Area Sales Executive


Company:	Vacancy Filler
Salary:	0 - 0
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Southampton, SO32 1BH
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	24 Aug 2026
Closing date:	21 Sept 2026

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Summary

Are you someone that has a passion for sales?

Are you someone that has the right attitude to learn and grow?

If so then this is the role for you.

The Area Sales Executive (ASE) plays a leading role in Nationwide Platforms achieving its sales strategy objectives that include growing a diverse customer base from different chosen sectors, an increasing number of trading accounts across all tier’s and continually improving customer satisfaction levels.

Reporting to the General Manager your responsibilities include discovering and pursuing new sales prospects in both construction and non-construction sectors and contributing towards high levels of customer satisfaction being achieved. Maximising all revenue opportunities in the local area is the ultimate aim.

In return you will receive a competitive salary, Company car, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, Westfield Health Cash Plan, Auto enrolment pension scheme, Life Assurance & Lifestyle benefits – Discount on selected high street stores.

Responsibilities include:

Achieve agreed revenue targets from a combination of local customers and new business targets.

Achieve agreed revenue targets for local construction projects.

Create new sales opportunities through targeted approaches, generating additional revenue channels for the business.

Effectively “mine” NWP’s customer data, research competitors and monitor new customers that open accounts to ensure the target pipeline provides maximum opportunities.

Researching prospects and generating sales leads, actively seeking out new sales opportunities through cold calling, networking, project interaction and social media research

Achieving monthly regional machine on hire targets in line with business expectations through consistent high levels of activity on customer and project engagement.

Contacting potential and existing customers through face-to-face engagement, by phone and email.

The ideal candidate will have/be:

An excellent communicator who enjoys working to targets

Experience of working in a fast-paced environment.

Hard working determined and resilient.

Strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise workload effectively.

Extremely self-motivated, enthusiastic and driven by targets and KPI’s

Experience of handling objections, ability to understand and promptly respond to customer needs.

Part of the Loxam Group, Nationwide Platforms are the UK's leading specialist provider of Powered Access rental equipment, with the largest and broadest fleet, local depots spread across the country and our wealth of experience partnering with companies in a variety of sectors including Construction, Warehouse & Distribution, Aviation, Facilities Management, Industrial Services, Telecoms and Media, our customers can depend on us to provide the right solution to support their every working at height need.

At Nationwide Platforms, your safety is absolutely our priority. Our award winning BlueSky Solutions and Training division offer our customers access to the latest and safest ways to work and through long standing partnerships with our manufacturers, we will always provide equipment that will lead the way to a safer industry. Some of our innovations include the award-winning secondary guarding systems and Harness ON™, a range of pioneering Material Handling Attachments (MHAs), and the SkySentry™ control and monitoring system.

At Nationwide Platforms, we are dedicated to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace. We recognise that a variety of perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds is crucial to our success in the Powered Access industry. Our commitment is to ensure that every employee feels respected, valued, and supported in their work environment

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