Area Sales Manager - Peterborough Branch

Area Sales Manager - Peterborough Branch Peterborough, England

Professional Building Supplies, part of PBSL Group
Full Time Peterborough, England 34000 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

If you know how to build strong relationships with customers and keep them coming back for more, we want you to join us!

We are currently looking for an Area Sales Representative to join our Peterborough Team.

Your primary role will be to build relationships with larger customers / decision makers / buyers who are likely to be working on bigger projects and would not traditionally drop into the trade counter on a day to day basis. You will be responsible for feeding the branch customers and a pipeline of future business, also acting as an artery of communication between the branch and its customers.

The ideal candidate will have the following qualities:

  • Energy, drive, determination & resilience.
  • A self-starter and self-motivated able to work under own initiative but also as part of a wider team.
  • A clear focus on delivering excellent customer service.
  • Professional at all times and remaining calm under pressure.
  • Friendly and able to build relationships with people from all walks of life.
  • Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
  • The ability to adapt your approach in an ever-changing market.
  • Good organisational skills.
  • Enthusiastic and keen to develop new skills and learn more about new product ranges.
  • Experience within the building materials industry – preferred but not essential.
  • At least 3 years' experience with External Sales required.

Your regular responsibilities will include:

  • Staying close to regular customers.
  • Making site visits for consultation with customers on projects to provide advice and support in matters relating to our products.
  • Following up and updating notes on quotes from the previous week(s) until they are secured or we understand why they were lost.
  • Actively chasing prospective customers.
  • Actively using the lead generation database in order to track and secure new projects.
  • Supporting the branch in assisting and advising customers where required.
  • Identifying areas of opportunity (customers / products / competition).
  • Accurately reporting weekly activities and any significant changes in the local market (competitors / contractor activity) to the National Sales Manager.

Couple this up with your bright and positive attitude and you’ll add real value to our team.

If this sounds like you, get in touch. We’ll pay you a great salary and performance bonuses, give you 23 days holiday a year (plus 8 bank holidays), plus your birthday off! You'll get a nice long break at Christmas, you can join our pension scheme, and you'll get a company car with mileage allowance for visiting customers, a mobile phone and a laptop. And if you’re ready you can start straight away!

*Average 44.5 hour shifts per week, Monday - Friday (7:30am - 5pm) and alternative Saturdays (8am - 12pm).

Professional Building Supplies, part of PBSL Group, is a dynamic, rapidly expanding and successful business. We are an independent building merchants group, supplying specialist building materials via our branches and websites.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: From £34,000.00 per year

Benefits:

  • Bereavement leave
  • Company car
  • Company pension
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Employee discount
  • On-site parking

Schedule:

  • Day shift

Supplemental pay types:

  • Bonus scheme
  • Performance bonus
  • Quarterly bonus

Work Location: On the road

Area Sales Manager - Peterborough Branch
Professional Building Supplies, part of PBSL Group

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