Area Sales Executive

Area Sales Executive

Field Based- covering south of the country

Salary upto £47,500 DOE (Plus performance bonus)

Car + Benefits package provided

Lucid Connect have partnered with a well-established manufacturing organisation to recruit a Area Sales Manager.

The Area Sales Manager is responsible for selling the company's manufactured products and associated items to both new and existing customers within a defined territory.

This is a field-based role requiring regular daily travel, with some overnight stays as needed. The role involves full accountability for managing the territory, delivering against budget and margin targets, and driving business growth through the development of new customers and markets.

The position also includes:

• Identifying market trends, opportunities, and add-on sales.
• Supporting the development of the internal sales team by sharing market knowledge and customer insights.
• Balancing fieldwork (typically four days per week) with office or home-based time for planning, reporting, CRM updates, and cross-departmental communication.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & EXPECTATIONS

• Min 3 appointments per day
• Key Distribution customers and contractor focus
• To update Salesforce regularly
• Prospective customers
• Relationship establishment/development
• Exhibitions if deemed appropriate/of value
• In person and virtual customer presentations - New customers, Product specific training etc
• Travel with overnight stays when required
• Full autonomy of Diary management
• 1 day per week office based (or working from home) not fixed
• Autonomy to identify and target effective/profitable products/markets not already supplied.
• Weekly update/report to be provided to National Sales Manager

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support all activities to ensure continued development and compliance with our ISO 9001 (Quality), ISO 14001 (Environmental) and ISO 45001 (Health & Safety) requirements
• Determine and implement continuous improvement to drive efficiencies
• Ensure all agreed policies and processes are followed documenting any non-conformities and positive outcomes
• Review all activities to make a positive impact in reducing overall costs, mitigate health & safety/environmental risks to our staff and customers and create options for development of the activity
• Other duties, as requested, within individual's ability and competencies

If you are available and interested in this opportunity, please apply for further information. Please note that due to high volumes of applications we are unable to contact every applicant. If you do not hear back from us within 7 days of sending your application, please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion.

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