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