Area Sales Manager
1 day ago
Newcastle upon Tyne
Area Sales Manager – Newcastle £45,000 + Fully Expensed Electric Car | 4 Days on the Road / 1 Day in the Office Newcastle & surrounding territory | Full-time | 40 hours Ready to take your sales career up a gear? Our client is looking for an Area Sales Manager to take ownership of the Newcastle territory and drive growth across an established customer base. This is a genuine field-based sales role for someone who enjoys getting out, meeting customers, building relationships and winning business — not sitting behind a desk all week. You'll spend 4 days on the road visiting customers and 1 day in the office planning, quoting and following up. And yes… you'll get a fully expensed electric company car. What you'll be doing • Manage and grow existing customer accounts across Newcastle and surrounding areas, • Develop new business and identify opportunities within your territory, • Visit around 4–5 customers per day, building strong face-to-face relationships, • Work with electrical wholesalers, contractors and industrial customers, • Prepare and follow up quotes, negotiate and close opportunities, • Hit sales and gross profit targets, • Work closely with the internal sales and branch teams to deliver excellent customer service, • Plan your diary and territory effectively to maximise sales opportunities Who are we looking for? We're ideally looking for someone with a background in cable, electrical, construction or a closely related sector. However, if you've got strong field sales experience and can demonstrate transferable skills, we'd still like to hear from you. You'll need: • Proven experience in field sales, account management or business development, • Strong relationship-building and communication skills, • A proactive, self-motivated approach, • Excellent organisation and time management, • The confidence to develop both existing and new business, • A full UK driving licence We're also looking for someone with a stable and consistent career history. We understand that career progression sometimes means moving companies, but frequent short-term moves without a clear reason can be a concern. Likewise, we're looking for someone whose experience shows a clear sales/commercial career path, rather than a CV jumping between completely unrelated sectors. What's on offer? • £45,000 basic salary, • Fully expensed electric company car, • Company laptop & mobile phone, • 22 days annual leave, increasing to 25 days with length of service, • Annual pay review every April, • Scrap bonus after 1 year's service, • Christmas bonus after 1 year's service – equivalent to one week's pay, • Company pension – 5% employee / 3% employer contribution, • Summer & winter social events, • Weekly or monthly pay options, • Ongoing training and career development, • The opportunity to join a market-leading UK cable distributor Apply now for a confidential discussion. Start People are the acting agency working on this Assignment