director to seek and develop new sales opportunities.
- Staying updated with lighting & associated technology, industry trends and market developments.
- Working to pre-determined target
- Maintain and update CRM – call reports, displays and sales data.
- The above list of jobs duties is not exclusive or exhaustive and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks as may reasonably be expected within the scope of the role.
Candidate Requirements:
- Proven track record within field sales - selling business to business within the KBB industry.
- Existing relationships with kitchen retailers and merchants (very beneficial).
- Excellent technical understanding of kitchens, bedrooms & bathrooms.
- Sound retail sales account management experience.
- Ability to build and strengthen customer relationships.
- Strong communication and presentation skills.
- Self-motivated, driven, enthusiastic and pro-active.
- Ability to work under pressure and solve problems.
- Ability to demonstrate a tenacious and resilient mindset.
- Be able to manage time and priorities effectively.
- Proficient with MS packages such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
- Exceptional communication and negotiation skills.
- Full UK driving licence (essential).
- Flexible with business travel requirements.
Please send your CV and cover letter to jane@sycamoreLED.com