Graduate Area Sales Manager – Engineering / International Travel
Location: Hull (with international travel)
Are you a driven, relationship-focused sales professional who thrives on building partnerships and exceeding targets? This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing organisation in a pivotal Area Sales Manager role — where you’ll take ownership of your territory, drive new opportunities, and develop long-term customer relationships.
The Role As Area Sales Manager, you’ll be responsible for managing and growing sales across your assigned region. Working closely with internal teams and customers, you’ll play a key part in delivering first-class service, identifying new opportunities, and contributing to ongoing commercial success.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and maintain strong, long-term relationships with customers through regular visits and consistent communication.
Identify and pursue new business opportunities within your territory.
Collaborate with internal departments and partner organisations to maximise growth potential.
Respond promptly to customer enquiries, quotations, and orders.
Research market trends and competitor activity to inform sales strategy.
Provide accurate reporting and data to support forecasting and performance tracking.
Represent the business professionally at all times and act as a trusted point of contact for your clients.
Work collaboratively as part of a wider sales team to achieve regional and national sales targets.
This role will entail some international travel About You You’re commercially minded, proactive, and passionate about delivering results. You enjoy autonomy but also thrive in a team environment, with a natural ability to engage customers and drive long-term business growth.
Skills & Experience Required Essential:
Proven track record in a sales or account management role
Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills
Strong commercial awareness and customer focus
Confident using Microsoft Office and CRM/sales systems
Self-motivated, organised, and able to manage multiple priorities
Full UK driving licence and ability to travel as required (including overseas) Desirable:
Background in technical, manufacturing, or engineering sectors
Knowledge of sales order processing systems
Additional language skills (Spanish advantageous)
Degree in Business, Sales, or a Technical discipline
Analytical thinker with a calm, professional approach under pressure Consortium Professional Recruitment Ltd are a professional level recruitment consultancy specialising in the delivery of high relevance recruitment services on behalf of our clients across the UK. We regularly receive large responses to our advertising which can make providing individual feedback to every applicant challenging. If you haven’t received a reply from us within 14 days of your application, we regret to say your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. We have a policy of retaining your details for future vacancies unless you request otherwise. To learn more about our services, please visit (url removed)