In the VELUX Group, we offer you a world of opportunities and the chance to create a bright future. From the forefront of the sustainable indoor living industry, we enable those who live, work and play under the roof transform their spaces and live a healthier everyday life with more daylight and fresh air.

The VELUX Group is an international, family-owned business with strong financial roots and each year we are able to create real impact by reinvesting in society, our employees and planet through our foundations.
Alongside the rest of our values, “courage” and “mutual respect” define our actions every day and how we wish to contribute to the world.

At VELUX, we give you the chance to grow. To shape your own career. To be part of a company that leads the market in sustainable indoor living. We offer you a world of opportunities - if you have the ability and the drive to take them.

We are looking for an Area Sales Manager to join the East GBI region.

This field-based position covers the following post code areas around South London : TW, W, SW, SE, CR and BR.

The successful candidate must be flexible as the role is home based with travel throughout all mentioned postcode areas.

As part of our dedicated and dynamic sales force, you’ll have the opportunity to develop and grow relevancy for our products and VELUX market share within your area.

You will be truly passionate about sales; using your critical and creative mindset to take on any goal, target or task in a positive manner.

This position will suit you if

• Identifying and winning new customers and business gets you out of bed in the morning

• You enjoy the buzz and demand from managing a high performing area

• You’re comfortable working across a diverse portfolio of customer types and you’re able to adapt your approach dependent on customer type and requirements. This role would be focussed on VELUX installers, merchants and specifiers

• You’re able to increase product relevancy through your interactions with installers

• You can grow relationships throughout a wide customer base, from top-to-bottom within an organisation

• You’re comfortable taking full ownership and accountability for your own geographical area in both planning and performance

• You have passion and determination with an outlook that sees opportunities and solutions where others may see problems

• You can adapt to change and see the benefit in doing things differently to achieve goals

• You can use data to drive your decision making and develop an area strategy to deliver on business objectives

• You understand the importance of embracing a CRM within a data led sales culture

• You are committed to self-improvement and development through interactions with managers and colleagues

• You see the value in fully engaging with VELUX marketing activities, and you can bring your customer along on the journey by translation of key marketing messages

• You can embrace and build relationships with the wider team through virtual contact as well as the ability to work on your own initiative

• You can demonstrate a track record of selling, with your relationship building both internally and externally being a factor in your success

• You want to fully immerse yourself in the VELUX history, culture, procedures and products - taking pride in being an ambassador for the company

What we ask

• Competent with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook & CRM

• Field sales experience - it would be advantageous if this were within the construction industry, but this is not a requirement - if you feel you have relevant transferable experience, we would love to hear from you !

• Customer account management experience, and a demonstrable track record of sales ability

• Key Account Management capability, with sound commercial awareness

• First class communication skills, written and verbal, as well as the ability to communicate clearly with both internal and external stakeholders

• Ability to prospect

• Hands on customer service experience

• Capable of problem solving in a sales capacity

• Self-disciplined with good time management - managing the flexibility of working from home, travel throughout the area and being able to prioritise your activities

• A full driving licence allowing you to drive in the UK

• A passport, as travel out with normal base location will occasionally be required - such as to attend regional sales meetings

What you get in return

• Competitive salary

• Performance related bonus

• Company car

• 35 days annual leave

• Additional annual leave for life’s big milestones

• Market leading pension

• Private Healthcare with AXA PPP

• Medical Cashback Scheme through Simply Health

• Company laptop, iPad and iPhone

• Perkbox subscription

Important Information

VELUX are committed to promoting an environment of respect and understanding, encouraging diversity and eliminating discrimination by providing equality of opportunity for all. We are also committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all – if you are invited to participate in the interview process and require any adjustments please let us know.

If you would like to know more about the VELUX Group and our recruitment process, please feel free to visit www.velux.com .

Equal Opportunity Employer

VELUX Residential is fully committed to the concept and practice of equal opportunity in all aspects of employment. To further our goal of equal employment opportunity for all employees and prospective employees, it is the policy of VELUX Residential to recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, sexual orientation, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. All employment decisions shall be consistent with the principle of equal employment opportunity and only job-related qualifications will be required.