Northern Area Sales Manager
Posted 1 day 4 hours ago by Cole & Yates Recruitment Ltd
Leeds, United Kingdom Posted on 03/03/2026
- City Leeds
- State/Province Leeds
- Country United Kingdom
We are recruiting for an Northern Area Sales Manager on behalf of a specialist sports surfacing company who will be responsible for sales growth within the North of England into and including Scotland. On offer is a salary of up to £45,000 per year which is negotiable based on experience plus generous bonus scheme, a company car, laptop, mobile and the opportunity to join a market leader in what is a very diverse and interesting market sector.
The company offers a wide range of surfacing options for sports, playground, landscape and multi-use sports areas including tennis, football, netball, rugby, MUGA, padel tennis, cricket, bowls, hockey and pickleball to a wide range of clients including consultants, architects, specialist sports surface contractors, sports clubs and communities and play companies.
As the Northern Area Sales Manager you will be:
- Taking on responsibility for sales within the North of England into and including Scotland.
- Proactively supporting their appointed Surface Contractors with the development of their own business.
- Actively looking to expand the number of Surface Contractors in your designated area.
- Proactively promoting the company, its product range and solutions to Consultants, Architects, Sports Clubs and Communities to drive sales growth.
- Accessing current projects through Consultants, Architects and End-User Clients etc.
- Supporting and being the subject matter expert advising on surface solutions for Architects, Sports Contractors, Sports Clubs and Communities.
- Working closely with the senior management team and colleagues to develop new sales strategies.
To be considered as the Northern Area Sales Manager you will need:
- Proven solution based sales experience including identifying, targeting and winning new business and consistently exceeding set sales targets.
- Ideally experience of working for a play, sports area or landscape surfacing company or play equipment company and if not then key is a solution-based sales approach, the willingness to learn their sector and clients, and a genuine interest in who they are and what they do.
- Excellent communication, presentation and negotiation skills.
- To be enthusiastic, dynamic, driven and motivated for what is a very varied and sometimes challenging role.
- Proficient in the use of CRM systems to record and report on sales, key pending orders, orders won and lost, competitor activity etc.
On offer
- A salary of up to £45,000 per year (Negotiable based on experience).
- Company Car.
- Full training on their product offering, market sectors and sales / business development approach.