https://jobs.co.uk/job/area-sales-manager-material-handling-alexander-james-recruiting--3dfcc941-5df5-4ef3-ae60-6e2618e19123 RSS feed for Area Sales Manager (Material Handling) at Alexander James Recruiting. en-gb Thu, 11 Jun 2026 01:49:56 GMT https://jobs.co.uk/job/area-sales-manager-material-handling-alexander-james-recruiting--3dfcc941-5df5-4ef3-ae60-6e2618e19123 https://jobs.co.uk/job/area-sales-manager-material-handling-alexander-james-recruiting--3dfcc941-5df5-4ef3-ae60-6e2618e19123 Wed, 20 May 2026 23:00:00 GMT Location: Manchester | Salary: £35000 - £42000/annum | Type: Permanent | Alexander James Recruiting is currently working with a well-established yet vastly expanding material handling company looking to recruit a new forklift sales manager to cover and develop their client base in postcodes across the North West and surrounding areas. With excellent, uncapped commission opportunities and scope for growth, this is a great opportunity for either an experienced forklift sales professional or a sales professional from a related industry or capital equipment to develop their career. Responsibilities Managing an existing client base across the North West and surrounding areas Business development across the same area and ability to travel further if required  Generate new business by visiting customers on site, conducting site surveys and providing customer quotes for forklift hire Providing a consultative sales approach in order to win new business in the hire and sale of material handling and related equipment Take responsibility for region revenue stream and overall growth Keeping the CRM system updated and maintaining organization with customers Requirements  You will ideally have worked in a sales role within forklift trucks before, with a... Permanent