The role:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Technical Sales Manager to join the external sales team covering the Midlands region.

This field-based role is primarily responsible for selling the full range of Polypipe Civils products into a dedicated geographical region and achieving set area sales budgets. The successful candidate will be required to develop a strategic network of key contactors and secure project and contractor business from these accounts

This is a full-time position working 40 hours per week Monday - Friday, 08:30-17:00.

Key Accountabilities:

* Ensuring key projects are robustly managed from start to completion, with regular updates and project structures provided.

* Work closely with the Civils specification and key account teams to ensure smooth transition of project information and best practice, along with the wider Polypipe Group.

* To ensure dialogue and close working relationship is maintained with internal commercial sales office, technical department, and all other areas of the business.

* To develop technical sales enquires and ultimately orders for current solutions range and new products as requested.

* Gain and maintain technical competence across the full Civils product range.

* To report market trading conditions and market and competitor activity.

* Engage with clients, consultants, contractors, merchants and all project stake holders.

* Maintain a managed project log and provide a weekly sales forecast from this log.

* Attendance to trade shows, corporate events, displays and meetings as and when required.

The person:

* Commercially driven sales professional with a minimum of 2 years' experience in a field sales position

* Excellent communication and negotiation skills

* Project management experience desirable

* Proactive and self-motivated

* Valid UK Driving Licence

The Benefits:

* 25 days holiday

* Contributory pension scheme

* Share save Scheme

* Life assurance of 3 times basic annual salary

* Cycle to work scheme

* Free flu vouchers

* Various health & wellbeing initiatives including complimentary occupational health on-site physiotherapy and counselling services

* Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 confidential telephone helpline support

* Staff discount on all Genuit Group products

* Free on-site parking

* Company Sick Pay

* Company Car