Area Sales Manager- Marina Moorings
Salary: Up to £40,000+30% bonus (£52,000 O.T.E) + outstanding benefits
Location: Southam, Warwickshire and/or Long Eaton, Derbyshire + some travel
Hours: 37.5 week, predominantly flexible office hours
We are working with one of the largest nationwide marina operators to find an Area Sales Manager to support 8 picturesque marinas in the West Midlands improve their customer sales journey, increase enquiry conversion and ultimately increase berth occupancy.
The Area Sales Manager will take ownership for the customer journey from following up all website generated enquiries, build relationships with prospects, book viewings with the marina teams, follow-up prospects and hopefully sign-up new customers into one of their marinas. This is a relationship building hands-on sales role with many enquiries coming from non-boat owners who need extra support in making their dream come true.
The person could be based in one of their marinas in Long Eaton or Southam where they have offices, or work between the two with occasional travel to the other marinas in the region.
With the company planning to double in size over the next few years, this is a fantastic opportunity to make your mark, shape this role for success, and in time, scale this across the group in a more senior capacity.
Benefits:
· 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays).
· 6% matched pension.
· Private Healthcare.
· Life Assurance.
· Travel expenses travelling between marinas
· Big discounts on moorings, gyms and much more.
· Continued investment into your professional development.
· Advancement opportunities.
The Ideal Candidate
- Have a passion for boats, the waterside, outdoor living or being active outdoors.
- Proven experience in a sales, customer acquisition or business development role possibly as a sales manager, sales support manager, business development manager, customer experience manager or very experienced sales executive.
- Relatable b2c industry experience such as leisure & recreation, health & fitness, hotels & hospitality, holiday parks & travel, retirement living & residential property sales.
- Consultative selling experience, with the ability to understand customer needs and recommend appropriate solutions.
- Highly organised and disciplined, able to manage high enquiry volumes and structured follow-up activity.
- Data-literate and confident using CRM or sales tracking systems to manage pipeline and performance reporting.
- Able to influence, coach and develop others without direct line management responsibility.
- Customer-first mindset with a genuine passion for delivering outstanding experiences aligned to brand values.
- Driver’s licence and access to a vehicle.
For more information, please click apply with your cv and we will be in touch promptly if you have the right level of experience.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: Up to £40,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free or subsidised travel
- Free parking
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance
- Store discount
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Long Eaton NG10: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
- Why does this industry and role excite you?
Experience:
- sales process management: 3 years (required)
- Stakeholder management: 1 year (required)
- CRM software: 1 year (required)
- sales reporting and analysis: 1 year (required)
- b2c consultative sales: 3 years (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Willingness to travel:
Work Location: In person
