Job Title: Area Sales Representative (Highways)Location: ReadingSalary: Competitive depending on experience + Quarterly sales target bonus + Southern residential supplement (where applicable)*Job Type: Permanent, Full TimeAbout us:Glasdon UK Limited is part of the Glasdon Group with companies in Europe and the United States and is a market leader in the design, marketing, and supply of environmental and safety products.About the role:Are you looking for an exciting, challenging and rewarding long-term career and have what it takes to become a successful sales professional?We are looking for a charismatic Area Sales Representative for our Local Government Highways Division.
This position requires you to sell a wide range of our highway's products, including road safety products, bollards, winter safety and water safety.Our key customers for these products are Local Authorities, traffic management and highways maintenance organisations, and their contractors and consultants.
Therefore, commitment to building long-lasting customer relationships is essential.The position covers a large geographical territory encompassing Greater London, Southwest, Southeast and East Anglia.
Ideally, we would like you to be located central to the territory outside of the M25 in either Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey or Eastern Wiltshire.If you have a genuine desire to succeed and wish to join a progressive company, with excellent opportunities, career development opportunities and benefits then look no further.The successful candidate with be provided with full and comprehensive support and training.Main Duties and Responsibilities Visit customers face to face to demonstrate and present a wide range of market leading productsPlan and prioritise a geographical territory to arrange customer meetingsIdentify new business opportunities and prospect non-user accountsFollow up on sales leads and arrange customer meetingsLiaise with existing customers and develop new customer relationshipsInterpret sales reports, trends and legislation to identify commercial markets and product opportunitiesParticipate in team sales meetings and share product / market knowledgeWork with in-house Product Design team to develop new products from concept through to productionVisit trade shows and exhibitions to introduce and showcase our product range Ideal Candidate Background: Strong Commercial AwarenessExperience within field sales, account management, business development and/or customer support rolesFamiliar with selling products online and/or face to face via demonstration and/or presentationStrong understanding and articulation of features and benefitsKnowledge of efficient planning and management of a large geographical territoryA genuine interest towards developing a career in account managementA high level of self-motivation and determination to achieve goals and targetsGood level of IT LiteracyStrong written and verbal communication skillsStrong organisational, administrative and time management skillsCharismatic and passionate with a stable career backgroundEducated to A-Levels and/or University Degree or equivalent (desirable)Full, Clean UK driving licence Supplementary Package Company vehicle (Electric Vehicle where possible)Out-of-pocket expenses Benefits: 33 days paid holiday (rising to 38 depending on length of service)Buy/sell up to 5 days holiday each yearHolidays can be booked flexibly in 30-minute blocksCompany related performance bonusesCompany final salary pension scheme after a minimum of two years' servicePension through NEST within 3 months of start dateLife insurance after a minimum of two years' servicePrivate health insurance scheme after a minimum of one years' serviceHealth cashback planCompany sick pay schemeEmployee Assistance Programme (EAP)Compassionate leaveRelocation support loanLong service awardsSubsidised on-site café/social spaceFree on-site parkingSpecial occasion giftsCycle to Work schemeOn-site Gym and changing facilitiesTeam building activities / daysHybrid workingCompany eventsAt cost on-site electric vehicle charging pointsPaid charity daysCharity fundraising eventsSocial activitiesPromotion opportunitiesSkills developmentProfessional study supportComprehensive training programmes Terms and Conditions: Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm (subject to the needs of the role)30-minute lunch breakMonthly Pay in arrears by the 28th day of each month