Area Sales Manager - Ireland
Armatile
- Ireland
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Driving to clients to carry out face-to-face visits to further develop/create working relationships with customers
- Developing and growing business with new and existing customers via other channels
- Achieving and increasing of sales targets
- Planning and organising strategies that facilitate sales growth; sales visit plans, effective customer product presentations etc.
- Effective customer merchandising
- Maintain a high level of Armatile product knowledge, and actively train and provide new and existing product information to colleagues and clients that work with Armatile products.
- Promote and increase sales of Armatile’s unique Design & Manufacturing services
- Liaising with Marketing, sales and admin teams to identify, develop and successfully exploit sales opportunities
- Supplying relevant market information on product trends, prices, competitor information, customer requirements etc.
- Attending presentations, networking events and trade exhibitions when required
- Reporting formally, in writing, to the National Distribution Manager at regular agreed intervals, regarding customer and competitor information/activity, sales won/lost, work in progress, sales and business opportunities and other relevant business information
- Keeping accurate & timely records, in accordance with company policies and procedures
- Full clean driving license
- IT skills to include working knowledge of word, excel and email
- Must be self-motivated, organised and have good interpersonal skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work effectively on your own as well as part of a dynamic creative team
- Ability to problem solve and be creative when dealing with customers and co-workers
- Demonstrate entrepreneurial capabilities and the ability to win sales
- Must be flexible to work when and where required
- Experience of sales in the tile industry or related industry, e.g. wooden flooring, carpets, vinyl etc.
- Experience in distribution sales and/or in a construction related or specification sales role
- Design qualification or experience working in a design environment
- Educated to degree level