Area Sales Manager

Your New Role:

Are you ready to take the next step in your sales career and become an integral part of our fantastic External Sales team? We’re excited to advertise a new opportunity for an experienced Area Sales Manager to join us on a permanent basis, covering the North postcodes of NW, W and WC.

As an Area Sales Manager, you will manage an already thriving area, you’ll leverage your expertise in customer relationships and sales techniques to nurture existing connections, identify avenues for expansion, and drive our continued success and profitability.

What sets our External Sales team apart is our unwavering commitment to excellence and continuous improvement. You’ll be given everything you need to be successful in this role and have the chance to work alongside some of the industry’s most knowledgeable professionals, with access to our cutting-edge Training Academy at our Head Office in Rugby. Here, you’ll immerse yourself in our latest products, share insights, and refine your sales skills, ensuring you stay ahead of the curve.

Your responsibilities will include:

· Present, promote and sell products/services using solid proposals to existing and prospective customers, both face to face and remotely using the digital media tools provided

· Establish, develop and maintain positive business and customer relationships, reaching out to customer leads and expediting resolutions to customer problems to maximise satisfaction

· Analyse the area and market potential, track sales and status reports, supplying management with reports on customer needs, problems, interests and competitor activities, reviewing potential for new products and services

What you’ll need to succeed:

To thrive in this role, we’re seeking individuals who are highly motivated, target-driven, and possess a proven track record in sales. Excellent communication and negotiation skills are a must, as is a flair for presentation and relationship management.

-Experience within the Kitchen, Bedroom, Bathroom industry

-Knowledge of the customer base and product range

-Field sales experience and ability to manage own workload

-Highly motivated and target driven with a proven track record in sales

-Excellent selling, communication, and negotiation skills

-Ideally be located within the postcodes specified in order to visit relevant customers easily and accessibly

-Excellent knowledge of MS Office and familiarity with CRM (Salesforce) practices

-Ability to create and deliver presentations tailored to the audiences’ needs, via face to face and digital media platforms

-Relationship management skills, drive, initiative, and enthusiasm

-Good reporting and analytical skills

-Full, clean UK driving licence

What you’ll get in return:

· c£45,000 per annum basic salary

· Quarterly and Annual Bonuses - you get out what you put in

· Company car

· Home office equipment, including tablet/laptop and mobile phone

· Benefits including:

o Holiday of 23 days’ basic + 8 Bank Holidays in a complete year, with incremental increases up to 28 days after 5 years’ service

o Healthcare: Cashplan scheme, access to money back on dental, optical, consultation, therapy treatment and wellbeing treatments, hospital treatment insurance, Employee Assistance Programme

o Discounts: Huge range of shopping and activity discounts available through Westfield Rewards

o Pension scheme

o Database of live customers

o Bespoke product and system training, ongoing learning and development opportunities and access to Hafele’s own Training Academy

If you’re ready to start a role with a Company that values your growth and success, we’d love to hear from you. Look at our Social Media channels to see what it’s like to be part of our dynamic team, from industry events to fun social activities, you’ll be joining a great Company culture.

Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to elevate your career. Apply now and become part of our award-winning business.

This position is full time and permanent. Hours of work are 8:45am to 5:30pm, Monday to Friday. It is a full-time, permanent role. A job profile is available on request. Please send your current total remuneration package, CV and covering letter to the Human Resource Department or recruitment@hafele.co.uk.

Shortlisting and interviews for this role will take place while the advert is live; the vacancy will be closed as soon as the successful candidate is appointed. Applicants are therefore encouraged to submit applications as soon as possible. We are committed to equal opportunities.