Your new company
This family-owned Australian company within the School wear industry are currently recruiting for a State Sales Manager. This role exists to manage and drive sales for Tasmanian clients as well as build new relationships to successfully create new business.

Your new role
Reporting to the National Sales Manager, the State Sales Manager will be a driven, self-motivated sales expert that can work autonomously while travelling to service clients face to face throughout Tasmania. Other responsibilities will include but are not limited to;

• Strengthening relationships with loyal existing clients and building new relationships showing successful business development management
• Reviewing the regions sales performance whilst analysing sales data through excel to overall improve return on sale for the business
• Through learnt product knowledge, understanding the range available as well as design and development of new product is an integral part of this position

What you'll need to succeed
As the successful candidate, you’ll have a result driven mindset and experience within the clothing, school wear or safety wear industry. You’ll also have the following;

• Seamless communication and interpersonal skills, to communicate and be the point of contact for 50 existing clients using a warm and personable approach
• Experience in a role that requires high touch, face to face sales with proven experience winning new accounts, negotiation, and product ranging
• Proactive nature, with high level of initiative and attention to detail
• High level of computer competency in Microsoft Office (especially Excel)

• The successful candidate will set up an ABN and run their business from home. They will supply their own motor vehicle, laptop, and mobile phone. All garment samples and marketing material will be provided by the company as well as attendance of exhibitions or any other area of marketing for promotion

What you'll get in return

• The opportunity to essentially run and manage your own business whilst being supported by an Australian company
• The busier and quieter times of this role revolves around school term durations and seasons
• The company is a well-respected and well recognised premium brand in the school wear market
• A friendly, team-orientated, and safe working culture is promoted within the company and they take great pride in the quality of their products and the quality of their service
• Being an important member of the national sales team that is supportive and passionate in all they do
• Retainer Salary + 10% GST + 5% Bonus Structure

What you need to do now
If this sounds like the right role for your, click “apply now’. For further details or a confidential discussion on other opportunities in Sales, please contact Sofie Lannoy on 03 6108 5510 or email sofie.lannoy@hays.com.au

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