Area Sales Manager - South East
Territory: South East England
Salary: £45,000 basic + bonus (OTE £60,000+)
Benefits: Fully expensed company car (choice incl. electric & hybrid), laptop, mobile phone, 6% pension
Location: Home-based, field role
The Role
We are recruiting an experienced Area Sales Manager to cover the South East territory, focused primarily on new business development. This is a home-based, field sales role targeting a wide range of SME customers across multiple sectors.
You will be responsible for generating new opportunities, developing relationships, and selling compactors and baling machinery into businesses looking to improve waste efficiency, sustainability, and cost control.
This role is heavily new-business biased and suited to a driven, self-sufficient sales professional who thrives on opening doors and building a pipeline.
Key Responsibilities
Proactively identify and win new business across the South East
Sell compactors and baling machinery into a broad range of sectors
Target SMEs across:
Retail
Manufacturing
Distribution & logistics
Hospitality & leisure
Conduct site visits, surveys, and customer demonstrations
Manage the full sales cycle from prospecting through to close
Build a sustainable pipeline through cold calling, networking, and referrals
Work from home while actively covering the territory
Accurately forecast and report on sales activity
About You
Proven field sales experience within waste management, recycling, or environmental services
Strong new business development background
Confident selling capital equipment or technical solutions
Comfortable dealing with business owners, operations managers, and decision-makers
Self-motivated, organised, and results-driven
Able to manage a large territory autonomously
Desirable Experience
Experience selling compactors, balers, or waste-related equipment
Background selling into SMEs across multiple industries
Knowledge of waste legislation, recycling streams, or sustainability solutions
What's on Offer
£45,000 basic salary
Uncapped bonus scheme (OTE £60,000+)
Fully expensed company car (choice including electric and hybrid)
Laptop and mobile phone
6% employer pension contribution
Home-based role with autonomy and flexibility
Opportunity to join a growing, well-established business with long-term prospects
At Morgan Ryder we can provide you with a full range of employment opportunities from short term and fixed term temporary vacancies to permanent positions.
We recruit for companies that operate in the following industries: Defence Equipment, Food and Drink Manufacturers, FMCG, Packaging, Engineering, Automotive, Aerospace, Warehousing, Logistics, Waste Management, Petro Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Power & Renewable Energy.
Our commitment:
Equal opportunities are important to us. We believe that diversity and inclusion at Morgan Ryder Associates are critical to our success as DE&I positive company, so we want to recruit, develop, and keep the best talent. We encourage applications from everyone, regardless of background, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, ethnicity, belief, age, family or parental status, and any other characteristic.
Please note that calls to and from the offices of Morgan Ryder Associates Ltd. may be monitored or recorded. This is to ensure compliance with regulatory procedures, record business transactions and for training purposes