Northern Area Sales Manager - Sign Industry Trade Sales in Leeds

This is a remote position. We’re recruiting an experienced Area Sales Manager to cover the North of England for a leading manufacturer and supplier of sign-making components and systems. This is a field-based role, ideally suited to someone with sign industry trade sales experience, and living along the M62 corridor with excellent access across the region. This is a great opportunity to join a growing, well-established business, and play a key role in expanding its presence in a territory with significant untapped potential.

Established over 20 years ago, our client has grown organically into a multi-million-pound turnover business, and is now a highly respected trade supplier within the sign industry. Based in the South of England, the company operates from a 40,000 sq ft manufacturing facility, with full in-house capability to design, fabricate, and powder coat its own range of sign-making products and systems. These products offer multiple USPs over their competitors — being easier to assemble, quicker to install, and yet priced on par with the market's alternative products. Quality, innovation, a can-do attitude, and long-term customer relationships are at the heart of the business.

The North of England is home to a large number of sign manufacturers. Due to the company’s southern base, this region has not been serviced as regularly as desired, creating a fantastic opportunity for growth. To address this, the business is now recruiting its first dedicated Area Sales Manager to be based in the North. Your focus will be on nurturing existing accounts, increasing market share, and developing new business across the region. This role offers more than just territory management. As the first field-based sales person the company is hiring, there is genuine scope to shape the role, with long-term potential to establish a northern office, build and manage a wider sales team, and progress your career as the company continues to grow.

Reporting to the Sales Manager, as the Northern Territory Sales Manager your responsibilities will include:

• Nurturing and developing relationships with sign manufacturers across the North of England
• Generating sales of the company’s sign-making products and systems
• Following up and converting inbound leads
• Managing existing accounts while actively developing new business opportunities

To be considered for this Area Sales Manager role, you’ll need sign industry trade sales experience, ideally selling into production and project management teams, where sign making components are chosen for the clients' spec. You’ll also need:

• To be based in the North of England, ideally along the M62 corridor
• The ability to work remotely and manage your time effectively
• A proactive, self-motivated approach to sales
• A full UK driving licence
• The right to work in the UK

Imagine selling into a market where most competitors are distributors offering the same products, while you’re presenting a unique, superior alternative that’s no more expensive. Now add to that a territory with existing business, interest, huge growth potential, and the chance for you to help shape the future of the sales function and reap the financial and career rewards. In return, you can expect:

• Basic salary: £35,000 – £45,000
• Commission
• Car allowance
• Benefits package
• Product and sales training
• Career progression opportunities

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