Area Sales Manager - Southampton

Job title: Area Sales Manager

Job Location: Remote – Southampton region

ABOUT THE ROLE:

• Drive and grow core product sales in line with the company strategy to achieve annual sales growth and profit targets for a set of accounts from a variety of different industry sectors within a geographical region.
• Setup regular F-2-F meetings with key stakeholders within existing and newly identified clients within target market sectors.
• Develop and build strong working relationships with customers at various levels within our customers organisations.
• Identify and develop business with new customers through engagement with colleagues and by utilising CRM systems, LinkedIn etc.
• Generate sales plans to enable ERIKS to penetrate new customers and increase our share of wallet by undertaking white space analysis.
• Ability to create and deliver presentations to both customers and internal stakeholders.
• Proficient in sales administration, pipeline management and call reporting.

Working Hours:

Mon- Fri: 8.30 - 17.30

Weekly hours: 39

Breaks: 30 min

ABOUT YOU:

• 'Strong sales background with a positive can do attitude.
• Proven track record of sales / business development preferably within MRO / Engineering sector (Bearings and Lubrication, Power Transmission, Fluid Power, Transfer & Control, Flow Control, Industrial MRO).
• Experience of selling products into Utility, Power, Food & Beverage, Petro Chemical and general industry sectors.
• Knowledge of ERIKS core product offering (Power Transmission, Fluid Power, Flow Control, Bearings, Seals) would be advantageous.
• Understanding of digital based solutions would be advantageous but not essential
• Awareness of the competitor and customer landscape within the region
• Existing customer relationships within the industry would be beneficial.

Your offer:

And if that wasn't enough to pique your interest, we also offer a very competitive salary and a range of benefits including:

• 25 days plus bank holidays annual holiday entitlement 
• Ability to purchase an additional 5 days holiday subject to scheme rules 
• Contributory Pension Scheme 
• Bike to Work Scheme 
• Life Assurance 
• Up to 1 day’s paid leave to concentrate on your wellbeing  
• A full integrated Employee Assistance Programme including a 24/7 helpline for emotional and practical support, as well as financial and legal support including:  
• Unlimited mental health support from qualified mental healthcare professionals  
• 24/7, unlimited remote GP appointments – so you can get fast access to a doctor at a time convenient to you 
• Six 1-2-1 nutritional video consultations per year 
• Six 1-2-1 digitally delivered personal training sessions per year 
• 360 Wellbeing Score — take just four short assessments to get your score and unlock six 1-2-1 lifestyle coaching sessions per year 
• Physiotherapy — eight sessions a year shared between you and your partner 
• Medical second opinions 
• Savings and discounts for savings on weekly costs 
• On-demand wellness content, plus our Wellbeing Calendar, which is packed with podcasts, articles, webinars and more to help manage your wellbeing 
• Company Sick Pay from day 1 
• Group Income Protection – after a period of sickness absence  
• Long service recognition 
• Free unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning  
• Free ERIKS Branded workwear  
• Free Eye tests
• Company Car/ Car Allowance
• Bonus
• Private healthcare

Who we are:

We’re ERIKS – a leading Specialised Industrial Service Provider, making remarkable a reality every single day.

We offer a wide range of innovative and high-quality industrial service solutions with the overall mission to make “industry work better”. You might just see O-rings and valves, but to us, they help power the world.

We know our hard-working people are the backbone of our mission, providing our customers with specialist knowledge and a hands-on service. This is where you come in!

Why ERIKS?

With 170 sites across the UK and Ireland, a supportive environment is never far away.

And, even though we’re proud to be part of the manufacturing industry, our opportunities extend far beyond warehouse jobs.

You might be a fitter in Cork, a workshop engineer in Aberdeen, or a customer operations manager in Hull – wherever you are, your specialism is our strength. Collectively, we all have incredible expertise, and we know it takes dedication and hard work to get there. At ERIKS, we’re committed to building a community – it’s the people you work with, it’s the support you receive from your manager, it's the technical specialism that is at the core of everything we do.

What are you waiting for? We can’t do it without you!

About us:

We’re ERIKS – a leading Specialised Industrial Service Provider, making remarkable a reality every single day.

We offer a wide range of innovative and high-quality industrial service solutions with the overall mission to make “industry work better”. You might just see O-rings and valves, but to us, they help power the world.

We know our hard-working people are the backbone of our mission, providing our customers with specialist knowledge and hands-on service.

This is where you come in!

Why ERIKS?

With 170 sites across the UK and Ireland, a supportive environment is never far away.

And, even though we’re proud to be part of the manufacturing industry, our opportunities extend far beyond warehouse jobs. You might be a fitter in Cork, a workshop engineer in Aberdeen, or a customer operations manager in Hull – wherever you are, your specialism is our strength. Collectively, we all have incredible expertise, and we know it takes dedication and hard work to get there.

At ERIKS, we’re committed to building a community – it’s the people you work with, it’s the support you receive from your manager, it's the technical specialism that is at the core of everything we do.

What are you waiting for? We can’t do it without you!