Area Sales Manager - South UK

PORTWEST, a leading global manufacturer of safety wear, workwear and PPE is currently seeking applications for the position of Area Sales Manager – South Coast within our UK Sales Team. You will be based in, or close to, Dorset, Hampshire and West Sussex, within driving distance of your main customers. Portwest is one of the fastest growing workwear companies in the world currently employing over 5100 staff worldwide, with customer service staff in over 130+ countries and 11 Global warehouses in UK, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Spain, UAE, USA and Australia. We design, manufacture and distribute market leading workwear, safety wear and PPE in fully owned production facilities.  

JOB TITLE: Area Sales Manager 

EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Full-time 

REPORTS TO: Regional Manager 

JOB SUMMARY: 

As the Area Sales Manager for South Coast, you will bring your PPE and/or workwear sales experience to sell Portwest products to distributors in the territory. As Area Sales Manager you will open new and develop existing distribution channels in this fast-paced outside sales position. You should be able to work well alone and collaborate with the Regional Sales Manager to continue to build upon the company’s success in the region. 

OVERVIEW OF DUTIES &RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Build quality business relationships with new and existing accounts 
• Conduct daily face-to-face sales meetings to maintain and develop relationships with distributors and end users throughout your territory 
• Identify new business opportunities and complete sales planning 
• Utilize solutions-based strategies to win new business on a continuous and consistent basis 
• Identify existing customers with high growth potential and create a roadmap for their further development 
• Engage in consultative selling by identifying customers’ needs and providing a Portwest solution to meet those needs 
• Develop clear and effective written proposals/quotations for current and prospective customers 
• Focus on selling new Portwest products by bringing samples to each meeting 
• Ensure effective after meeting follow-up to close sales 
• Conduct ongoing development of market intelligence, including marketing events such as trade shows, seminars, and exhibitions 
• Drive significant growth into target industry segments and designated channels 

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS 

• 1-3 years PPE, workwear or safety wear sales experience is preferred 
• Experience selling on behalf of a manufacturer, distributor, reseller or agency 
• Experience drafting and executing sales plans for aggressive expansion 
• Appetite to continue rapid growth of Portwest through field sales 
• Ability to translate business initiatives into bottom line results 
• Strong interpersonal and negotiating skills 
• Positive attitude with a winning mentality 
• Excellent team player 

 COMPANY AWARDS 

• Great Place To Work 2023 
• Best Medium Sized Workplaces 2022 
• Ibec Leading in Wellbeing Top 100 companies 2021 
• Portwest CEO - Business Man Of The Year - In Business Ireland 2020 
• Deloitte Best Managed Companies 2016-2023 
• Private Irish Business of the Year Export Industry Awards 2019 
• Exporter of the Year 2018 
• Portwest CEO - EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2017 

Portwest do not support visa sponsorship for this role. Applicants must have a right to work and must fulfil any relevant visa / work permit requirements in the relevant jurisdiction 

Portwest are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, civil status, veteran status, family status, disability status or membership of a minority group