Area Sales Manager - North

CPM are excited to be recruiting an experienced Area Sales Manager for our Asda Media Implementation team. Our team is responsible for over 170 Asda stores and work evening shifts between 8pm-8am in store. We are offering £30,900 per annum plus 10% company bonus scheme, company car, mileage, and other benefits. Full time Monday to Friday 0900 – 1730.

Ideal location: Newcastle, United Kingdom, NE1 

Please note: Candidates must live within a 30 mile radius of the above location as a maximum  

Postcodes Covering:  AB, G, EH, KY, FK, DD, HU, NE, SR, NE, TS, DL, CA, YO, BD, WF, LS, BB, PR, FY, BT

Other benefits include: 

• Life Assurance (1X salary) 
• 20 days holiday + Bank Holidays, with yearly increments to a maximum of 25 days 
• Employer pension contribution 
• Discounts and promotions for a huge variety of retailers! 

A typical week as an Area Sales Manager will include: 

• Managing a team of part time Field Colleagues, whose role is to implement point of sale/media in line with the schedules provided by the Asda client. 
• Managing the delivery of coverage and compliance KPI's. 
• Ensuring each colleague has the training and tools (both physical and mental) to deliver the role in relation to implementation guidelines, contractual procedures and H&S guidelines. 
• Working alongside the Training Manager to ensure that new colleagues receive the right onboarding training and support. 
• Assessing and reviewing performance through store visits and reporting. 
• Driving continuous improvement, through effective and timely reviews and discussions with both colleagues and store management teams. 
• Supporting other Area Sales Managers, Training and Compliance Manager when needed (which may mean covering for absence) 

You will enjoy this Area Manager role if you: 

• Have great planning and organisation skills and can manage your time effectively, meeting deadlines 
• Are a great communicator, able to lead and motivate your team 
• Are able to analyse and review date to identify potential areas of growth 
• Are passionate about doing a great job and inspiring the team to have a winning ethos 
• Be a self-starter with a positive disposition is essential 

What we need from you: 

• Field management experience ideally within grocery 
• Some who loves to work in a fast-paced environment where every day is a new challenge!
• On day of implementation you will be required to work out of hours, on a rota basis.  This can include working between 20:00 to 08:00. Rota - if working midnight one week will not do this the following week unless they want to. This will be either Wednesday or Thursday - TBC as day could change depending on client requirements.

Why work for us? 

In additional to a generous package of £30,900 per annum, plus a company car and 10% bonus per annum, you will also be given access to award winning sales training and support from our National Field Manager. CPM are an Investors in people Gold Award Winner and we pride ourselves in making sure all our employees have the opportunities and support of their manager to be their very best. 

CPM are an equal opportunities employer 

On day of implementation you will be required to work out of hours, on a rota basis.  This can include working between 20:00 to 08:00. Rota - if working midnight one week will not do this the following week unless they want to 

This will be either Wednesday or Thursday - TBC as day could change depending on client requirements.

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