Job Title : Area Sales Manager – UK European Engine Centre

Honda Engines are one of the world’s leading suppliers of small general-purpose engines used in a diverse range of Original Equipment Manufacturers’ (OEM) products including generators, construction, lawn and garden equipment.

We are looking to recruit an Area Sales Manager (Southern Region) to join our small but successful UK based European Engine Centre team. You will have responsibility for achieving and generating Honda engine sales to UK OEM’s throughout the Southern Region.

With experience in developing effective customer relationships you will possess a consultative selling approach, building a solid understanding of the OEM’s needs in terms of its products ‘’Powered by Honda’’. In this way ensuring the best match between the OEM application and our Honda Engines.

Key Responsibilities

• Development and maintenance of an accurate sales plan for the region.
• Through customer visits, work closely with OEM’s to develop new and potential projects from concept stage through to final product.
• Assisting with technical aspects of Honda engines including installation and application testing, supported by the team’s Application Engineer.
• Managing current key accounts and developing new prospects.

Required Skills, Experience and Attributes

• Completed full time education to minimum of GCSE Level or equivalent with a minimum of Grade B in English and Mathematics.
• Minimum HNC level in a mechanical discipline.
• Full UK driving licence.
• At least 3 years’ experience of sales within a business to business environment.
• Development of sales strategies in support of sales plan.
• Experience in the lawn and garden and/or construction equipment industry would be preferred.
• Good organisational skills with a high degree of computer literacy.
• Problem solving.
• Project planning.
• Excellent communication skills across different levels and disciplines, both written and oral.
• Clear and confident decision maker with a commercially focussed approach.
• Persuasive, self-motivated and flexible with a confident, positive attitude.
• Team-player.
• Willing to undertake extensive travel within the UK and occasional overseas travel.

Excellent benefits including a competitive salary, Company car and Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions.

If you are interested in applying for this exciting opportunity, please forward your CV and covering letter to tracey.middleton@honda-eu.com. Closing date for receipt of applications is Friday 14th August 2020.