Area Sales Manager – Kent / East Sussex
Job Summary: As the Area Sales Manager for the Kent and East Sussex region, you will leverage your experience selling PPE and/or workwear to distributors, resellers and agents to drive growth for Portwest. You will develop and maintain strong relationships, create road‑maps for existing accounts, and identify new business opportunities while following strategic sales planning.
Key Responsibilities
- Build quality business relationships with new and existing accounts.
- Conduct daily face‑to‑face sales meetings to maintain and develop relationships with distributors, resellers and agents.
- Identify existing customers with high growth potential and create a roadmap for their further development.
- Identify new business opportunities and complete sales planning schedule.
- Utilise strategies to win new business on a continuous and consistent basis.
- Engage in consultative selling by identifying customers’ needs and providing a Portwest solution to meet those needs.
- Develop clear and effective written proposals/quotations for current and prospective customers.
- Focus on selling new Portwest products by bringing samples to each meeting.
- Ensure effective after‑meeting follow‑up to close sales.
- Conduct ongoing development of market intelligence, attending marketing events such as trade shows, seminars, exhibitions and journals and feeding information back to the business.
- Promote distributor promotions on our products with end users.
Requirements
- 3 to 5 years of experience selling PPE, workwear or safety wear.
- Proven track record of sales experience with manufacturers, distributors, resellers or agents.
- Background in sales within related industries such as automotive, tools, chemicals, MROs, etc.
- Strong drive to contribute to the continued growth of Portwest through field sales.
- Valid, clean driving licence and flexibility to travel across the designated region.
- Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills.
- Positive, results‑driven attitude with a strong desire to succeed.
- Team player with a collaborative approach to achieving goals.
Applicants must have the legal right to live and work in the relevant jurisdiction. Portwest is an equal‑opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, civil status, veteran status, family status, disability status or membership of a minority group.
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Job Summary: As the Area Sales Manager for the Kent and East Sussex region, you will leverage your experience selling PPE and/or workwear to distributors, resellers and agents to drive growth for Portwest. You will develop and maintain strong relationships, create road‑maps for existing accounts, and identify new business opportunities while following strategic sales planning.
Key Responsibilities
- Build quality business relationships with new and existing accounts.
- Conduct daily face‑to‑face sales meetings to maintain and develop relationships with distributors, resellers and agents.
- Identify existing customers with high growth potential and create a roadmap for their further development.
- Identify new business opportunities and complete sales planning schedule.
- Utilise strategies to win new business on a continuous and consistent basis.
- Engage in consultative selling by identifying customers’ needs and providing a Portwest solution to meet those needs.
- Develop clear and effective written proposals/quotations for current and prospective customers.
- Focus on selling new Portwest products by bringing samples to each meeting.
- Ensure effective after‑meeting follow‑up to close sales.
- Conduct ongoing development of market intelligence, attending marketing events such as trade shows, seminars, exhibitions and journals and feeding information back to the business.
- Promote distributor promotions on our products with end users.
Requirements
- 3 to 5 years of experience selling PPE, workwear or safety wear.
- Proven track record of sales experience with manufacturers, distributors, resellers or agents.
- Background in sales within related industries such as automotive, tools, chemicals, MROs, etc.
- Strong drive to contribute to the continued growth of Portwest through field sales.
- Valid, clean driving licence and flexibility to travel across the designated region.
- Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills.
- Positive, results‑driven attitude with a strong desire to succeed.
- Team player with a collaborative approach to achieving goals.
Applicants must have the legal right to live and work in the relevant jurisdiction. Portwest is an equal‑opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, civil status, veteran status, family status, disability status or membership of a minority group.
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