Overview
Area Sales Manager Jobs in Manchester Area, United Kingdom at FUCHS UK
Title: Area Sales Manager
Company: FUCHS UK
Location: Manchester Area, United Kingdom
Company Description
FUCHS UK is the largest independent lubricant manufacturer in the UK, offering innovative lubricating products and bespoke support packages to serve diverse industries. Headquartered at a state-of-the-art production plant in Stoke-on-Trent, FUCHS UK upholds a strong reputation for excellent product quality and performance. With expertise across automotive, industrial, and motorcycle applications, FUCHS UK is committed to delivering tailored solutions for customer needs. As part of the globally recognised FUCHS Group, the UK division adheres to the highest manufacturing standards in the industry.
Role Description
To manage and develop the existing customer base and identify new business development opportunities through profitable sales. Targeting higher contribution levels and sourcing new markets.
- To maintain extensive knowledge of current market conditions and competitor activity.
- Understand the complete Automotive product range, latest specifications and approvals, whilst maintaining a high level of technical knowledge in respect of key products
- Increasing market share and sales through building and maintaining strong relationships with key decision-makers in target organisations and understanding their business needs
- Maintain and develop an active sales opportunity pipeline of potential new business.
- Conduct market research to identify potential clients, competitors and new opportunities.
Qualifications
- Proven sales achievements, excellent communicator and commercially astute
- Proven experience in the automotive lubricants industry is ideal but not essential, with success selling into the Automotive Aftermarket, Franchise Dealers, Commercial Fleet, Agricultural, Construction, Plant & off Highway sectors.
- Strong candidates will be self-motivated and driven with high levels of tenacity and will be committed to delivering outstanding levels of customer service.
- Should be able to demonstrate achievement of profitable sales growth through technical selling of high-quality lubricants or other technical products
- A good understanding of automotive lubricants, applications or automotive engineering would be an advantage, but not essential; candidates from other backgrounds will also be considered
- The role demands excellent organisational and time management skills.
- Computer literacy and numeracy skills and prerequisite.
