The Role
Drive sales and order-winning activities for Portakabin products across the Swindon region. The role focuses on proactive business development, winning new B2B customers, managing relationships, negotiating, converting opportunities, and achieving commercial targets. Responsibilities also include coordinating internal teams, supporting customer service and project delivery, resolving service issues, and ensuring compliance with company policies and legal requirements.
Summary Generated by Built In
Are you looking to join a successful and growing organisation who are committed to creating a great safe place to work where all employees have the opportunity to contribute, grow and develop? We are looking for a Area Sales Manager to join our team at the Oxford hire centre who will drive sales and order winning activities by actively promoting Portakabin products and services covering the Swindon region. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated professional to make a real impact in a fast-paced and customer-focused environment.
We can provide training and support around the sales aspects of the role, but what we cannot teach is the natural drive, resilience, and passion for business development that are essential for success.
We are looking for someone who is motivated by winning new business, confident in picking up the phone, and not discouraged by rejection. The ability to remain determined, build relationships, and consistently pursue opportunities is key. Success in this role comes from having the grit and persistence to keep moving forward, turning conversations into long-term partnerships and ultimately delivering results. Determination, resilience, and a genuine enthusiasm for developing new business are critical qualities for anyone looking to thrive in this position.
***Your skills as a Area Sales Manager will play a critical role in ensuring commercial targets are consistently met or exceeded, through maintaining and building strong customer relationships to support continued business growth***
Role Details:
• Salary: Up to £42,000 - Depending on experience
• Uncapped commission earning potential based on the achievement of commercial targets
• Role based: Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 8JD – You will travelling cover the Swindon region
• Contract type: Permanent
• Company car
• Eligible to join Private Medical Scheme
• Annual leave of 25 days per annum plus bank holidays and opportunity to buy an additional 5 days each year.
We can provide training and support around the sales aspects of the role, but what we cannot teach is the natural drive, resilience, and passion for business development that are essential for success.
We are looking for someone who is motivated by winning new business, confident in picking up the phone, and not discouraged by rejection. The ability to remain determined, build relationships, and consistently pursue opportunities is key. Success in this role comes from having the grit and persistence to keep moving forward, turning conversations into long-term partnerships and ultimately delivering results. Determination, resilience, and a genuine enthusiasm for developing new business are critical qualities for anyone looking to thrive in this position.
***Your skills as a Area Sales Manager will play a critical role in ensuring commercial targets are consistently met or exceeded, through maintaining and building strong customer relationships to support continued business growth***
Role Details:
• Salary: Up to £42,000 - Depending on experience
• Uncapped commission earning potential based on the achievement of commercial targets
• Role based: Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 8JD – You will travelling cover the Swindon region
• Contract type: Permanent
• Company car
• Eligible to join Private Medical Scheme
• Annual leave of 25 days per annum plus bank holidays and opportunity to buy an additional 5 days each year.
In this role you will be required to:
• Apply a comprehensive knowledge of Portakabin products, compliance, commercial processes and pricing policies to effectively convert sales opportunities.
• Coordinate with colleagues to allocate, plan and prioritise work to maximise order winning potential.
• Collaborate with other teams and functions to consistently meet or exceed commercial targets for the area.
• Collaborate with other teams and functions to deliver excellent customer service and product quality from order win through to successful project delivery, ensuring a seamless and high-quality customer experience.
• Maintain strong internal relationships and deliver outstanding customer service. Promptly resolve any service issues that could impact customer satisfaction, escalating when necessary.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, governance standards and all legal and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate with colleagues to allocate, plan and prioritise work to maximise order winning potential.
• Collaborate with other teams and functions to consistently meet or exceed commercial targets for the area.
• Collaborate with other teams and functions to deliver excellent customer service and product quality from order win through to successful project delivery, ensuring a seamless and high-quality customer experience.
• Maintain strong internal relationships and deliver outstanding customer service. Promptly resolve any service issues that could impact customer satisfaction, escalating when necessary.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, governance standards and all legal and regulatory requirements.
Our Ideal Candidate
• Proven commercial experience in a target driven environment.
• Strong experience of carrying out business development activities: proactive business development calls and campaign calling.
• Background in B2B sales with a track record of delivering results.
• Experience in managing customer, client or account relationships.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and convert new business opportunities.
• Commercial awareness, keeping up-to-date with competitor activities and market trends.
• Experience in selling and a confident negotiator with good influencing skills.
• Knowledge of sales systems, e.g. SAP and CRM tools.
• Strong experience of carrying out business development activities: proactive business development calls and campaign calling.
• Background in B2B sales with a track record of delivering results.
• Experience in managing customer, client or account relationships.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and convert new business opportunities.
• Commercial awareness, keeping up-to-date with competitor activities and market trends.
• Experience in selling and a confident negotiator with good influencing skills.
• Knowledge of sales systems, e.g. SAP and CRM tools.
Benefits & Opportunities
• Contributory pension including life insurance benefit
• A range of dedicated health and wellbeing services
• A chance to give back to your community with an annual volunteering day
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Benefits Program (Discounts at 100s of shops, gyms, restaurants and even holidays!)
• Learning & development opportunities and resources
• Opportunity for career progression
• A range of dedicated health and wellbeing services
• A chance to give back to your community with an annual volunteering day
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Benefits Program (Discounts at 100s of shops, gyms, restaurants and even holidays!)
• Learning & development opportunities and resources
• Opportunity for career progression
About
At Portakabin, we design and deliver high-quality modular buildings for organisations of all sizes, in various sectors including manufacturing, education, health, transport, utilities and construction. Delivering our products sustainably, and safely to our customers is of utmost importance.Portakabin now employs more than 2,200 people across the UK and Europe. Our people are at the heart of business and the reason for our success. We offer career progression, support and development opportunities giving our employees space to grow.Portakabin is a Disability Confident Committed and equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process and to the fair and consistent treatment of all current and prospective colleagues.We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, perspectives, and value the contribution that diverse experiences bring to our teams.Reasonable adjustments will be made throughout the application, recruitment, and onboarding processes where required. If you need any additional support or experience any difficulty applying, please contact our recruitment team on [email protected]
Skills Required
- Proven commercial experience in a target-driven environment
- Strong experience conducting business development activities, including proactive business development and campaign calling
- Background in B2B sales with a track record of delivering results
- Experience managing customer, client, or account relationships
- Ability to identify and convert new business opportunities
- Commercial awareness, including knowledge of competitor activities and market trends
- Sales experience with confident negotiation and influencing skills
- Knowledge of sales systems such as SAP and CRM tools
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The Company
What We Do
Portakabin is a market-leading manufacturer specializing in modular and portable building solutions, offering a range of buildings for hire and sale across sectors like education, healthcare, and commercial. They provide services including planning, design, and project management.
