Area Sales Managers

Due to continued growth, we are looking for experienced sales professionals to cover Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucester and Buckinghamshire to continue building our client base across market sectors such as, Hospitality, Education, Leisure, and Social Care.

Are you a proven leader and motivated sales professional?

Connect Purchasing Ltd is an established and expanding purchasing company, part of the Connect Catering Group. Our clients trust in us to partner them with suppliers who in turn improve their business through savings, conditions and produce quality.

Key Responsibilities:


• Prospecting and arranging meetings with new customers

• An active role in developing sales strategies and territory plans.

• Gathering, analysing, and reporting market trends and information

• Consistently achieving revenue/profit goals

• Managing sales cycles and pipelines

• Building lasting relationships with suppliers at all levels

• Identifying opportunities to increase sales with existing clients

• Client care – before, during, and after the partnership is created

Qualifications:

• A Proven track record of consistently meeting sales & revenue targets along with excellent communication, negotiating and presentation skills.

• Excellent self-management skills as this role requires autonomy, accountability, and responsibility.

• Strong, demonstrable knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.

Benefits include: a competitive salary and bonus structure (dependent on experience), a company car and mobile phone. Training will be provided as required.

Working hours are 8.30am to 5.00pm, Monday to Friday. Field based in designated territories with at least one visit per week to our head office in Wallingford, Oxfordshire.