Area Sales Manager, Southeast: Gardencare, Agri Plant Protection, Veterinary

Head of Commercial

• Maintaining established customer accounts with a focus on identifying further business opportunities and cross category upselling.
• Identifying new market opportunities and opening new accounts within your geographical area.
• Activating marketing campaigns in store and execution of secondary display units during key selling periods.
• Supporting in-store customer open days and providing product advice to customer contacts.
• Continuous Professional Development and keeping up to date with industry trends and latest category developments.
• Attending industry relevant trade shows and delivering relevant customer training programs.
• Debtor management and credit control responsibilities.
• Attendance and active participation at monthly sales meetings.
• Collecting and collating competitor activity to inform the business of appropriate strategies.
• Contribute to new product development, market intelligence and market trends.
• Store level execution of company strategy for growth with willingness to be flexible when requirements change.
• Participate in answering technical calls as required. Achieve qualification as necessary

• 5+ years in a field sales role
• Strong negotiator and ability to overcome objections.
• Ability to build strong customer relationships and convert leads into orders.
• Ambition to grow the business and share learnings with the wider team.
• Self-motivated and positive team contributor.
• Proven track record in business management and customer development.
• Strong communication and in store presentation skills.
• Ability to work to deadline and display flexibility.
• Highly organised and disciplined.
• Full driving license required.

• Competitive Salary
• Car and Diesel Card
• Lunch Allowance
• Bonus on KPI achievements (revenues / margins / customer performance / Volumes)
• Pension with Income Protection
• Maternity Leave
• Holidays and Bank Holidays totalling 32 days

Hygeia is an equal opportunities employer