area sales manager

The Vacancy

We have an exciting opportunity for Area Sales Managers in the London area covering our depots in Enfield, Gatwick, Thurrock and Weybridge. This is a home based role with frequent travel across the region and to our London depots.



Why Join our Sales Team?

As a business, Hermes is driven by our four values of; Do the right thing, Dare to be different, Strive for more and Be customer obsessed. It’s because of these values that we are the UK’s leading consumer delivery service handling over 380 million parcels per year and still growing and our Sales team help to drive that growth.

In this role your primary responsibility will be to achieve your individual sales targets for volume and revenue in line with the strategy of the business for size of customer and product mix. You will be responsible for generating your own leads and developing a pipeline to convert into new clients within a defined geographical area based on standard T&C’s and rates aligned to a departmental onboarding calendar for the areas you cover.

You’ll join a growing and lively team and gain great exposure across Hermes which will help grow your career and development to new heights.



What You’ll Do

Identifying and developing a personal prospect pipeline of sufficient quality and quantity to deliver against monthly, quarterly and annual volume and revenue targets as set by the business
Meeting all set KPI’s and achieving productivity targets
Managing and recording sales activity and sales process through the Hermes CRM System
Onboarding new clients in a timely manner to meet projected go-live dates
Ensuring all new clients have a full understanding of Hermes Customer Service processes and have all the tools and contacts required to self-serve across all areas of the business
Monitoring the performance of new clients to ensure they trade to profile across all products and services.
Resolving escalations and account queries whilst clients are under direct ownership
Work with operational areas of the business (mainly Depots) to keep up to date and influence their capacity plans


Essential Skills & Experience Required

You’ll already be experienced in sales with demonstrable sales/new accounts/business development experience gained within a telesales, field sales or account management style role
You’ll already have logistics, freight or supply chain industry experience so can bring your knowledge to this role
A full UK driving licence with the ability to travel (a company car is provided)
Persuasive and commercially savvy, you’ll be able to make the complex simple for all audiences, gaining buy in to complete the sale
An level head, you’ll be able to diffuse conflicts and use your problem solving skills to turn around negotiations
IT literate, you’ll know all the usual Microsoft Office programmes and have used CRM software in the past
Hungry to succeed, tough sales figures and deadlines won’t phase you!


What We Can Offer You

We can offer you a competitive salary, bonus, company car/allowance, 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, 3% contribution into your pension, life assurance and income protection. On top of this, we offer a great range of flexible benefits that aim to provide something for everyone, so whether you want shopping vouchers, insurance or healthcare we’ve got you covered.

This role offers fantastic opportunities for you to climb the career ladder into managerial roles within both the function and wider business. At Hermes, we don’t just accept difference — we celebrate it, we support it, we thrive on it and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer.



Apply Today!

If you are ready to develop your career in an empowering, growing yet supportive business then why not join us? Clicking apply is the first step to ‘Being the Me in Hermes’!

Why Work for Us?

There are lots reasons to join Hermes, but don’t just take our word for it, let our people tell you why they love working here; “Fun and fast-paced”, “Great choice of benefits”, “Great training and development”, “New challenges every day”, “The company is growing fast”, “Working with like-minded people who are passionate about what they do”. « Return to the search results