Job description
Open the Door to your Career Journey!
Can your Sales skills contribute to our future success? Do you want to be part of the world’s leading manufacturer and supplier of door opening solutions?
Join our sales team as a fully remote Northern Area Sales Manager, and enjoy an innovative culture that empowers you to build a career you can be proud of.
What you would do as our Area Sales Manager
We are looking for someone to be responsible for developing new and existing sales to the Education sector across the Midlands and North regions.
Reporting into the Sales Manager - Education UK, you would:
- Make effective sales calls to new, prospective customers to grow territory sales volumes whilst having a focus on maintaining margin.
- Maintaining and provide accurate records and documentation relating to customer interactions, sales projections & forecasts, action plans, and key account development plans.
- Coordinate with internal sales and marketing team to maximise and actively engage all sales opportunities.
- Actively participate in the resolution of any customer problems/issues.
- Ability to manage relationships, on a local and regional level, with owners, operators, main contractors, mechanical and electrical contractors, architects, and influencers.
The skills and experience you need
We are looking for someone who:
- Has a proven, successful experience in managing and growing sales revenues.
- Ideally has experience in selling electronic / security products, ideally into the Education Accommodation Sector.
- Knows the Midlands/ North well and has a willingness to travel around the UK to meet new and existing customers.
You will bring the energy, ambition, and geographic knowledge we are looking for to develop our sales across the region while displaying the ability to clearly convey thoughts and ideas effectively in a variety of ways to suit audiences and situations.
What we have to offer
We’re passionate about providing amazing opportunities and benefits, so you can continue and progress a lifelong career with us – here’s what we have to offer:
- Learning and career development opportunities, whether it’s online learning, management training or enhancing your skills.
- A competitive salary and incentive schemes.
- Variety of benefits including Private Healthcare with Vitality, Cycle 2 Work, attractive company pension, discounts portal, referral scheme and wellbeing program… to name just a few!
- A strong culture that unites us across geographies, divisions and brands!
We are the ASSA ABLOY Group
Our people have made us the global leader in access solutions. In return, we open doors for them wherever they go. With nearly 51,000 colleagues in more than 70 different countries, we help billions of people experience a more open world. Our innovations make all sorts of spaces – physical and virtual – safer, more secure, and easier to access.
As an employer, we value results – not titles, or backgrounds. We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions – supporting them with regular feedback, training, and development opportunities. Our colleagues think broadly about where they can make the most impact, and we encourage them to grow their role locally, regionally, or even internationally.
As we welcome new people on board, it’s important to us to have diverse, inclusive teams, and we value different perspectives and experiences.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Company car
- Company pension
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus scheme
- Commission pay
- Performance bonus
Work Location: Remote