Area Manager Victoria

Are you ready to grow your Sales Career with a leading Garden Care Company?

Would you like to join our passionate Sales team as the Area Manager Victoria ready to service high end retail customers such as IHG (Mitre10) and other retail garden independent businesses?

Area Manager, Victoria
Come and join the Evergreen-Searles Sales team managing a wide territory Victoria, SA and Tasmania providing A1 relationship management, training, and customer service to IHG (Mitre10) and our other garden retailers, whilst growing the gardening category further through existing and new customers.

Who are we?
Searles (an Evergreen Garden Care Company) is a wholesale business operating for over 46 years which specialises in the manufacturing and distributing high-quality gardening products including growing media, fertilisers and plant care. Searles is renowned for high quality, performance and innovation, and continuing to build a strong presence in the Australian market whilst maintaining a high focus on customer service. Searles recently joined the Evergreen Garden Care Australia family which has provided us the ability to build upon our already respected and well-known reputation for being a well-respected household name.

What will you be responsible for?

• Maintain regular territory call cycle & high merchandising standards
• Build and enhance strong business relationships with current and new customers
• Conduct in-store product training sessions
• Manage budgets and KPI’s including managing store stock holdings
• Assist in executing Head Office arranged promotions at store level and gain maximum exposure for brands via off location displays.
• Participate in trade expo and consumer garden shows as required
• Maintain and measure accurate customer records in the CRM system

About you

• You will understand our retail customers and be keen to further grow your career in the sales force
• Ideally, you have experience in field sales and merchandising with experience servicing in the FMCG, Hardware and/or Garden industry
• Discipline and motivation to work autonomously, with the ability to prioritise your workload
• You have excellent presentation and communication skills and can present to small groups
• You have strong attention to detail and able to analyse sales data
• You have sound computer skills and are proficient with Microsoft Office
• You possess a full vehicle driver's licence with an excellent driving history
• Ability to travel on a regular basis

What Evergreen-Searles offers you

A great place to work and great culture. You will enjoy being part of Creating a Better, Greener Space in our environment, our communities and on our planet. 

This role includes a competitive remuneration, fully maintained company vehicle and generous bonus structure.

Come join us at Evergreen-Searles and Create a Better, Greener Space in the Sales Team!

What you need to do now

Anticipated start date is July 2024. If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV.