Area Sales Manager - #1773295

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 experience
• Previous sales experience and a motivation for sales
• Sharp communication skills
• Relationship building skills with a strong customer focus
• Any previous experience with industrial enclosures or products used in hazardous environments (ATEX) would be advantageous
• Living in the North of the UK (upwards of Midlands, including Scotland)