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 Professional Search & Selection Limited

Area Manager

Job Description

Normally, you'll work 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. However, you may have to work longer when necessary.

You'll be office-based, but may also visit your head office, and possibly your sales team and customers. You may need to attend conferences, trade fairs and exhibitions.

If your company sells products overseas, you may be travelling abroad.

You could work as an area sales manager all over the UK, for a wide range of industries and markets including manufacturing, wholesale distribution and consumer goods.

Jobs may be advertised with specialist sales recruitment websites and agencies, in the local and national press, and trade publications for your particular industry.

Requirements

To be an area manager, you'll need to have:

Excellent sales and negotiation skills

Good business sense

The ability to motivate and lead a team

Initiative and enthusiasm

Excellent communication and 'people skills'

Good planning and organisational skills

The ability to work calmly under pressure

Good IT, budget and report writing skills

A full driving licence

Foreign language skills are increasingly useful

Responsibilities

Figures are intended as a guideline only.

Starting salaries at area management level tend to be in the £25,000 - £35,000 range, plus commission.

Experienced or strong performing area managers can earn six figure salaries.

Additional Information

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Professional Search & Selection Limited. Victoria House, 972 Bristol Road South, Birmingham, B31 2PE. 0121 475 6444.