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Area Sales Manager – North East England & Scotland
Area Sales Manager sought by the Interior Solutions division of a £multibillion plastics manufacturer with close to 200 locations worldwide, to cover the North East of England and Scotland.
Your role as Area Sales Manager:
Based on patch within the region, as Area Sales Manager for the North East & Scotland, your duties will include:
- 60% of time dedicated to identifying, prospecting, and developing new business opportunities
- 40% of time managing an established customer portfolio
- Promoting the Company’s premium product range to furniture manufacturers and users of decorative melamine boards, primarily within the KBB sector
- Contributing to a team focused on promoting a comprehensive product portfolio, including edgeband, acrylic surfaces, and tambour storage systems, across a diverse customer base
- Demonstrating the ability to understand and interpret customer needs, adopt a disciplined approach to prospecting and follow-up
- Effectively utilising CRM systems to track customer and competitor insights
- Staying informed about market trends and developments will also be key to your ongoing success
Your experience as an Area Sales Manager:
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- Proven experience within the interior furniture components industry
- Strong market knowledge of decorative boards and associated distribution channels
- Experience in manufacturing, distributing or selling edgeband products, or machinery for producing edgeband and decorative boards, is highly desirable
- Experience of selling premium products to SMEs, with an established network of industry contacts
- A sales-driven and naturally engaging individual who excels in building relationships and enjoys regular customer interaction
- Comfortable working with strategic sales plans with ability to confidently present products based on their quality, benefits, and technical features
- Highly organised, self-motivated, and results-focused
- Ability to thrive in an independent, field-based role
- Candidates with direct experience in a similar position within a decorative board, edgeband, or machinery manufacturer will have a distinct advantage.
Salary & Benefits:
- Up to £46,752 salary
- Up to 50% bonus (max 40% paid quarterly + max 10% on individual targets, paid annually)
- £8,000 per annum car allowance (£663 per month)
- £180 per annum broadband allowance (£15 per month)
- Flexible hours (core hours 10am-3pm)
- Time off in lieu
- Enhanced Pension Scheme (e.g. Min 3% EE & 6% ER, Mid 4% EE & 8% ER and Max EE 5% & ER 10%)
- Life Assurance (3x salary) if enrolled in above
- Private Medical Insurance & Health Cash Plan (P11D Benefit with option to add family for an additional fee)
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- Free flu jabs
- Health & wellbeing platform
- 32 days holidays including bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 2 years’ service
- Option to buy and sell holiday (up to 5 days)
- Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Long service awards
- Employee assistance programme
- Internal training academy
- Access to external training and supported education
- Social culture and events
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Area Sales Manager – North East England & Scotland
On patch in North East England or Scotland – Newcastle, Middlesbrough, Sunderland, Durham, Stockton-on-Tees, Carlington, Redcar, Hartlepool, Carlisle, Blyth Harrogate, York, Hull, Dundee, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Falkirk, Stirling, Kilmarnock, Aberdeen etc.
Up to £46,752 + £8K car allowance + up to 50% bonus + excellent benefits
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