Area Sales Manager (France - Paris Region)

Key Lighting Manufacturer now hiring !

Area Sales Manager (France - Paris) £35-40k Plus High OTE + Car

Summary

The Area Sales Manager role will be responsible for new business sales within the French market (Paris area) for lighting sales. This function will have sole responsibility for prospecting new accounts, setting up and running meetings and closing sales deals. This role requires you to become expert on the French lighting market, understanding market dynamics competitor strategies, price and products.

Essential Duties

•     Quickly builds relationships based on trust and understand the needs of prospective customers.
•     Use your initiative to develop prospects and generate meetings.
•     Win new business and maintain a sales pipeline capable of delivering targeted results on a month by month basis.
•     Closing sales in best possible lead-time at best margin.
•     Creating and deliver customer presentations.
•     Prepare and deliver pricing, promotional proposals, and other business opportunities.
•     Responds to quotation, literature and sample requests professionally and quickly; then follows up ascertaining interest.
•     Responsible for ensuring customer relationship, product set up and supply chain are handled smoothly between customer and Asia team.
•     To maintain accurate up-to-date records of all customer details, dialog and sales opportunities.
•     To know and report on market activities ie competition, price and innovations.

Experience/Requirements

•     Fluent in French.
•     Minimum 5 years+ of product sales experience in France. Multi sales channels - National and Independent wholesaler channels!

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