
Territory Sales Manager - Waste Material Handling Equipment
- Midlands South East England
- £45,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Achieve to target sales volumes and margin of a range of new equipment, hire and service within agreed territory targeting, waste and scrap processors, councils and rail head operators.
- Identify, prioritise and validate potential/opportunities, building a comprehensive pipeline to progress interest/enquiries to conversion.
- Intelligently assess the territory, developing an in-depth knowledge of the operations and future spending potential for prospects, current customers as well as those that may have lapsed.
- The territory has huge potential to achieve annual targets set by the Head of Sales and Service, through identifying the right opportunities for the business, leveraging products our leading brands we represent, supported by our knowledgeable and skilled engineers.
- This role is suited to a hunter mentality, paired with the need for a calm, structured, consultative approach as our sales cycles are often extended (up to 18/24 months) but with the flexibility and purpose that when potential spot deals present themselves that you can act with decisiveness and speed to win the business.
- Approach the position with a strategic outlook, to identify new prospects, developing a solid understanding of customers operations and daily challenges, immediate, medium and long term opportunities not just to supply a single machine but where, with care and attention, secure multiple products, to become the supplier of choice. allowing a more consultative and durable sales process
- Build a durable, mutually respected relationship with a targeted and validated core base, strategically developing insight and recognition with often multiple decision makers. Acting with integrity and as a trusted advisor, offering solutions that meet their specific material handling needs and promoting a broad package of products and services to gain traction and opportunities to convert.
- A demonstrable record of sales achievement within waste and recycling sectors. high value, industrial equipment, ideally with waste or scrap processing equipment, large material handling machinery or heavy plant sectors. Ideally, relevant knowledge of waste material handling equipment and sectors is highly desirable.
- A minimum of three years sales experience, selling capital equipment, ideally to waste handling and scrap processors, scrap yards, councils, skip hire or other related routes to market.
- Must be a commercially astute, strategic sales professional, focused on territory management, identifying opportunities to further evaluate and prioritise, frequently with long sales cycle.
- A hunter mindset, with sales and commercial intelligence to identify opportunities, nurture, propose deals and convert to profitable sales.
- An engaging personality, intuitive, collaborative and determined with real world optics. Advanced communication and negotiation skills to develop, manage and lever their territory, establishing mutually rewarding customer relationships to achieve consistent, profitable growth.