A leading Irish sales and distribution company specialising in health, beauty, skincare, OTC, and personal care products are now seeking an Area Manager to cover the Munster area.
They support brands with sales, marketing, logistics, and merchandising, helping them grow their presence across the Irish market.
Their nationwide network supplies thousands of retail outlets, including pharmacies, supermarkets, and department stores.
About the role:
The Area Manager is responsible for driving sales and ensuring excellent customer satisfaction across a defined territory. This is a field-based, customer-facing role focused on growing existing accounts, winning new business, and representing the company in the market. The role requires strong relationship-building skills, commercial awareness, a focus on achieving targets, and a good understanding of the market. You will be supporting brands across the health, beauty, skincare, OTC, and personal care sectors.
Key Responsibilities:
- Experience within a sales, marketing, distribution, or FMCG environment
- Grow sales and achieve targets across your assigned area
- Build strong relationships with existing customers and become their trusted contact
- Introduce customers to the full range of products and services available
- Deliver professional and engaging sales presentations and proposals
- Regularly meet customers to review performance and spot new opportunities
- Identify and win new business through networking, referrals, and lead generation
- Turn new prospects into long-term, profitable customer accounts
- Keep up to date with market trends, customer needs, and competitor activity
- Share insights and ideas to help improve products, services, and ways of working
- Resolve customer issues quickly by working closely with internal teams
- Ensure customers receive excellent service and ongoing support
- Plan your schedule and customer visits effectively to maximise results
- Keep CRM systems and sales records accurate and up to date
- Provide regular updates on sales activity, customer meetings, and progress
About you:
- Proven experience in a field-based sales or account management role
- Strong track record of meeting or exceeding sales targets
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship building skills
- Strong organisational and time management skills
- Commercially aware with a customer focused mindset
- Ability to work independently while contributing to a wider team
- Full clean driving licence
Join a career path abundant in growth and development, collaborating with a team of outstanding professionals. Tailored for passionate, ambitious individuals craving an exhilarating, demanding journey.
Location: Munster
Salary: Highly Competitive
Job Ref: 9575PL
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