Area Sales Manager

Role: Area Sales Manager Location: Teesside (North East) About us: Hi, we’re ERIKS - a leading Specialised Industrial Service Provider. We offer a wide range of innovative and high-quality mechanical engineering components and logistics services from our over 200 locations across the UK & Ireland. We provide our customers with the parts and products they need, sometimes partnering with them in their own locations as a seamless extension of their own team. Our mission is to make our customer’s industry work better. We know and understand that our people are critical to our success, providing our customers with specialist knowledge and world-class service. Which is where you come in! ABOUT THE ROLE – The role presents an opportunity for the successful candidate to work autonomously across the Bristol & Gloucester region You will be responsible for generating new sales leads in existing customers & developing new customers in your region The role will require you to identify & penetrate gaps where ERIKS do not currently supply You will be required to engage with internal stakeholders and gather external information to enable you to understand customer needs and create a compelling customer engagement strategy Ability to create & deliver presentations to clients as required Territory management in the most effective way, utilise the digital tools available to ensuring quality customer interactions in the most effective and efficient way Responsible for keeping up with market trends & conducting competitor analysis Stakeholder management with our customers, colleagues and suppliers that enable alignment of customer needs and exceptional delivery on our commitments. ABOUT YOU - Strong problem solving and solution driven sales experience Technical & Commercial engineering background Experience and track record selling into the UK MRO market Experience selling Bearings, Valves, Power Transmission, Seals, Fluid Power, Hoses (ERIKS core products) Experience within specialist Food & Beverage, Petro Chemical, Automotive, Aerospace, General Engineering A strong track record of winning new business as well as maintaining existing accounts Strong team player with a positive ‘can do’ attitude Ability to work remotely and be able to travel across the Bristol & Gloucester Region Why ERIKS? By joining ERIKS, you’ll be part of something special. Being part of something special means more than just the work you do. It's the great people you work with, the support you receive from your managers, and the specialism that is at the core of everything we do at ERIKS. Whether it’s development that is built around you and your career goals or the opportunity to be part of something much bigger than the team you join, it’s all here for you at ERIKS. What are you waiting for? We can’t do it without you! Your offer: And if that wasn't enough to pique your interest, we also offer a very competitive salary and a range of benefits including: 25 days plus bank holidays annual holiday entitlement Contributory Pension Scheme Bike to Work Scheme Life Assurance Employee Assistance Programme including Life, Money and Well-being support Unlimited Video GP Appointments 8 Mental Health Therapy sessions a year 2 Medical second opinion consultations per year Company Sick Pay Group Income Protection – after a period of sickness absence Long service recognition Free unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning Free ERIKS Branded workwear Free Eye tests Car allowance Because we need you just as much as you need us. Together we are unbeatable! Opportunities for growth! ERIKS is growing and has room for enthusiastic, motivated employees to grow with it. ERIKS gives employees the opportunity to develop themselves, at both the professional and personal level. Dynamic! ERIKS is a healthy, growing enterprise. This brings continuity, stability and, therefore certainty. Certainty, with room for ambition, personal development and innovation. Challenges and innovation! Working at ERIKS means working in an innovative environment where you take on challenges and share them, come up with innovative solutions and act in a dynamic and well-considered manner. All of this as a team and as individual. Being part of a strong team! ERIKS is constantly working on a corporate culture where people take centre stage. A friendly, open and pleasant work environment with respect for and confidence in one another. A stimulating and challenging workplace climate where knowledge is shared. As an ERIKS employee, you form part of a winning team; a team that helps keep ERIKS the undisputed market leader in its field. Work placement, traineeship opportunities for students! We offer ample opportunities, especially for students from a technical or commercial background. The wide range of trainee posts at ERIKS offers students the opportunity to gain practical experience at an innovative multinational company. Those in search of an informative and challenging traineeship at an organisation with a friendly and open work climate need look no further than ERIKS. A traineeship in Continental Europe, North America, UK & Ireland and Asia; ERIKS makes it all possible.