Regional Sales Manager

This will be based across the North England and Scotland and will require lots of travel within and around these regions.

Managing a field team of 10 sales representatives who are responsible for geographic based territories, your success will be dictated by your ability to coach, train and engage the regional team. With direct line management

Here’s some of the other things you can look forward to

• Achieving and exceeding margin, ASP, value and volume sales targets
• Contributing to the strategic direction of the channel
• Motivational leadership of the team
• Managing the performance and development of the team
• Driving productivity of the team and KPI achievement
• Ensuring Company policies, procedures and controls are adhered to
• Keeping costs within budget
• Developing effective working relationships at all levels, internally and externally
• Working closely and effectively alongside the other Trade Sales teams, Specification team, Marketing, Finance and other departments to deliver commercial objectives and targets
• Communicate clearly and effectively with the team and other key stakeholders
  
  

What do you need to be successful in this role?

• A focused leader who is very customer & sales focused and naturally demonstrates strong team engagement who is able to lead change.
• Previous experience in a sales environment with Trade or B2B focus would be advantageous.
• Proven sales management success in a B2B or B2C environment.
• Proven leadership, people management and coaching skills.
• Financially astute and profit focussed.
• Strong sales and negotiation skills.
• Strong commercial acumen.
• Extremely customer focused and aware of customer needs.
• Industry and product knowledge.
  
  

Sounds like a match?

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About Crown Paints

Crown believes that every pot of paint is brimming with potential and we want to put that into the hands of everyone. As one of the UK’s leading paint brands, we support homeowners and professionals to ‘paint their own possible’ and create beautiful, transformative spaces for everyone to enjoy.

With a heritage dating back to 1777, the company has a rich and colourful history, pouring 200 years of knowledge and skill into every tin of paint. Headquartered in Darwen in Lancashire, the same town the company started in all those years ago, Crown also has a manufacturing site in Hull and an ever-growing network of over 170 Crown Decorating Centres located throughout the UK and Ireland. We’re proud to have held the Royal Warrant since 1949 in recognition of our commitment, passion and experience.

As an industry leader in innovation and sustainability, Crown knows what a positive difference we can make to people and the planet and have set ambitious targets to become carbon neutral across all manufacturing operations, drive full circularity across product and packaging through recycling schemes, eradicate all waste to landfill and ensure 100% of paint containers make maximum use of recycled and recyclable materials.

A Part of Hempel

Crown Paints forms part of the global coatings group Hempel, who service sectors including decorative, infrastructure, marine, wind and thermal power. Hempel is proudly owned by The Hempel Foundation, an ownership structure that is unique in the coatings industry. The Hempel Foundation is dedicated to making a difference through philanthropic initiatives that bring about positive change. This includes empowering children to learn, making coatings more efficient and sustainable and sustaining biodiversity all over the world.