Company Description
We’re the nation’s favourite heating brand, here to warm up people’s homes, lives, and futures.
From boilers, hybrids and heat pumps to solar thermal and smart controls, we’re giving our customers plenty of choice. With cutting-edge tech and research, we’re right in the thick of the drive for a better future of home heating.
It’s not all tools and tech. People are the real heart of our company. We connect with our customers to deliver genuinely helpful support, and we care about our employees and give them enriching careers. We work hard, we work together, and we work with a cause – delivering brilliant customer support and exceptional engineering.
As an organisation of more than 1,600 employees, we also take our role in the communities we serve seriously. From giving away free heating systems for community spaces, to our charity, education, and volunteer work – we’re no strangers to rolling our sleeves up, getting stuck in, and helping out.
If that sounds like something you’d like to be a part of, we’d love to meet you.
Come and work #LikeABosch at Worcester Bosch.
Job Description
We are excited to offer you the opportunity to join our External Sales department as a Technical Area Sales Manager. The candidate will be based within and covering the CB, LU, PE and SG postcode areas.
Our focus in external sales is to develop new business and grow existing accounts within the Private and Domestic sector in set geographical area, whist actively promoting the complete product portfolio across all technologies. To deliver exceptional Key Account management whist maximising efficiency and effectiveness
In this role, you will be responsible for:
- Achieving defined targets across product range
- Building and maintain customer accounts across multi-tech Sales area focusing on Private & Domestic Installers, Merchants and British Gas
- Identifying all customer business opportunities and implement activities to develop strong customer relationships
- Taking personal responsibility for resolving local issues using commercial and business awareness
- Supporting our associated departments (Service, Marketing, Product Management, Logistics, Training, Internal Sales etc.) in dispute resolution between our core customers and the consumer
Qualifications
Skills & Attributes:
- Able to multitask, prioritise, and manage time efficiently
- Detailed knowledge of industry, heating market, network and key contacts
- Good understanding of customer base, purchase potential and market
- Knowledge of relevant legislation and technical issues
- Ability to negotiate and influence at many levels
- Strong sales and key account management skills
- Excellent communication and presentation skills coupled with an ability to build relationships at all levels
- Computer literate with a good understanding of the PowerPoint, MS Word, Excel & Outlook packages
- Ability to operate on social media platforms and deliver key messages to our customer base via this medium
- To prepare and interpret management information and reports
- Ability to execute business change initiatives and maintain continuous improvement focus
Additional Information
Working Hours: 37 hours per week – standard working pattern of 08:30 – 17:00 Monday to Thursday and 08:30 – 16:30 Friday with a 1-hour lunchbreak
Working with us comes with the following benefits:
- Hybrid working options available
- 25 days annual leave per year plus bank holidays – additional service days accrued after 5 years
- Eligibility for our Company Performance Bonus
- Enhanced pension contributions
- Access to the Perkbox and My Benefits platforms giving access to discounts, group income protection and death in service benefits
- Employee Assistance Programme and Virtual GP
- Discounts on products from across the Bosch Group
- Subsidised onsite café and canteen
- Health & wellbeing support including over 200 trained mental health first aid champions, free of charge employee assistance programme and after 2 years’ service you gain eligibility for funding up to £150 per annum to support your personal wellbeing
- Access to Bosch Social Club membership offering you and up to 5 friends and family discounts on excursions and events
- Volunteering days
- Cycle to work scheme with discounts on push-bikes, e-bikes and accessories
- Policy to support growing families
- Access to self-service training platform containing over 200 Bosch approved programmes
- Networking opportunities across Bosch UK including a mentoring programme
- And more!
We welcome applications from a range of candidates but please note that to apply for this position you must have the right to live and work in the UK from the start date of employment and for the duration of your employment.