Area Sales Manager (m/f/d)

Area Sales Manager North/North West UK

Responsibilities / Key Tasks

• Grow Gardena Brand Division products with the agreed territory
• Achieve company marketing strategies within the territory
• Achieve sales turnover and margin budget (target) for the territory
• Manage and grow the garden centres accounts within the territory
• On board new customers
• Achieve width and depth of all product categories within the garden centre network
• Manage trade marketing activities to encourage sell-through within the garden centre network, including high focus on instore training and merchandising
• Gather market and competitor intelligence
• Represent the company at trade events and trade shows

Additional Skills/Qualifications Required

• Applicants must be enthusiastic and self motivated with a strong desire to achieve results
• Excellent communication skills and relationship builder
• Previous sales experience and a real door opener (garden industry or other industries)
• A team player who is able to work independently and has a self starter attitude
• Commercially astute, numerate and with an appreciation for pricing, costs and profitability
• Shows initiative and a desire for development
• Good time management skills
• Computer literate using Microsoft Packages
• Full UK driving licence

This role is intended to help drive the Gardena brand with gaining distribution and, hence, market share, predominantly within Garden Centres.

Last date to apply: We are continuously accepting applications