Area Sales Manager

Visum Recruitment are delighted to be representing our client, a manufacturer within the industrial power transmission and braking sector, who are seeking an experienced and driven Area Sales Manager to join them on a full-time, permanent basis.

The role of the Area Sales Manager will be to develop new business opportunities and grow existing customer relationships across the South of the UK. You will play a key role in driving revenue growth through customer engagement, enquiry generation, order conversion, and ultimately delivering sustained sales order growth.

Area Sales Manager Job Overview
• Identify, research, and pursue new business opportunities within the assigned territory.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with new and existing customers.
• Drive enquiry generation and convert opportunities into sales orders.
• Promote the company’s range of products
• Conduct on-site and remote customer meetings, providing advice and application support.
• Manage the full sales cycle from initial enquiry through to quotation, negotiation, and order completion.
• Work closely with internal teams to ensure customer requirements are met and projects are delivered successfully.
• Plan and manage your own diary and territory, operating as a home-based external sales professional.
• Attend occasional meetings and training sessions at UK offices and European headquarters.
• Continuously develop product knowledge and sales capability.

Area Sales Manager Job Requirements
• Experience in B2B technical or industrial sales.
• Exposure to power transmission products such as couplings, brakes, clutches, or similar would be advantageous.
• Strong commercial awareness with the ability to negotiate and close deals.
• Full UK driving licence.

Area Sales Manager Salary & Benefits
• Salary circa £45,000
• Bonus scheme (uncapped, typically £5,000–£7,000 OTE)
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays (increasing with service)
• Company vehicle (fully expensed, choice within policy)
• Company pension scheme
• Private healthcare and life insurance