Regional Account Manager

South of England

Competitive Salary + Company Car + Excellent Benefits

Want a field sales role where you can build relationships with the people who actually make the buying decisions, while having the support of an experienced Sales Manager behind you?

This is an opportunity to take responsibility for developing a successful region across the South of England, working with customers throughout the automotive and commercial vehicle aftermarket.

You'll build relationships at every level. That means spending time with branch teams and understanding what is happening at ground level, but importantly, you'll also be expected to develop relationships with business owners, senior managers, buyers and other key decision-makers.

The objective is simple: understand your customers, identify where the opportunities are and turn those relationships into sustainable sales growth.

The Opportunity

You'll be joining an established UK automotive business with a strong reputation for technical expertise, quality and customer service.

As Regional Account Manager, you'll take ownership of developing both new and existing customers across the South of England.

You'll have plenty of autonomy to manage your territory, but you won't be left to work everything out yourself.

You'll report to a highly respected and experienced Sales Manager who believes in supporting and developing their team. You'll have the guidance, product knowledge and commercial support you need to become successful in the role.

That combination of autonomy and support makes this an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to develop their career in field sales.

What You'll Do

You'll develop a regional sales plan and use it to identify where the strongest opportunities exist.

• Build relationships with senior decision-makers, buyers, business owners and branch teams

• Develop existing accounts and identify opportunities to increase sales across the product portfolio

• Identify and win new customers throughout the region

• Build a strong pipeline of opportunities that delivers sustainable growth

• Understand how individual customers operate and identify where you can add value

• Lead commercial discussions and negotiate profitable new business

• Work closely with sales, technical, operations and marketing colleagues to give customers the support they need

• Use customer and market information to spot new opportunities and improve territory performance

You'll become the main point of contact for key customers within your region, giving you the opportunity to build relationships that go well beyond simply calling into branches.

What We're Looking For

You'll already have experience in a field-based sales, business development or account management role, ideally within the automotive aftermarket or commercial vehicle sector.

More importantly, you'll be someone who enjoys developing relationships.

You'll be equally comfortable talking to someone behind a branch counter as you are sitting down with a senior decision-maker to discuss their business, commercial opportunities and how you can work together.

You'll also need to be self-motivated, commercially aware and comfortable managing a large territory independently.

Why Consider It?

This role gives you the opportunity to develop beyond straightforward territory sales.

You'll have:

• £45,000 - £55,000 basic salary plus bonus and company car

• 25 days holidays plus bank holidays plus enhanced employer pension contributions.

• Exposure to senior customer decision-makers as well as branch-level relationships

• An established product portfolio with opportunities for further growth

• The backing of an experienced and highly respected Sales Manager

• Ongoing career development within an established automotive business

If you're looking for a field sales role where you'll be trusted to develop your territory but still have an experienced manager behind you when you need support, this could be a very good next step.

About the Company

Our client is an established automotive business with a long-standing reputation for technical expertise, quality and customer service.

The business supplies customers across the automotive and commercial vehicle sectors and continues to invest in its products, services and people.

For the right person, this is an opportunity to join a supportive sales team, develop valuable senior-level customer relationships and build a long-term career within the automotive aftermarket.

Apply today and Stewart Lupton at JSL Solutions  - Industrial and Automotive Aftermarket Recruitment, will be in touch. Alternatively, call Stewart on 07763004067 for more information. 

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Specialists in senior commercial and leadership recruitment for manufacturers and distributors across the automotive and industrial aftermarket.