Area Sales Manager - #2191249

Vacancy No 5635

Vacancy Title Area Sales Manager

Location Midlands / North

Field-based · Merchant distributor channel · Fixing & fastening solutions for construction

Love being out on the road, building real relationships and watching your numbers climb? This is your chance to represent one of the most respected names in fixing and fastening solutions, with a market-leading product range, genuine technical backing and a business that invests in its people.

Our client is a well-established international manufacturer of fixing and fastening solutions for the construction industry. They are looking for an ambitious Area Sales Manager to grow their merchant distributor network across the Midlands and the North of England, and to become the trusted face of the brand in every branch they visit.

WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT

• A brand merchants already know and trust, so you'll be opening doors rather than knocking on them
• A full, market-leading product range with real technical expertise behind it
• Your own patch, run your own way: you manage your diary for maximum sales impact
• Authority to set customer pricing within agreed guidelines, so you can close deals and not just chase them
• A culture built on long-term customer partnerships, not one-off transactions

WHAT'S ON OFFER

• Competitive basic salary
• Bonus and commission scheme, with the first 3 months guaranteed
• Company car
• Health plan and contributory pension
• 25 days' holiday, rising to 30 with service, plus your birthday off
• 4x life assurance

YOUR TERRITORY

• The Midlands and the North of England. The final patch will be confirmed at interview.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

• Owning and growing a portfolio of merchant distributor accounts, with a 100% merchant focus
• Building relationships at every level: owners, managers, counter teams, external sales and technical teams
• Turning prospects into spenders, spenders into stockists and stockists into multi-range profile accounts
• Selling the full range's USPs and value-added solutions with confidence
• Forecasting your pipeline and market trends to help shape production, supply chain and marketing
• Representing the brand at trade shows and customer events
• Keeping a sharp, up-to-date CRM, with notes, next steps and your weekly forward plan in by Friday

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• Field sales experience, ideally selling into builders' or fixings merchants (construction products a real plus)
• A relationship builder who is confident face to face, on the phone and by email
• Organised, self-motivated and disciplined with CRM and planning; you like a process and stick to it
• Resilient, inquisitive and proactive, someone who takes ownership and goes the extra mile
• Happy to stay away occasionally for meetings, training and customer visits
• A full UK driving licence

Sound like you? Get in touch with Tony Morris at SRS Recruitment Solutions for a confidential chat

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