Area Sales Manager

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Area Sales Manager to join GGM Groundscare covering Lancashire and the North West of England.

GGM Groundscare, specialise in supplying tractors, professional & domestic groundscare machinery and after-sales support including Kubota, Ransomes Jacobsen, Dennis, Major, Amazone & Husqvarna to customers throughout the North-West of England and Yorkshire.

We are in an exciting stage of expansion and we looking for an experienced Area Sales Manager to develop both new and existing business.

As an Area Sales Manager your duties and responsibilities will be:

• Development of sales in their designated area and achieve sales objectives for all categories within the product portfolio. 
• Feedback relevant market data, including competitor activity, buyer behavior, market trends, and business opportunities to senior management / suppliers.
• Assist in preparing annual and monthly sales forecast
• Completing all administration documentation (including transfers and invoicing) accurately and according to company requirements.
• Monitoring and reporting accurate market data, competitor’s activities and developing trends within the industry.
• Establish and maintain necessary contact with key customers and industry associations.
• Maintaining current knowledge on new products, competitors products and other general market information of interest to customers
• Complete monthly reports, data base maintenance and weekly expenses according to requirements
• Utilize CRM tools to log trip reports, sales opportunities and key industry contacts.
• Attend training meetings locally and internationally as required
• Ensuring sales activities comply with legal and ethical standards
• Other duties that may be required at the direction of the Commercial Director.

An ideal Area Sales Manager will have the following skills and qualifications:

• Exceptional and proven sales skills in a commercial Groundscare environment.  Demonstrable experience in equipment sales, and knowledge of the U.K. Groundscare market a distinct advantage.
• Possess a sound mechanical aptitude, with an ability to adequately identify mechanical and operational aspects of machinery.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to establish effective business relationships with internal and external partners
• Comfortable engaging all organizational levels in the selling process.
• Strong organizational, planning, communication and negotiation skills
• Full clean driving license covering catagories B+E
• Excellent PC and ‘Microsoft Office’ literacy
• Experience with CRM tools an advantage.
• Highly developed written and verbal communication skills
• Accepts a flexible work environment and has ability to respond to continually changing priorities.

Applicants must hold a valid full UK driving license.

In return for this you will receive a competitive salary.

For an opportunity to join this expanding company please submit your CV online.

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