Area Sales Manager - South Swindon, Wiltshire, South West England, England
Job description
What is your why?
Is it: passionate about your performance, results driven, focusing on outcomes, prioritising a positive attitude, being the best communicator? A desire to work with exclusive manufactures across the UK. Or driven by success and delivery of innovative solutions to the market?
If you feel you can answer YES to these statements, read on.
We are looking for a dynamic Sales Manager to join our team at Desoutter UK, based along the M4 corridor.
As the Southern Area Sales Manager, you will become a key partner to some of the largest UK manufactures within the Automotive, Off-Road and General Industry sectors, delivering sustainable manufacturing and process control solutions.
Working closely with your colleagues in the UK and globally, you will deliver the following:
Be the solutions expert – consult with customers to understand their long-term objects, demonstrate our products to the market and show the true value to our customers, enabling them to be the best in their sector.- 3-year plan implementation to drive continuous growth to remain a market leader within our targeted segments.
- Continuous growth of sales with particular focus in Automotive, Automotive Tiers’, General Industry sectors and indirect partners (integrators, machine tool builders and distributors).
- Grow the number of active users of our service solutions.
- Become a proactive ambassador of brand promotion.
- Deliver performance insights to your customers leveraging the data available using the digital solutions within our portfolio.
The successful candidate will be dynamic and determined to drive customer success by:
- Listening to our customers identifying and delivering suitable solutions.
- Demonstrating a positive attitude with a focus on achieving desired outcome.
- Proactively managing existing accounts and seeking new opportunities.
- Being creative and innovative with ways to improve customer agility and efficiency.
- Ensuring customer relationships remain strong.
- Focusing on Smart Tooling, Vision systems, Process Control, Data analytics and Screw-feeder systems.
- Broadening your own knowledge and skills.
- Building and maintaining networks to exchange ideas and knowledge.
- Analyse the territory, market’s full potential.
Qualification and Experiences
- Engineering or sales qualifications, or relevant sales / business / marketing experience.
- Highly motivated and target driven with a proven track record in sales would be an advantage.
- Has a passion for UK manufacturing, and an interest in future emerging technologies.
- SAP, Salesforce experience would be an advantage.
- Full clean UK license
What we offer:
- A competitive salary, commission and bonus structure.
- Company car (including the option of hybrid and electric vehicles) or car allowance.
- A supportive environment that encourages challenge at all levels and where psychological safety is key to our success
- Opportunity for global career progression.
- Field-based working.
- 40+ hours of training per year.
- Excellent pension.
- Optional private health care and wellness discounts.
Founded in 1914 and headquartered in France, Desoutter Industrial Tools is a global leader in electric and pneumatic assembly tools serving a wide range of assembly and manufacturing operations, including Aerospace, Automotive, Light and Heavy Vehicles, Off-Road, General Industry.
With over 1,200 employees worldwide, we have opportunities across many functions, designed to develop your skills in a wide range of roles and enhance your career.
