Sales Manager – Telehandlers / Forklifts
Job Title: Sales Manager – Telehandlers / Forklifts
Industry Sector: Telehandler, Forklifts, Lifting Equipment, Scissor Lift, Restricted Access Lifting, Aerial Work Platforms, Plant Equipment, Main Contractors, UK Hire Companies, Distribution, Ports and Warehouses
Area to be covered: National – based within 1 hour of Buckinghamshire
Remuneration: £45,000 - £55,000 Neg. + commission giving circa £60,000 OTE
Benefits: Company Car, Pension, Mobile, Laptop
The role of the Sales Manager – Telehandlers / Forklifts will involve:
· Field sales role, selling a distributed range of electric telehandlers nationally
· Promoting an exclusively distributed range
· Targeting tier one main contractors, UK hire companies and end users within distribution, ports, warehouses etc.
· 50% new business, 50% account management role
· Targeted to achieve circa 100-150 unit sales per year, once established in the role
· Typical order value between £70,000-£75,000
· Working out of our clients’ Buckinghamshire based office when not visiting clients
· On the road selling 3-4 days per week
· Large existing customer base to target
· National role
The ideal applicant will be a Sales Manager – Telehandlers / Forklifts with:
· Must have sold telehandlers or Forklifts
· Enthusiastic
· Likeable personality
· Comfortable with national role/ extensive UK travel
· Capable of managing and expanding existing relationships and generating new business relationships
· Able to generate a sales strategy and work autonomously
· Self motivated, hungry, pro-active and hands-on personality
The Company:
· Circa £30m turnover
· European Distributor
· Family run business
· Privately held
