Job Description
Headlam, Europe’s largest floor covering distributor, has an exciting opportunity for an Area Sales Manager to join its industry leading team. This full-time role comes with a market-leading salary, significant bonus potential and an excellent benefits package, including:
* Significant bonus potential (uncapped) and regular incentives
* Premium brand, tax efficient, company car
* iPad and iPhone
* Pension scheme, with contributing up to 8%
* Annual pay review
* Private Medical Insurance
* No weekend or bank holiday working
* Christmas and new year shutdown
* 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
* Employee recognition up to £100 for line manager ad-hoc behavioural awards
* Colleague discount, with access to buy the broadest range of floor coverings in the industry, at cost price
* Employee affiliation discounts and cashback across thousands of organisations
* Free electric charging points and free parking at majority of Trade Counters and Headlam premises throughout the UK
* Save as you earn / share save scheme
* Colleague “recommend a friend” referral scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme, through Telus Health offering professional and confidential advice
* Life assurance
* 1 paid volunteering day a year
* A comprehensive induction, providing training on our products, our dedicated systems and sales skills
* Regular support from both your line manager and an experience peer, as a buddy
* Supplier training, factor tours and events, plus Christmas events
* Christmas gift
In this role, you will:
* Build relationships with circa 200 customers across a geographical area.
* You will launch our new ranges into retailers and specifiers alike, by creating and delivering a market-leading presentation on a wide range of product.
* Educate customers on the benefits of the B2B websites, to enable them to self-serve 24 hours a day.
* You will ultimately be responsible for maximising profitable sales of circa £2 million, within your allocated area.
* You will achieve this by maintaining and growing revenue streams from existing customer and securing new business opportunities.
If you have a passion for sales through service and a proven ability to drive excellent results, we would love to hear from you. To apply for this Area Sales Manager role, you will need:
* Previous sales experience, with a history of working to and exceeding targets.
* A full driving license.
* The ability to engage customers and build lasting relationships.
* Previous experience within the flooring industry would also be very advantageous.