We are currently recruiting for an Area Sales Manager to cover the North (UK). Our client is a market leader in tailor-made industrial enclosures for a variety of applications (chemical, petrochemical, process, mining etc.) including in explosion-endangered zones.
This is a great opportunity to join a small but well established team in the UK as part of an international company with the division's headquarters based in Germany.
Your role and responsibilities :
- Developing new accounts and following up with leads to create new sales opportunities using emails, calls, and face-to-face visits (in the field around 3 days per week)
- Account manager and trusted advisor to a number of UK accounts
- Building relationships with existing customers through regular communication and visits
- Communicating with customers to understand their needs and requirements
- Answering customers' enquiries and questions and providing additional information
- Responding to RFQs
- Preparing quotations (Inside Sales Team will create the quote)
- Updating and maintaining the CRM system (MS Dynamics)
- Regular communication and visits to the HQ in Germany
- Keeping up to date with product information through regular product training
- Supporting exhibitions
Your profile :
Technical background and understanding - preferably degree educated (BEng / MEng / Engineering / Business) or equivalent experiencePrevious sales experience and a motivation for salesSharp communication skillsRelationship building skills with a strong customer focusAny previous experience with industrial enclosures or products used in hazardous environments (ATEX) would be advantageousLiving in the North of the UK (upwards of Midlands, including Scotland)J-18808-Ljbffr