We are recruiting for an Area Sales Manager on behalf of a specialist sports surfacing company who will be responsible for sales growth within the North of England and Scotland. On offer is a salary of up to £50,000 per year which is negotiable based on experience plus generous bonus scheme, a company car, laptop, mobile and the opportunity to join a market leader in what is a very diverse and interesting market sector. The company offers a wide range of surfacing options for sports, playground, landscape and multi-use sports areas including tennis, football, netball, rugby, MUGA, padel tennis, cricket, bowls, hockey and pickleball to a wide range of clients including consultants, architects, specialist sports surface contractors, sports clubs and communities and play companies. As the Area Sales Manager you will be: • Taking on responsibility for sales within the North of England and Scotland. • Proactively supporting their appointed Surface Contractors with the development of their own business. • Actively looking to expand the number of Surface Contractors in your designated area. • Proactively promoting the company, its product range and solutions to Consultants, Architects, Sports Clubs and Communities to drive sales growth. • Accessing current projects through Consultants, Architects and End-User Clients etc., • Supporting and being the subject matter expert advising on surface solutions for Architects, Sports Contractors, Sports Clubs and Communities. • Working closely with the senior management team and colleagues to develop new sales strategies. To be considered as the Area Sales Manager you will need: • Proven solution-based sales experience including identifying, targeting and winning new business and of consistently exceeding set sales targets. • Ideally experience of working for a play, sports area or landscape surfacing company or play equipment company and if not, then key is a solution-based sales approach, the willingness to learn their sector and clients, and a genuine interest in who they are and what they do. • Excellent communication, presentation and negotiation skills. • To be enthusiastic, dynamic, driven and motivated for what is a very varied and sometimes challenging role. • Proficient in the use of CRM systems to record and report on sales, key pending orders, orders won and lost, competitor activity etc., • To be living in either Scotland or Northern England to enable you to effectively cover the territory. On offer • A salary of up to £50,000 per year (Negotiable based on experience). • Generous bonus scheme. • Company Car. • Full training on their product offering, market sectors and sales / business development approach.