SALES MANAGER A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an ambitious Sales professional who enjoys the challenges of selling high quality products and delivering world class levels of customer service into the manufacturing sector.
We are the UK subsidiary of a global corporation, our core business is the supply of edgeband and decorative surface products in paper and plastic based formats to, amongst others, OEM furniture manufacturers and subcontractors to the furniture industry, caravan and motor home manufacturers.
Overview of the Role If you are passionate about meeting sales targets on a B2B basis and working and meeting with people in a variety of commercial and technical roles you might be a perfect match for our Sales Manager position.
The Sales Manager is responsible for maintaining existing business and generating profitable new business in line with an annual business plan.
Key Responsibilities - Maintain and expand sales from an existing customer base whilst generating new accounts.
- Strategic management of national key accounts - Organise regular visits to existing and potential new accounts in a specified geographical area.
- Build lasting relationships based upon trust and credibility.
- Analyse data and prepare concise sales reports, quotations and liaise with Internal sales administrators.
Essential core skills & experience - Well presented with excellent communication skills and IT fluency.
- Personable disposition with a 'can do' approach to problem solving.
- Must have a proven successful track record (minimum of 3 years) of technical B2B sales remit within a relevant sector - Must have an understanding of the normal sales channels that influence sales (i.e.
end user, OEMs, contractors, specifiers, etc.)
- Ability to handle pressure and meet deadlines - Experience with edgebanding and surface materials preferred Essential behaviours - Entrepreneurial, ambitious, energetic and unrelenting in pursuit of success.