Area Sales Manager

MH6 - Area Sales Manager

Location: Burton Latimer

Salary: £40.000 + Commission

Overview:

First Military Recruitment are currently seeking a Area Sales Manager on behalf of one of our clients.

The successful candidate will be responsible for all stages of the sales process, including initial prospecting, appointment making, customer presentations and demonstrations through to ultimately closing the deal. 

Our client strongly encourages applications from ex-military personnel however, all candidates will be considered.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Visit potential customers for new business
Visit existing customers to upsell and develop the relationship
Provide customers with quotations
Negotiate the terms of an agreement and close sales
Gather market and customer information
Identify new markets and business opportunities
Record sales & activity on a CRM
Analysis of CRM for sales opportunities
Skills and Qualifications:

Ideally within the Fork Lift Industry.
Strong new business development skills.
Effective account management / development capabilities.
Personable – ability to build strong relationships.
Strong presentation and customer facing skills (written and verbal presentations, equipment demonstration, price negotiation and objection handling).
Commercial acumen (need identification, market awareness, competitor awareness).
Solution sales ability.
Numerically competent.
IT skills (Microsoft Office, email, CRM.).
Excellent organisational skills (specifically territory planning, time management and working to deadline).
Ability to absorb client information and communicate features and benefits to customers
Location: Burton Latimer

Salary: £40.000 + Commission