Area Sales Manager – Odessa, Midlands

Portwest

Area Sales Manager selling Portwest’s safety wear, workwear, and PPE to distributors in Odessa and Midland, Texas. Building accounts, winning business, and conducting field sales.

Posted 8/12/2026full-timeOdessa • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in consultative selling and relationship building, with a strong focus on driving sales growth in the PPE and workwear industry. Proficient in developing proposals and market intelligence to support business objectives.

Highest-signal resume keywords

PPE Sales ExperienceConsultative SellingBusiness DevelopmentInterpersonal SkillsNegotiation Skills

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Hard Skills

Sales PlanningProposal DevelopmentMarket IntelligenceField SalesAccount Management

Soft Skills

Strong Interpersonal SkillsPositive AttitudeTeam PlayerWinning Mentality

Certifications & Qualifications

Clean Driving Licence

Industry Keywords

PPEWorkwearSafety WearManufacturingDistribution

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build quality business relationships with new and existing accounts
Conduct daily face-to-face sales meetings with distributors, resellers, and agents
Identify existing customers with high growth potential and create development roadmaps
Identify new business opportunities and complete sales planning schedules
Use strategies to win new business continuously and consistently
Engage in consultative selling and provide Portwest solutions to customer needs
Develop written proposals and quotations for current and prospective customers
Sell new Portwest products by bringing samples to meetings
Follow up after meetings to close sales
Develop market intelligence through trade shows, seminars, exhibitions, and journals, and feed findings back to the business
Promote distributor promotions on Portwest products with end users

Requirements

What you’ll need

2–5 years' experience selling PPE, workwear, or safety wear
Experience selling on behalf of a manufacturer, distributor, reseller, or agent
Sales experience in a related industry such as automotive, tools, chemicals, or MRO
Drive to continue Portwest sales growth through field sales
Clean driving licence and willingness to travel throughout the designated region
Strong interpersonal and negotiating skills
Positive attitude with a winning mentality
Excellent team player
Right to live and work in the relevant jurisdiction

Benefits

Comp & perks

Full-time permanent employment
Equal opportunity employment