A manufacturing and production client of ours in the Bury St Edmunds area are recruiting a Regional Sales Manager (covering Central/South East and South West) to join their team. This is a full-time permanent position working Monday - Friday 8.30am - 5.00pm and paying negotiable salary depending on experience.

Reporting to the Managing Director, key duties include but are not limited to:

• Develop and deliver a comprehensive regional sales plan that targets profitable growth, project and customer leads, relationships and quotations.
• Use sales tools to monitor performance and develop contingency plans to ensure targets are met.
• Track and consistently communicate on a pipeline of projects enough to deliver the monthly, quarterly and annual targets.
• Develop, agree and deliver a structured customer contact plan for the region.
• Identification of new customers, making contact and initiating the sales process.
• Develop, agree and deliver a structured specifier contact plan including a comprehensive CPD programme.
• Direct delivery of CPD presentations and specification pipeline in line with agreed specifier contact planning.
• Direct customer relationship management for customers.
• Provide technical advice to customers and assist with the specification of products
• Generate quotations and follow up with proactive, structured quotation tracking.
• Support the business where required to deliver specific sales campaigns, new product launches and sales forecasting.
• Be part of the management team supporting strategy to develop and improve business performance.
• Travel to site, or customer office as required.
• Discuss and agree promotional strategy and activities with the marketing department
• Any other duties as required.

Skills and Experience required to be considered for this Regional Sales Manager position:

• Completed business training and/or completed course of study in economics / industrial engineering
• Glass/Window manufacturing (or similar) industry experience essential to be considered for this role.
• Excellent technical knowledge
• Proficient use of MS Office standard applications
• Knowledge of foreign languages advantageous
• Experience in using ERP and CRM systems.
• Excellent negotiation skills

Great Benefits to working for this company include:

• Performance bonus based on up to 25% of salary
• Car allowance (£650 per month)
• Pension
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Phone and laptop provided

If you feel like you meet the above criteria & would like to be considered for this Regional Sales Manager position, please apply with your CV and contact Katie at Prime Appointments for a confidential chat.