Area Sales Manager Titleist (Remote)

Acushnet Europe Limited, home of the Titleist and FootJoy golf brands, is based in St Ives, Cambridgeshire. With over 400 dedicated employees, we are the global leader in the design, development, manufacture and distribution of performance-driven golf products, recognised for their quality and excellence.

“We are a product company; we are a process company. Above all we are a people company”

We are thrilled to offer an exciting opportunity for an Area Sales Manager to join our team and represent the prestigious Titleist brand. This role covers the South Wales and South West England territory. As a signatory to the R&A’s Women in Golf Charter, we strongly encourage women to apply for this role and join us in shaping the future of golf.

This is a full-time, field-based position, ideal for a motivated individual who thrives on building relationships and delivering exceptional service. You will be responsible for driving sales, promoting the Titleist brand, and supporting our partners within the territory.

To excel in this role, you should be tenacious, self-driven, and confident, with a passion for exceeding expectations. You’ll bring value to our high-performing team by demonstrating the following skills and competencies:

• Strong track record of sales excellence, ideally within a FMCG industry,
• Outstanding people skills, ensuring strong trade partnerships are formed,
• The ability to educate trade partners on brand products and philosophies,
• Outstanding merchandising skills coupled with a ‘sell through mentality’,
• Target driven, with a strong will to succeed,
• Highly self-motivated individual, with the ability to work within a team,
• IT Literate, with strong planning and organisation skills.
• Effective written and face to face communication skills.
• Negotiation and account management skills.
• Effective time management
• Good business acumen.
• The ability to use relevant computer applications and to think creatively, analytically and commercially.

The successful candidate will be required to live within the sales territory and will be required to stay away overnight on occasion. As this is field-based role it requires someone who is comfortable spending the maximum amount of time in front of customers.

As you would expect, we offer some great benefits with this role including a competitive salary, own use golf equipment scheme, payment of your golf club membership (capped), private medical insurance (which includes a free annual health check) and company car.

Interested? We would love to hear from you so if you feel your skills and experience meets the above requirements, please send your CV and covering letter stating your current package to: UKRecruitment@acushnetgolf.com.

INTERVIEW DETAILS

Dates: Week commencing 6th January 2025.

Location: Acushnet Europe Limited, St Ives, Cambridgeshire.

Please let us know, if you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the application and/or recruitment process.

Acushnet Europe Ltd collects and processes personal data in accordance with the EU General Data Protections Regulations (GDPR). See the Job Applicant Privacy Notice on our website at www.titleist.co.uk/www.footjoy

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ABOUT ACUSHNET EUROPE LTD

We are a product company, we are a process company, but above all we are a people company.

Acushnet Europe Limited, home of the Titleist and FootJoy brands, is based in St Ives, Cambridgeshire. With over 330 employees, we are the global leader in the design, development, manufacture and distribution of performance-driven golf products, which are widely recognized for their quality excellence.

We recognise that diversity and inclusion is an ongoing journey and are committed to equal opportunities without regard to gender, transgender status, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief or age.

Our staff continue to drive our business forwards which is why we offer an excellent benefits package including competitive salary, holidays that increase with tenure, salary sacrifice pension scheme, on site gym (free to all staff), subsidised restaurant and a benefits portal giving you the opportunity to access the benefits associated with your role quickly and easily.

Acushnet Europe Limited respects the intellectual property and confidential information of third parties. Our policy is that no employee or applicant shall disclose confidential information of a third party to Acushnet Europe Ltd. Accordingly, please do not include any confidential information of a current or previous employer on your application or any other materials you provide to us.