Area Sales Representative

Are you looking for an exciting, challenging and rewarding long-term career and have what it takes to become a professional sales executive?

Glasdon UK Limited is part of the Glasdon Group with companies in Europe and the United States and is a market leader in the design, marketing, and supply of environmental and safety products.

We are looking for a charismatic Area Sales Representative for our Highways Division. This position requires you to sell a wide range of our highway’s products, including road safety products, bollards, grit bins, and lifebuoy housings.

Our key customers for these products are Local Authorities, traffic management and highways maintenance organisations, and their contractors and consultants, so commitment to building long-term customer relationships is essential to attract repeat business.

This position covers a large geographical territory encompassing all of Scotland, Cumbria, and the Northeast of England. Ideally, we would like you to be located central to the territory around the central belt of Scotland (Renfrewshire, Glasgow, North Lanarkshire, West Lothian, Falkirk, Edinburgh).

If you have a genuine desire to succeed and wish to join a progressive company, with excellent opportunities, career development opportunities and benefits then look no further.

**Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Identify new business opportunities and prospecting non-user accounts.
- Follow up on sales leads.
- Liaise with existing customers and develop new relationships.
- Account management and rapport building.
- Customer visitations to demonstrate and present products face to face.
- Interpret sales reports and identify commercial markets and product opportunities.
- Participate in team sales meetings and share product / market knowledge.
- Work with in-house Product Design team to develop new products from concept through to production.
- Plan and prioritise a territory to arrange meetings with a wide range of customers.
- Some experience within a sales or customer service environment.
- A genuine interest towards developing a career in account management.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- A high level of self-motivation, and determination to achieve goals and targets.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Good organisational, administrative and time management skills.
- Be inquisitive to identify customers’ needs and the ability to offer informed solutions.
- Good IT Literacy.
- Strong A-Levels and/or University Degree or equivalent (desirable).

**You may also have experience in;**

Face to Face Sales, Product Demonstration, Customer Service, Business Studies, Sales Administration, Microsoft, Tele-sales, Negotiation, Sales Advisor, Customer Support, Call Centre, Territory Management, Account Management, Business Development, Commercial Awareness, Communication Skills.

**What we can offer you**:

- A competitive commencing salary plus target bonus.
- Company car.
- 33 days annual leave.
- Comprehensive training programme.
- Company Final Salary Pension scheme after a minimum of two years’ service.
- Life insurance after a minimum of two years’ service.
- Pension through NEST within 3 months of start date.
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Long Service Awards
- Private health care scheme after a minimum of one years’ service.
- Subsidised on-site Café / social space.
- Team building
- Paid charity days.

**Key Facts**:
Title: Area Sales Representative
Home Location: Central Scotland
Area Covered: All of Scotland, Cumbria and Northeast England
Driving Licence: Essential
Full Time Permanent Position

The Glasdon Group is an equal opportunities employer.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Additional pay:

- Performance bonus

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Casual dress
- Company car
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance
- Sick pay
- Store discounts
- Wellness programmes
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

- Please advise your salary expectations for this role.

**Experience**:

- Face to Face Sales: 2 years (preferred)