Area Sales Manager

KION Group

Area Sales Manager driving sales for Linde Material Handling Equipment in the UK. Maximise business opportunities, maintain customer relationships, and achieve sales targets.

Posted 4/17/2026full-timeSwanley • 🇬🇧 United KingdomJuniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Maximise share of business opportunities in specified geographical area
Sell the full range of Linde Material Handling Equipment
Present targets agreed with Sales Director
Ensure agreed service levels are maintained and customers retained
Identify and promote business opportunities
Maintain relationships and develop opportunities with existing customers
Attend and participate in regular sales meetings

Requirements

What you’ll need

Direct sales experience, ideally capital goods equipment or logistics
Product, sector and industry knowledge, commercially minded
Knowledge of storage and logistics systems
Understanding of marketing principles and account planning processes
Able to communicate convincingly both orally and in writing to all levels
Numerically competent
PC literate

Benefits

Comp & perks

competitive, uncapped, commission based package
company car or car allowance

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Hard Skills & Tools

direct salescapital goods equipmentlogisticsstorage systemslogistics systemsmarketing principlesaccount planning

Soft Skills

communicationnumerical competencerelationship managementbusiness development