Area Sales Manager
2024-03-14 15:56:04
2024-04-05 23:59:59
- Field Based, South West
- £40,000 YEAR
- 5th Apr ’24
- Closed
This is more of a "2nd jobber" role, we have been asked to find a motivated, dynamic candidate with experience in field sales.
Our client is a UK market-leading school uniform and sportswear retailer. They provide high quality, sustainable uniform and sportswear to schools, parents and ultimately, pupils across the UK. They operate via a variety of channels including nearly thirty stores across the UK.
Taking over a patch with multiple live school accounts, this opportunity is all about initially protecting that revenue then looking to develop it further through excellent account management and new business prospecting.
- Current mix of 80% account management and 20% new business
- Patch to Gloucester, Swindon, Bristol, Bath, Dorset, Plymouth
- Typical week would be 1-2 days WFH or in Altrincham head office for research, prospecting and tendering with the rest of the time on the road
- Prospect and develop business with current school accounts to maximise revenues
- Develop relationships with new customers
- Rapid response to inbound sales enquiries in your area
- Attend “pop-up” sales events
- Develop profiles and business plans for each customer account
- Contribute ideas to marketing to develop and promote business further
Package
- £33-35k + bonus (specific structure tbc but likely to be min £5k on the top)
- Car -electric or hybrid
- Company pension
- Discounts off popular brands
- Wellness programmes
- Mobile phone and laptop
- Your birthday off and early finish Fridays
Profile:
- Full driving license
- Methodical and strategic
- Self motivated, passionate, dynamic
- Agile - deal with very different decision makers form head teachers to CFOs of multi academy trusts
- Genuinely interested in education
- Commercial sales experience