Working with businesses, managing accounts internally and externally, coordinating sales and any relevant marketing activity. To proactively manage and grow sales within Buying Groups and National Merchant chains, conducting regular business reviews with key accounts to ensure alignment and identification of new opportunities.
To manage and increase sales implementing agreed plans to achieve margin and volume targets.
To be responsible for the negotiation and winning of new contracts with key accounts.

As an Area Sales Manager you will be a focused Sales Manager first and foremost, constantly striving for improvement through proactivity and understanding customer requirements. You will deliver and exceed targeted sales and gross profit targets for new and existing business. You will possess excellent interpersonal skills, being able to act independently with the confidence to make decisions, control meetings and presentations effectively.
As a subject matter expert. you will have excellent product knowledge, take advantage of new opportunities as presented, and be competitive in all levels of sales and sales management, able to initiate and close a sale through expertise in negotiation.
You will be able to work remotely and under pressure to deliver on company expectations and have excellent time management skills and the ability to balance your working week between key account management and new business activities.