Universal Motors UK
Area Sales Manager
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Area Sales Manager – Midlands
Build the Territory. Win the Business. Shape What Comes Next.
Universal Motors is growing — and we’re looking for an ambitious, commercially driven Area Sales Manager to take ownership of our Midlands territory.
This is not a role where you inherit a mature territory, a full customer base and a comfortable pipeline. The Midlands is an opportunity to build.
Your role will be simple in principle: get out into the market, identify the right businesses, open doors, build relationships and win the business.
- You’ll have the backing of an established manufacturer, a strong product range, highly competitive pricing, significant UK stockholding and a team that is ready to support you.
- What we need from you is the ability to turn those advantages into customers, sales and long-term relationships.
This is your territory.
You’ll have the freedom and responsibility to develop the Midlands in your own way.
- There’s no long list of accounts to simply manage and no established route to follow.
- You’ll be expected to identify opportunities, prospect new customers, develop relationships and build a pipeline from the ground up.
We want someone who enjoys the chase.
- Someone who is comfortable picking up the phone, walking through a customer's door, asking the right questions and finding opportunities others have missed.
- And when you win the business, you’ll be expected to develop it.
Where Universal Motors already has customers across the region, you’ll also take ownership of strengthening those relationships, increasing our share of their business and ensuring we continue to earn their trust.
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What we’re looking for
- Proven B2B sales experience, ideally within an industrial, engineering or technical environment.
- A genuine new-business mentality — you enjoy finding and winning new customers.
- Confidence dealing with customers face-to-face at all levels.
- The ability to build genuine, long-term commercial relationships.
- Strong negotiation and commercial awareness.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- The motivation to work independently and take ownership of your territory.
- A proactive, self-starting approach — we don’t need someone to be told where to go.
- The ambition to achieve more than simply hitting a monthly target.
- A full UK driving licence. A clean licence with no points is preferred.
- Ability and willingness to travel within Europe when required - travel to our Head Office in Portugal for product training.
Learn From the Best
Our Head Office and manufacturing operation is based in Portugal, and you’ll have the opportunity to visit for dedicated product training.
This isn’t simply a box-ticking training exercise. You’ll spend time with some of the best technical and product minds in the industry, gaining a deeper understanding of our products — giving you the knowledge and confidence to sell technically as well as commercially.
Why Universal Motors?
We’re not standing still.
Universal Motors is an established European manufacturer with a long history, but we operate with the mindset of a business that is building for the future.
- We manufacture and supply electric motors, gearboxes, inverters and bespoke control panels, supported by significant stock availability and operations across Europe.
- Our proposition is straightforward: competitive products, competitive pricing, strong availability and a service that helps our customers win.
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Now we want to take that proposition further across the Midlands.
The person joining us at this stage will have a genuine opportunity to make their mark and play a significant role in the continued growth of Universal Motors UK.
What’s in it for you?
- This is a role where your performance will directly influence your earning potential.
- Salary: Competitive and based on experience.
- Bonus: Attractive monthly sales and profit bonus scheme, offering significant additional earning potential for high performers.
- Company car
- Company mobile phone
- Laptop
- iPad
- Ability to travel in Europe - Head office is Portugal, where you will be required to visit annually for product training by some of the best minds in the industry!
- Must have a Full UK Driving license. No points is desired.
- You’ll also have the backing of an established sales and technical team, giving you the support you need while still giving you the freedom to run your territory.
The opportunity
If you’re happy only managing an existing customer base, this probably isn’t the role for you.
If you want to build something, win new business, grow a territory and be rewarded for the results you create, we want to hear from you.
Build the territory. Win the business. Make it yours.
Please send your CV directly to our Sales Director, Kieran Collins.
Kieran.collins@universalmotors-group.co.uk
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