Location: Sussex & Kent
Salary: Competitive package + Bonus + Car + Benefits
Sector: Golf & Fine Turf | Agronomy | Technical Sales
Technical Area Sales Manager (Golf and Fine Turf) – Sussex and Kent
OAS is one of the largest UK providers of turf grass, plant health and soil solutions, offering knowledge and experience underpinned by research and development. We are a 100+ strong team, working across the UK in sales, R&D, operations, warehousing, distribution and customer service ensuring the right people are on-hand to support you.
Passionate about the sectors we work in, OAS offers quality choice, product innovation and technical support.
The Technical Area Sales Manager is responsible for selling complex technical products and services by combining deep product knowledge with strong interpersonal and sales skills within the golf and fine turf sectors. This role involves identifying customer needs, presenting tailored solutions, and supporting clients throughout the sales cycle.
You will be expected to:
Develop and grow sales within the primary business area by selling OAS product to grounds maintenance professionals across all aspects of the grounds maintenance industry
Work with the Regional Sales Director to identify and develop business opportunities
Deliver agreed sales target both in terms of volume (turnover) and profit margin
Develop customer relations by calling to promote products and take orders where the opportunity arises
Ensure actions arising from calls are followed up on in a timely manner and concluded by maintaining up-to-date records of customer visits
Use company literature and promotional tools to maximise sales opportunities in agreement with Regional Sales Director
Use company database to identify additional sales opportunities and agree development plan with Regional Sales Director
When required contribute to product development and or marketing strategy
Provide market feedback on competitor activity as appropriate as well as other products, service opportunities that may benefit Origin Amenity Solutions.
Attend training events and or seminars, exhibitions as required – some overnight stays may be required
Skills required:
A strong desire to work in a commercial role, i.e. sales acumen, drive, enthusiasm, initiative, etc
Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills
Excellent presentational and communication skills
A ‘can do’ attitude and self-motivation are essential in this role as it will require a lot of individual initiative and unsupervised work
A strong team player with the ability to work with a multi-disciplinary team internally across operations/sites, sales support and administration and the sales and marketing teams
Strong computer skills and working knowledge of MS Office functions, particularly Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Clean UK driving licence, with willingness for large levels of travel and overnight stays as required
A proactive and flexible approach
BASIS and FACTS qualifications are not essential but would be an advantage as the company has a policy of delivering these qualifications over time.
Please email your CV and cover letter to https://originoperations.bamboohr.com/careers/97
