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Area Development Manager

Lanes Group

Aberdeen City

Hybrid

GBP 30,000 - 50,000

Full time

30+ days ago

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Job summary

A leading drainage solutions provider in the UK is looking for a driven Area Development Manager to enhance business development efforts in Aberdeen. The candidate should have significant B2B sales experience, particularly in the service industry, to effectively target new business opportunities. With a potential for uncapped earnings, this role offers a dynamic work environment with training and development opportunities.

Benefits

24 Days holiday plus Bank Holidays
Pension and death in service benefits
Hybrid Car with fuel card
Ongoing training and promotion opportunity

Qualifications

  • Essential B2B sales experience.
  • Service industry experience, ideally in drainage/waste management.
  • Strong work ethic and commitment to service excellence.

Responsibilities

  • Developing new business opportunities and managing existing accounts.
  • Attending site visits and quoting for works.
  • Maintaining relationships and understanding future client needs.

Skills

Business to Business Sales
Service industry sales
Work ethic
Job description

Are you looking for a business development role ? Have you got B2B experience? Do you want to earn uncapped commission?

We are the UK’s largest end to end drainage solution provider with depots strategically located across the UK from Aberdeen to Plymouth, to ensure round the clock coverage for customers and clients alike.

About the Role:

An opportunity has arisen to recruit an experienced Sales Professional with drive and ambition to be appointed into the role of Area Development Manager for one of our well established UK Drainage Depots. This role is reporting to the Regional Sales manager to develop new business opportunities as well develop existing relationships.

Location: Aberdeen

Hours: Monday to Friday – 37.5 Hours per week.

Salary : Depending on previous experience + uncapped earning potential

Responsibilities – but not limited to:

  • Targeting and sourcing new business across the region
  • Working with National accounts to develop and grow business
  • Attending site visits to evaluate work requested
  • Quoting for works quickly in accordance with costings
  • Proactively following up on quotations to secure business
  • Upselling to existing clients, maintaining relationships and understand future needs to secure business
  • Managing your own diary, administration
  • Working closely with depot manager to achieve sales targets and forecasting
  • Travelling to various locations and regional training events & meetings
  • Attending sales events, networking events
  • Proactively selling the services through advertising campaigns and linkedin etc

Experience and qualifications required for the role:

  • Business to Business Sales experience essential
  • Service industry sales experience - ideally with drainage/waste management or construction related industry or multi utility essential
  • Excellent work ethic who can go above and beyond to ensure the best service is delivered
  • Desire to succeed in a niche but highly rewarding market

What we offer:

    • Full induction programme and ongoing training/development with promotion opportunity
    • Talent Reviews
    • 24 Days holiday plus Bank Holidays, pension and death in service
    • Uncapped earning potential.
    • Hybrid Car - fuel card

About the Lanes Group:

The Lanes Group are the UK’s largest independent provider of water and wastewater solutions and services, we play a vital role in always maintaining the seamless operations of the nation’s water systems. Formed in 1992, our half a billion-pound turnover ensures continued expansion for market share. Our key differentiator is our 4000+ staff and our resource pool that includes the most innovative fleet, plant, and equipment the market has to offer.

The Lanes Group plc comprises of a range of established service providers subsidiaries, which complement the specialist service of Lanes, by both work type and geography. Increasing our overall capability, assets and offering to our customers.

Lanes, Lanes I, SUS, Clearflow & AQS

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from under-represented members of the community.

Strictly no agencies please

LAN

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