Area Sales Manager

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Our client is one of the worlds leading manufacturers of specialist Material Handling Equipment, if you are a new business focused Area Sales Manager based in Surrey or Kent, looking for a new challenge with a genuine career changing employer then this could be the role for you! 

The Role:

• Your role is to sell the company's manufactured range of Material Handling Equipment, the product range is extensive but includes Fork Lift Trucks, Pallet Stackers, Order Pickers, Specialist Narrow Aisle Trucks and Pallet Trucks.

• Field/Home based covering Surrey and Kent

• 70% New Business focussed and 30% Account Management focussed.
• Selling into a mixed market, this team works with customers who have up to 30 trucks, the market is huge and could include Builders Merchants, Industrial Estates and Warehouses.
• Most clients will be purchasing this equipment on a long term hire basis of around 3-5 years and you will be selling brand new or "2nd life" products.
• Very realistic year 1 targets, you will be expected to attend around 10 face to face/possibly virtual meetings a week with around 40 prospect calls a week.
• Excellent leads provided but you are expected to show some real new business initiative also.
• A great opportunity for career development with excellent in-depth training, support and back up.

The Person:

• Must have field sales experience.
• Happy being new business focused
• Ideally sold some kind of capital equipment on a lease or rental basis, although not essential. 
• Very resilient/thick skinned
• A proven track record of sales success.
• Will go the extra mile.
• Hunger, coachable, career focused, financially driven.

The Company:

• Genuine worldwide market leader.
• Multimillion turn over.
• Known for staff retention.

The Package:

• Up to £40k basic dependant on experience.
• OTE £60/70k++ Uncapped and paid monthly - the best Area Sales Managers in the business earning over £100k.
• Electric or Hybrid executive level Company Car such as BMW or Audi (possibly a car allowance)
• 25 Days Holiday.
• Mobile/Lap Top.
• Company Pension of 6% from employer, 4& from employee.
• Excellent Corporate Benefits 

This is a fantastic role with a world class organisation

If the above sounds of interest then please contact us on 01737 452 030 or email your CV to info@chandlerharrisrecruitment.co.uk