Area Sales Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Minnesota.

📋 Description

• Establish and nurture quality business relationships with both new and existing accounts.

• Conduct daily face-to-face sales meetings with distributors, resellers, and agents.

• Identify current customers with significant growth potential and develop tailored roadmaps for their success.

• Discover new business opportunities and create detailed sales planning schedules.

• Implement strategies to consistently secure new business.

• Engage in consultative selling by assessing customer needs and presenting Portwest solutions.

• Prepare written proposals and quotations for both current and prospective clients.

• Concentrate on promoting new Portwest products by presenting samples during meetings.

• Follow up after meetings to successfully close sales.

• Gather market intelligence through trade shows, seminars, exhibitions, and journals, providing valuable insights back to the business.

• Advocate for distributor promotions of Portwest products to end users.

⛳️ Requirements

• 2–5 years of experience in selling PPE, workwear, or safety gear.

• Proven experience selling on behalf of a manufacturer, distributor, reseller, or agent.

• Sales experience in related industries such as Automotive, Tools, Chemicals, or MROs.

• A strong drive to enhance the sales growth of Portwest through field sales efforts.

• A clean driving license and a willingness to travel within your designated region.

• Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills.

• A positive attitude paired with a winning mentality.

• An effective team player.

• Applicants must have the legal right to live and work in the relevant jurisdiction.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and commission structure.

• Opportunities for professional development and training.

• Flexible working arrangements.

• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits.

• Employee discounts on Portwest products.