We are seeking an additional field-based Area Sales Manager to cover Northeast, England and Scotland. You are expected to reside within the region. You will manage an established customer portfolio (approximately 40% of your time), while dedicating most of your efforts (around 60%) to identifying, prospecting, and developing new business opportunities.
Basic salary upto £46,752 basic + monthly vehicle allowance upto £663 + enhanced pension and private medical insurance. There is a sales bonus of upto 50% per year
24 days holiday + bank holidays rising to 25 days after 2 years full service.
Your role
The role involves promoting company’s premium product range to furniture manufacturers and users of decorative melamine boards, primarily within the KBB sector. As part of the Interior Solutions division, you will contribute to a team
focused on promoting a comprehensive product portfolio, including edgeband, acrylic surfaces, and tambour storage systems, across a diverse customer base.
Success in this role requires the ability to understand and interpret customer needs, adopt a disciplined approach to prospecting and follow-up, and effectively utilise CRM systems to track customer and competitor insights. Staying informed about
market trends and developments will also be key to your ongoing success.
Your profile
You bring proven experience within the interior furniture components industry, including strong market knowledge of decorative boards and associated distribution channels. Experience in manufacturing, selling, or distributing edgeband products or machinery for processing edgeband and decorative boards is highly desirable.
A sales-driven and naturally engaging individual, you excel in building relationships and enjoy regular customer interaction. You are comfortable working with strategic sales plans and confidently present products based on their quality, benefits, and technical features. You have experience selling premium products to SMEs and possess an established network of
industry contacts.
Highly organised, self-motivated, and results-focused, you thrive in an independent, field-based role. Candidates with direct experience in a similar position within a decorative board, edgeband, or machinery manufacturer will have a distinct advantage.
What they offer:
Pension scheme would be enhanced pension scheme
Private Medical Insurance in addition to Health Cash Plan
Bonus scheme would be Sales Incentive Program – basically is a sales bonus scheme
Life Assurance
Generous holiday allowance
Core hours, flexitime and time off in lieu
Buying & selling holidays
Employee benefits platform
Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
Health & wellbeing
Free flu jabs
Occupational health
Pension scheme
Health cash plans
Cycle to work scheme
Social culture and events
Internal training Academy
E-learning opportunities
Access to external training and supported education
Long service awards
Employee Assistance Programme
Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
Please note that United In Recruitment can’t always respond to all applicants due to the high volume of CV's received every day. Should you not receive a response within 2 working days please accept this as not been successful, and we wish you all the best in your job search. Your details will not be held, and we apologise that we are unable to contact everyone in person and thank you for your interest
Salary description
£44000.00 - £46752.00 per year