Area Account Manager

Vacancy - Area Account Manager

The ideal candidate needs to live in the Swindon/Bristol/Bath/Salisbury areas.

Basic - 30k - 35k DOE

OTE - 35k - 40k

Mon- Fri - 8.00am - 5.00pm

The Role:

The purpose of the role is to develop and retain new and existing customer accounts across the region - targeting vehicle dealers, automotive suppliers and non-automotive SMEs.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing long term account relationships with existing and new customers inside and outside of the motor trade.
• Providing sales and basic technical support/maintenance for computer-based printing equipment.
• Selling promotional branded products
• Selling corporate workwear
• Selling number plate printing systems and number plate components.
• Identifying opportunities across the region for sales of current and new products/services for all companies within the Group.
• Providing a first-class service to our network of Key and national accounts via regular reliable contact strategies.
• Keeping accurate records of activity and opportunities on the company CRM system.

The Candidate:

It is ESSENTIAL that the candidate meets all the following criteria:

• Have a minimum of three years' experience in business-to-business field sales (preferably within the automotive industry).
• Be a bright, competitive new business hunter with the drive and ambition to meet targets and develop customer base.
• Have a demonstrable record of new business development and account management.
• Must be self-motivated, disciplined and possess organisational ability that is necessary to operate from home, to manage an efficient phone/visit schedule and to manage your sales pipeline effectively.
• Demonstrate experience in building and maintaining effective working relationships at all levels including customer facing skills.
• Must be IT literate with a minimum of using MS Office applications (specifically Word, Outlook and Excel).
• Must live within the following postcodes SN, BS, BA, SP.
• Possess a Full Driving Licence (preferably clean)

The Region:

The region covers GL, OX, BS, SN, RG, SL, BA, SP, SO, PO, RH, BN, BH, DT, TA, and EX. postcodes (subject to potential alteration) This is a field sales role therefore the candidate must regularly travel throughout the region with overnight stays, which will also include visits to the Head Office in Lytham St Annes.

Training & Support:

Head office Induction, then field-based orientation and customer hand-over of accounts.

• 1-2-1 product training delivered through our in-house product specialists.
• Technical support training via our in-house support team.
• Sales training through field support accompanied visits.
• On-going telephone-based customer and technical support available through a dedicated internal helpline.

Benefits:

• Company car
• Company pension
• Employee discount
• On-site parking

If this sounds like you we would love to hear from you, please apply with an up to date CV and we will be in contact to discuss your application further.

Thanks

Who are you applying to?
The Solution Automotive Recruitment have been placing candidates into the UK Motor Trade since 1999. We have a fantastic relationship with all our clients and candidates across the country, many very long standing relationships. If you are skilled and experienced Automotive candidate, we want to hear from you and rest assured, you'll be dealing with a person, not just a consultant! Unfortunately due to the volume of applications we get, we can only respond to the candidates who match the criteria set for this vacancy. We will retain your CV on our database and make contact as and when suitable vacancies arise. We will NEVER send your CV anywhere without your permission.
Key positons; Sales Executive, Sales Manager, Business Manager, Service Advisor, Parts Advisor, Technician, Mechanic, Master Technician, Workshop Controller, Service Manager, After Sales Manager, Dealer Principal, General Manager.