Simon Acres Recruitment are working with a well-established KBB manufacturer, who is seeking an experienced Area Sales Manager to cover the North East of the UK.

Salary: Paying a basic of £55,000, plus bonus and car allowance (£75,200 OTE).

Covering: The North East of the UK.

Working hours: Monday to Friday (40 hours per week). Field-based & remote-based.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who thrives on building relationships and identifying new opportunities with significant experience in kitchen sales and account growth/development, as well as experience in opening new accounts.

Key responsibilities:

• Building, managing, and developing new and existing key relationships with kitchen retailers.
• Identifying and pursuing market development opportunities through proactively gathering market intelligence.
• Presenting new products, new colours, and promotional offers.
• Acting as the primary point of contact for retailers, addressing their inquiries, resolving issues, and proactively identifying opportunities for upselling.
• Conducting regular visits, business reviews, and performance analysis.
• Increasing sales by introducing new customers.
• Developing annual budgets/forecasts.
• Understanding customers' needs, building and maintaining customer relationships to support with identify new opportunities and grow sales.
• Coordinating between factories and customer/account base.
• Staying updated with industry trends and market developments.

Candidate Requirements:

• Proven experience in new business sales and key account management within the KBB industry.
• Existing relationships with KBB retailers (very beneficial).
• Excellent technical understanding of kitchens.
• Ability to build and strengthen customer relationships.
• Proficiency in the entire sales cycle, from prospecting to closing.
• Track record in building and converting sales opportunities.
• Strong commercial and sales acumen.
• Exceptional relationship-building skills.
• Self-driven, highly motivated, enthusiastic and pro-active.
• Ability to work under pressure and solve problems.
• Strong presentation, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Full UK Driving licence (essential).
• Flexible with business travel requirements - UK and international travel including overnight.

• Be able to manage time and priorities effectively.
• Proficient with MS packages such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Simon Acres Recruitment are acting as the employment agency in relation to

this vacancy.