Area Sales Manager

Job Details

Area Sales Manager required by our client to work in the South West. Our client is a manufacturer of quality static caravans/Lodges and has been trading for over 70 years.

They are currently seeking a professional, experienced Area Sales Manager to market and sell its products in and across the South West. The ideal candidate will live in this area, be smart in appearance, own a driving licence and have a proven track record in business development. This will be a field based role and travelling around the South West will be required. A company car and mobile phone will be provided.

The role: Planning and carrying out customer visits to a regular agreed schedule to ensure full coverage of the area. Servicing all aspects of customer relationship including sales, promotions, assistance with customer after sales service, inventory checks and credit control activities. Collecting and reporting market intelligence information and contributing to the company’s management information and sales database systems including submission of weekly activity reports. The company will provide you with a laptop PC and training in its CRM software applications. Attendance at public, trade and dealer/park shows including participation in and supervision of build-up and breakdown activities. Providing local support to the company’s response service to potential retail customer enquiries emanating from the internet, e-mail, telephone, and postal enquiries.

It is particularly important to stress that this is a role working for a caravan manufacturer and, as such you will be selling across the South West area. It is not suited to someone used to selling caravans from a single location.