Southern Area Sales Manager

Cole & Yates Recruitment Ltd Full time

Southern Area Sales Manager

Winchester, United Kingdom Posted on 03/03/2026

• City Winchester
• State/Province Hampshire
• Country United Kingdom

Job Description

We are recruiting for a Southern Area Sales Manager on behalfof a specialist sports surfacing company who will be responsible for salesgrowth within the South of England (South, South East & London).On offer is a salary of up to £45,000 peryear which is negotiable based on experience plus generous bonus scheme, a companycar, laptop, mobile and the opportunity to join a market leader in what is avery diverse and interesting market sector.

The company offers a wide range of surfacing optionsfor sports, playground, landscape and multi-use sports areas including tennis,football, netball, rugby, MUGA, padel tennis, cricket, bowls, hockey andpickleball to a wide range of clients including consultants, architects,specialist sports surface contractors, sports clubs and communities and playcompanies.

As the Southern Area Sales Manager you will be:

• Taking on responsibility for sales within the South of England (South, South East & London).
  
• Proactively supporting their appointed SurfaceContractors with the development of their own business.
  
• Actively looking to expand the number of SurfaceContractors in your designated area.
  
• Proactively promoting the company, its product rangeand solutions to Consultants, Architects, Sports Clubs and Communities to drivesales growth.
  
• Accessing current projects through Consultants,Architects and End-User Clients etc.,
  
• Supporting and being the subject matter expert advisingon surface solutions for Architects, Sports Contractors, Sports Clubs andCommunities.
  
• Working closely with the senior management team andcolleagues to develop new sales strategies.
  

To be considered as the Southern Area Sales Manageryou will need:

• Proven solution based sales experience includingidentifying, targeting and winning new business and of consistently exceedingset sales targets.
  
• Ideally experience of working for a play, sports areaor landscape surfacing company or play equipment company and if not then key isa solution-based sales approach, the willingness to learn their sector andclients, and a genuine interest in who they are and what they do.
  
• Excellent communication, presentation and negotiationskills.
  
• To be enthusiastic, dynamic, driven and motivated forwhat is a very varied and sometimes challenging role.
  
• Proficient in the use of CRM systems to record andreport on sales, key pending orders, orders won and lost, competitor activityetc.,
  

On offer

• A salary of up to £45,000 per year (Negotiable based onexperience).
  
• Company Car.
  
• Full training on their product offering, market sectorsand sales / business development approach.