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Area Sales Manager - Piedmont / Piemonte

Remote:

Full Remote

Contract:

Full time

Experience:

Mid-level (2-5 years)

Work from:

Italy

Offer summary

Qualifications:

3-5 years experience in sales., Experience in P.P.E or workwear required., Clean driving license., Ability to travel within region..

Key responsabilities:

Build relationships with distributors and resellers.
Conduct face-to-face sales meetings consistently.
Identify and develop high potential customers.
Provide effective written proposals to clients.

Portwest https://www.portwest.com

1001 - 5000 Employees

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Job description

Job Description & Specification

PORTWEST, a leading global manufacturer of safety wear, workwear and PPE is currently seeking applications for the position of Area Sales Manager based in Piedmont / Piemonte.

Portwest is one of the fastest growing workwear companies in the world currently employing over 5,300 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: Country Sales Manager

JOB SUMMARY: As the Area Sales Manager for Piedmont / Piemonte you will bring your P.P.E and/or workwear experience to sell Portwest products to distributors reporting into the Country Sales Manager. We have had extensive growth over the past number of years, and we are looking for you to join to continue this growth trajectory.

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, resellers, and agents.
Identify existing customers with high growth potential and create a roadmap for their further development.
Identify new business opportunities and complete sales planning schedule.
Utilise strategies to win new business on a continuous and consistent basis.
Engage in consultative selling by identifying customers’ needs and provide 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, exhibitions, and journals which is fed back to the business.
Promote distributor promotions on our products with end users.

REQUIREMENTS:

3 – 5 years' experience selling P.P.E, workwear or safety wear sales is desirable.
Experience selling on behalf of a manufacturer, distributor, reseller or agent.
Sales experience in a related industry; Automotive, Tools, Chemicals, MRO’s, etc.
Drive to continue sales growth of Portwest through field sales.
Clean driving licence and willingness to travel throughout your designated region.

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.