Area Sales Manager

Area Sales Manager – Midlands

£46,000 - £48,000 + £6,500 Car Allowance or Company Car + Excellent Benefits

Midlands Region

Want to take ownership of a well-established territory, represent one of the most recognised brands in the automotive aftermarket and earn a package that rewards your performance?

This is an opportunity to inherit a successful region, build stronger customer relationships and identify new growth opportunities across the Midlands. You'll have the freedom to manage your own diary, develop key accounts and work with major distributors, motor factors, buying groups and national accounts throughout the territory.

If you enjoy growing sales, building partnerships and seeing the direct impact of your efforts on business performance, this role offers plenty of opportunity.

The Opportunity

You'll be joining a market-leading OE manufacturer with an outstanding reputation for quality, innovation and technical excellence.

The Midlands territory is already established and performing very well. Your role will be to strengthen existing relationships, identify new opportunities and increase sales across passenger car and commercial vehicle products.

This is not about simply maintaining accounts. You'll be expected to identify opportunities, win new business and maximise the potential of existing customers.

What You Will Do and What You Will Achieve

Develop relationships with distributors, motor factors, buying groups, national accounts and key customers

Increase distributor stock holding and drive promotional activity to grow sales

Identify and convert new business opportunities across the Midlands region

Deliver product training and commercial support to customers

Create account development plans that unlock additional growth opportunities

Gather market intelligence and competitor information to support business strategy

Work closely with sales, marketing and finance teams to maximise territory performance

Maintain a structured sales pipeline and CRM activity

Your success will be measured by sales growth, customer retention and your ability to identify and convert new opportunities.

What We're Looking For

You'll already understand how the automotive aftermarket operates and be comfortable managing customer relationships across distribution channels.

You may currently be

An Area Sales Manager within the aftermarket

A Business Development Manager selling automotive components

A Key Account Manager looking for broader territory responsibility

You'll also bring

Experience selling automotive components or related products

Strong knowledge of the automotive aftermarket

Excellent relationship-building and communication skills

Commercial awareness and a results-focused mindset

The ability to work independently and manage your territory effectively

Strong organisational and presentation skills

What You Get In Return

£46,000 - £48,000 basic salary

£6,500 car allowance or company car

3% employer pension contribution

Westfield Health cashback scheme

Death in service cover at 3x annual salary

26 days holiday plus bank holidays

Employee Assistance Programme

Occupational health support

A stable, established business with a strong market reputation

Long-term career development opportunities