Area Sales Manager - Lighting

Zero Surplus ,
Birmingham, West Midlands
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £40,000 per annum

Overview

Area Sales Manager - Wholesale & Retail, Birmingham We're working with a specialist brand in the interior design and home electronics sector, currently seeking an area sales manager to take on a role covering the Midlands, Wales and SW of England. This is a field-based role, so location is flexible, but given the areas it's covering, somebody based in the midlands, or south into Worcestershire or North Wales would be ideally located. Candidates must be coming with a mixture of both wholesale distributor experience, and retail, as the current position covers around a split of 50/50 in terms of the performance in the region. This company are a global leader and premium branded supplier in the interior design and home electronics sector, they work with wholesale distributers such as CEF, Rexel, Yes Electrical and Edmundson, but also a wide range of consumer-focused retail outlets. The role will be focused around growing the relationships with the retailers and wholesalers in your region, implementing POS schemes for showrooms, training and product demos, attending exhibitions, dealing with customer queries, and ultimately focusing on the growth and performance of your region. It's a varied role that would suit a candidate that's got a mixture of experience working with the above wholesalers but also retailers. The product experience is less important, but candidates dealing with other home interior products that are sold B2B and B2C would be of most interest. This is not a new role; the area is a high performing region and taking over from a candidate that left the business to pursue a different career choice but was with the company for 5 years. It's a great business, with fantastic products, and a well-established and popular brand. Due to the location of the role, this position will be suitable for people based in the Midlands, Birmingham, Worcester, North Wales, Swindon, Chippenham or Cheltenham. For registration purposes please could you let us know where you are currently based or which locations you are considering as well as your required salary and notice period. Please upload a Microsoft Word version of your CV where possible, excluding textboxes or images, as this can affect the consultant's job matching process and therefore your details may not be picked up for a role. If you don't have a up to date CV, please just give us a ring for a confidential chat via the number on our website. Any data we collect from you will be stored and processed in accordance with Zero Surplus' Privacy Policy.