AVK UK Ltd
Regional Sales Manager

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VACANCY: Regional Sales Manager
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LOCATION: South West (South Wales, Bristol, Somerset or South West Region)
About Us
AVK UK Limited is part of the AVK Group; who are market leaders in the design, manufacture and supply of valves, pipe fittings, hydrants and flow control equipment to the Water, Waste Water, Oil and Gas industries throughout the world.
We are looking for a sales driven Regional Sales Manager to join our proactive sales team covering the North of England. You will build and maintain close relationships with our valued customers that leads to sales of products, services and solutions.
This is a field sales role, where you will compile imaginative and innovative solutions for our products that will add value to our valued customers and help address their key challenges.
About The Role
- Engage with end-user contractors, national merchants and independents to introduce our full product range and build long-lasting relationships
- Manage personal geographical territory according to an agreed account plan
- Utilise our roadshow vehicle to attend distributor parties and events, ensuring AVK are fully visible to new and existing customers.
- The opportunity to introduce new AVK products into the sector and feedback with any ideas to our product development team.
- Communicate progress of account action plans, objectives and overall budgets
- Provide monthly reports on account activities
- Arrange and attend reviews and training with Utility customers
- Maintain, develop and manage specific service offer agreements to ensure consistent service excellence
- Respond to any Customer complaints (including first response to customer site if required)
- Manage price increases as required across the customer base in line with contract renewals and framework anniversary dates
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The Ideal Regional Sales Manager Will Have
- Previous experience in a target driven, sales role; ideally within utilities
- Clear, concise and effective communication skills, both face to face and in written form.
- You can build a high-performance culture with high levels of personal accountability
- Sound geographical knowledge of the UK and willingness to travel
- A Customer Service focused mind-set
- Full UK driving license is required


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What We Offer
- Competitive salary
- Annual bonus scheme up to 20% of salary
- Company car
- 33 days holiday (including statutory Public Holidays)
- Life Assurance plan (x3)
- Company pension plan
- Discounts and cashback across many high-street and online retailers (Supermarkets, Entertainment, Fashion, Days Out, Technology, Home and Travel)
- Companywide initiatives to share in our future success
- A blend of training to help your career development
We know that our people are the most important asset to the AVK Group and we are looking for skilled, passionate and driven professionals to work with our inspirational leaders; to promote our culture, enable change and champion a lean environment
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