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Working together with other departments, the Area Sales Manager will ensure agreed service levels are maintained and customers retained.\nResponsibilities include;\nMaintain relationships and further develop business opportunities with existing customers\nSecuring new forklift truck business with new customers\nAchieving volume targets and market share objectives\nProviding weekly, monthly and quarterly forecasts\nIdentify customer requirements and undertake site surveys\nPreparing quotations\nProduce accurate quote and present to customer in an effective manner, including financial solutions\n• Ensure complete and clean order packs are delivered to Sales Administration\nWe offer:\nAt Linde Material Handling, we believe in rewarding our people. 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