Area Sales Manager

Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

3/28/2025

Overall Summary

At Close Brothers we look to recruit individuals from all different backgrounds and encourage you to apply even if you don’t tick every box. We celebrate diversity, promote inclusivity and are open to discuss flexible work options to help you balance your work and home life.

Join the Close Brothers Asset Leasing Team as a Area Sales Manager where you will be responsible for generating new business to deliver the agreed sales targets as part of the Manufacturing Division. The role will be field based covering a region across the West Midlands, canvassing various territories including: Birminghamshire, Coventry, Worcestershire & Northamptonshire.

Our ideal team member will be able to demonstrate ability to organise, manage and deliver their own customer contact strategy.

Responsibilities

• Proactively sources sales from within the allocated geographical location either by directly prospecting the existing customer base, sourcing new customers or through dealer introducers.
• Self-motivated and driven to achieve and exceed targets set through financing and associated products.
• Building and maintaining relationships with existing customers via telephone, emails, and face to face meetings.
• Act as a contact between the company and its existing and potential markets, negotiating terms of an agreement and closing sales, gathering market and customer information.
• Make accurate, rapid quotations and provide customers with the relevant information to close the deal.
• Design and implement a strategic business plan that expands company’s customer base and ensure its strong presence.
• Build and promote long-lasting customer relationships by partnering with them and understanding their needs
• Identify emerging markets and market shifts while being fully aware of new products and competition status.
  
  
  
  

WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU IF YOU HAVE:

• Experience of the Asset Finance Industry or customer-facing role in Construction/Recycling/Engineering/Print industries more specifically.
• Experience of working in a customer-facing sales environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to effectively communicate at all levels.
• Sales driven with ability to plan and manage own activities and contact strategy.
  
  
  
  

IT IS NOT ESSENTIAL BUT IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU:

• Have previous knowledge and coverage of above industries (with a focus on asset expertise)
• Ability to analyse and interpret financial information
  
  
  
  

We are an inclusive organisation and committed to ensuring our recruitment process is as accessible as possible to everyone. We will make adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition. If you need the job description or application form in an alternative format or would like to discuss the recruitment process with us, please email us at [email protected] or request a call back.

About Us

At Close Brothers we support employees to balance their work life priorities and in this role you will be able to enjoy a mixture of hybrid working.

Close Brothers is a leading UK merchant banking group providing lending, deposit taking and securities trading. We employ approximately 3,000 people, principally in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Close Brothers Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange.

To find out more about Close Brothers, please visit our careers page: https://www.closebrothers.com/careers

To find out more about life at Close Brothers:

https://www.closebrothers.com/life-close-brothers#374017299-899295541

To find out more about our benefits:

https://www.closebrothers.com/employee-benefits

To find out more about our commitment to creating an inclusive environment:

Our Responsibility - Diversity and inclusion ¦ Close Brothers Group