Sales Area Manager South and Midlands

About the role Our client is looking for an experienced fire safety sales professional to take ownership of building and developing their trade partner network across the UK, with a Midlands focus. The role suits either a sales engineer with 3-5 years of fire safety experience who is ready to step into a sales or business development position, or an established sales manager already working with fire safety products. You will be responsible for growing the fire safety equipment market and driving commercial performance through a strong distributor and reseller network. What you will do

• Establish and develop a trade partner network by appointing distributors and resellers in the fire safety sector
• Engage with trade partners to influence and support them in driving business growth
• Understand and communicate product specifications, and deliver training to trade partners
• Create training roadmaps and enrol partners onto product and systems training programmes
• Provide design solutions and supervise installations for trade partners
• Work cross-functionally with internal departments including logistics, accounts and the training team
• Continuously track and analyse partner performance and records to support the achievement of annual organisational objectives What we are looking for
• 3-5 years of experience as a sales engineer or sales manager in the fire safety industry
• Detailed knowledge of Kitchen Suppression Systems, Total Flooding Systems, Tube Based Systems or Fire Extinguishers
• Proven ability to build and manage distributor or reseller networks
• Ability to understand product specifications and train trade partners accordingly
• Comfortable working cross-functionally with logistics, accounts and training teams