Your chance to join a leading distributor of market leading brands in the role of Area Sales Manager – South East Type: Permanent, full time Location: Field based, travelling away from home Extra UK, a leading parts and accessories distributor of brands such as Topeak, fi’zi:k, MET, Ergon, CLIF Bar, crankbrothers, Pirelli and more, are seeking to grow our team and recruit an additional Area Sales Manager. You will report to the Head of Sales and should be suitably located to efficiently service the territory in the South East of the UK. Your existing skills will ideally have been developed within the cycle industry and include: The ability to create and develop relationships with customers An innovative, self-starting and creative approach to work The ability to identify opportunities and go after them Effective sales and presentation skills Strong commercial acumen Personal drive and ambition A passion for cycling and our industry The successful candidate will have the responsibility to: Achieve sales targets and objectives within a given territory Attain distribution targets by customer, product and / or brand Realise and fulfil opportunities Acquire and maintain a thorough working knowledge of the product ranges Gain an understanding of competitive product and use it to your advantage Plan the call cycle of the area in the most effective manner Maintain accurate and up to date customer records Maintain strong professional ethics both personally and in representing the company A full UK driving licence is required. A competitive package is on offer based upon experience. All applications will be held in the strictest confidence. To apply for this role, please send your CV and a covering letter explaining why you would be great at this role to jonnyyates@extrauk.co.uk