The Company: Fantastic opportunity to work for a hugely profitable, zero carbon, environmentally focused packaging organisation turning over £2 Billion annually. They are now looking for a Territory Sales Manager to join the team. Paying £45,000 - £55,000pa depending on experience. Job Title: Territory Sales Manager Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 depending on experience plus bonus, car & benefits Job Purpose for the Territory Sales Manager: The Territory Manager will be responsible for managing existing accounts and developing new business opportunities. The types of companies you will be working with will be a mix of SME and Blue-Chip organisations within food & drink manufacturing, pharmaceutical, ecommerce and retail. Your clients and prospects will be based in the Yorkshire / Northeast region so you must be happy to cover this as an overall territory. You will be selling bespoke corrugated packaging solutions, this is very much a solution sell, the sales process involves influencing multiple stakeholders and working with design teams. The area is well established, and this is a great role for a high energy, highly credible, consultative sales professional. Previous Experience of the Territory Sales Manager: * Excellent relationship building skills * Establish, develop & maintain business relationships with current customers in the assigned territory and market segment to generate new business for the organizations products and services * Maintain, develop and grow profit & volume within all accounts in line with predetermined plan * Participate in the definition of new customer search strategies, carrying out the necessary prospecting for developing potential customers and information to determine their potential * Provide technical and quality advice in line with customer requirements * Expedite the resolution of customer problems and complaints * On-going coordination with customer service to monitor orders, claims, planning of visits and contacts with customers, receivable arrangements etc * Propose sales forecasts and monitor them * To monitor & achieve the annual budgeted sales (volume & value) * Propose account plans for your customers and monitor them * Tenacious, positive “can do” attitude * Structured sales approach with the ability to work within a team and autonomously * Highly motivated with a desire to succeed * Numerate and commercially astute * Organised and professional in attitude, conduct and appearance * Strong communication skills, both verbal and written * PC literate, competent in MS Excel, Word & PowerPoint