Area Sales Manager

Position:
Area Sales Manager

Location:

Covering North of UK (North, NW, Scotland & Ireland)
Salary:
Starting at £42,500 + dep on exp (Car Allowance, Pension, Profit Share Scheme + 25 days holiday)
The Company:
Adhesives Distributor

My client are looking for an experienced field-based sales professional to take ownership of a large, high-potential territory, with a strong focus on new business development alongside existing account growth.

The Role:

• Drive revenue and margin growth across the territory

• Develop new customer relationships across industrial and manufacturing markets

• Manage and grow existing accounts, increasing share of wallet

• Sell a portfolio of tapes, adhesives, and abrasives aligned to customer applications

• Build strong relationships with buyers, engineers, and operations teams

• Plan and manage your territory effectively, prioritising high-value opportunities

• Maintain pipeline and activity through CRM

• Represent the business professionally at customer sites and industry events

Requirements:

• Proven B2B field sales experience within industrial or manufacturing environments

• Min 5 years experience within the industry

• Strong background selling tapes, adhesives, or abrasives (essential)

• Knowledge or experience of 3M products is highly desirable

• Demonstrated success in winning new business and growing territories

• Confident selling into technical, engineering-led customers

• Self-motivated, organised, and comfortable working independently

• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel

• Experience/ understanding of what it means to work in a ISO
9001/ quality driven work environment.