Area Sales Manager

Posted: 29 Jan 2024
Location: Field Based - Cambridgeshire/Suffolk base
Company: Fallen Fruits
Closing Date: 29th February 2024

Fallen Fruits are excited to be looking for an Area Sales Manager, ideally located in or around the Cambridgeshire or Suffolk counties, to take on a great role in an already well established area.
Fallen Fruits are a highly respected garden trade supplier offering a range of beautifully designed garden and gift items to thousands of retailers throughout the UK.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a highly skilled Sales Manager seeking an opportunity to take on a well established sales area to the next level of achievement. Your brief will be to develop existing accounts, expand new business opportunities, cross sell category and work with customers to increase sell-through.

We are looking for a track record of successful selling to independent retailers – ideally garden centres, gift/home ware retailers and department stores, with evidence of strong trade relationships, successful sales experience and a persuasive character. You will be confident in your ability to develop existing customers by range-selling and merchandising with the tenacity to open quality new accounts.

Qualities we seek are:

  • Resides on area
  • At least five years of field sales experience – dealing with independent retailers.
  • A passionate, charismatic and persuasive character
  • Numerate, articulate, fun and trustworthy.
  • High energy with fantastic communication skills
  • High competence of IT level – Excel, Word, PPT
  • Well organised and able to work with a broad, cross category product range

Benefits:

  • Attractive Salary
  • Company car or car Allowance
  • plus quarterly bonus
  • Mobile
  • Laptop
  • iPad
  • Pension