Area Sales Manager - Heavy Industry

Area Sales Manager – Heavy Industry

£55,000 + Commission | Company Car or Car Allowance | Field-Based (Midlands HQ)

Are you a natural hunter with a passion for building new relationships and maximising existing accounts? Do you thrive in industrial environments and enjoy being on the road, meeting clients face-to-face?

We’re working with a market leader in wear protection solutions for heavy industry who are looking for a driven and technically curious Sales Manager to help expand their reach across the UK.

About the Role
Reporting into the Director of Sales, this is a hands-on field-based sales role with a strong focus on new business development, alongside managing key accounts across multiple industrial sectors.
You’ll be selling high-value technical solutions into at least one of 20 sectors such as cement, power generation, recycling, quarrying, or similar.
Key responsibilities include:

• Researching and identifying new clients across your sector
• Building and managing long-term relationships with existing customers
• Preparing technical quotations and fully compliant bids (full training provided)
• Managing your own schedule of site visits and meetings
• Promoting upsell and cross-sell opportunities across the client base
• Maintaining CRM/ERP records and collaborating with internal teams on order delivery

About You
You’ll ideally have:

• A proven track record in B2B field sales within a heavy industrial environment
• Experience selling technical or engineered solutions (training provided)
• A hunter mindset – self-driven, proactive, and commercially aware
• Midlands-based and happy to travel frequently to client sites
• A methodical, professional approach with a genuine interest in problem-solving

This role would suit someone mechanically minded, ambitious, and ready to take ownership of a key territory.

What’s in it for You?

• £55,000 base salary
• Generous commission structure
• Company car or car allowance
• Full support and training on product and survey techniques
• Long-term progression as you grow the territory