An area sales manager is an employee who works within a certain geographical area to achieve sales targets. The individual acts as a local sales manager and guides a team of sales representatives to drive sales for the company restricted to a specific territory. With the agenda of building brand awareness while increasing the profit margin the role of an area sales manager involves being uptodate with the latest sales trends. By hiring and motivating a wellbalanced sales team area sales managers train other area sales representatives to close deals and win clients.
You might hire an area sales manager to:
- Hire train and guide a group of area sales reps and nbsp;
- Lead and close sales within a certain geographical territory as a sales field manager and nbsp;
- Review sales data and statistics and provide relevant reports to the senior area sales managers and nbsp;
- Identify gaps within a geographical territory and explore methods to bridge these gaps through sales strategies and nbsp;
- Make sales pitches and presentations to existing and prospective clients as a key sales manager