Job Description:

My clients are a unique and diverse family of eight strong Subgroups. This industry and trade specific focus enables each of the companies to lead in their respective markets and, at the same time, to complement each other within the Group to successfully engineer progress and enhance lives together. More than 20,000 employees at 190 locations worldwide apply their expertise and innovative capabilities to ensure the continuous growth of our independent privately held company

We are seeking an additional field-based Area Sales Manager to cover Northeast, England and Scotland. You are expected to reside within the region. You will manage an established customer portfolio (approximately 40% of your time), while dedicating most of your efforts (around 60%) to identifying, prospecting, and developing new business opportunities.

Basic salary upto £46,752 basic + monthly vehicle allowance upto £663 + enhanced pension and private medical insurance. There is a sales bonus of upto 50% per year

24 days holiday + bank holidays rising to 25 days after 2 years full service.

Your role

The role involves promoting company’s premium product range to furniture manufacturers and users of decorative melamine boards, primarily within the KBB sector. As part of the Interior Solutions division, you will contribute to a team

focused on promoting a comprehensive product portfolio, including edgeband, acrylic surfaces, and tambour storage systems, across a diverse customer base.

Success in this role requires the ability to understand and interpret customer needs, adopt a disciplined approach to prospecting and follow-up, and effectively utilise CRM systems to track customer and competitor insights. Staying informed about

market trends and developments will also be key to your ongoing success.

Your profile

You bring proven experience within the interior furniture components industry, including strong market knowledge of decorative boards and associated distribution channels. Experience in manufacturing, selling, or distributing edgeband products or machinery for processing edgeband and decorative boards is highly desirable.

A sales-driven and naturally engaging individual, you excel in building relationships and enjoy regular customer interaction. You are comfortable working with strategic sales plans and confidently present products based on their quality, benefits, and technical features. You have experience selling premium products to SMEs and possess an established network of

industry contacts.

Highly organised, self-motivated, and results-focused, you thrive in an independent, field-based role. Candidates with direct experience in a similar position within a decorative board, edgeband, or machinery manufacturer will have a distinct advantage.

What they offer:

Pension scheme would be enhanced pension scheme

Private Medical Insurance in addition to Health Cash Plan

Bonus scheme would be Sales Incentive Program – basically is a sales bonus scheme

Life Assurance

Generous holiday allowance

Core hours, flexitime and time off in lieu

Buying & selling holidays

Employee benefits platform 

Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme

Health & wellbeing 

Free flu jabs

Occupational health

Pension scheme

Health cash plans

Cycle to work scheme 

Social culture and events

Internal training Academy

E-learning opportunities

Access to external training and supported education

Long service awards

Employee Assistance Programme

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

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