Full-Time

Area Sales Manager

Updated on 9/4/2026

Universal Business Team

Universal Business Team

Family-business consulting, training, and group purchasing

Compensation Overview

£35k - £40k/yr

+ Up to 10% commission + Car or car allowance

Stockport, UK

In Person

Field-based territory covers Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Blackpool, and North Wales.

Category
Sales & Account Management (1)
Required Skills
Sales
Salesforce

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Requirements
  • Strong knowledge of sales psychology, sales processes, Salesforce, and Power BI.
  • Strong communication and relationship management skills.
  • Ability to apply advanced sales techniques.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities effectively and deliver results.
Responsibilities
  • Build and maintain relationships with merchant partners across the territory.
  • Identify growth opportunities and support merchant partners through the sales process.
  • Deliver sales presentations showcasing the business's products.
  • Monitor market trends, competitive activity, and merchant needs.
  • Ensure accurate and timely reporting in Salesforce customer relationship management and management reports.
  • Manage visual merchandising and support installations for merchant partners.
  • Develop and execute strategic plans to improve underperforming accounts.
  • Meet sales and gross profit targets, focusing on revenue growth.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience in visual merchandising and category management.
Universal Business Team

Universal Business Team

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UBT helps family-owned businesses grow and run more efficiently by providing advisory, coaching, training, and accounting services, plus a group purchasing program. Its training courses cover finance, HR, leadership, marketing, and sales and are delivered through on-site workplace visits and online sessions; the group purchasing service uses the client network to secure better prices for various products and services. UBT differentiates itself with a social mission that reinvests profits into education and charitable work, funding initiatives like OneSchool Global and the Rapid Relief Team, alongside its consulting and training offerings. Its goal is to help clients increase profitability, improve liquidity, and reduce debt across about 3,000 clients in 19 countries with a global team of around 700.

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • UBT's 2026 Dayforce rollout improves hiring visibility across Australia, New Zealand, North America, and the UK.
  • The company still markets active growth across 19 countries and 3,000 clients.
  • UBT's education and charitable reinvestment strengthens brand appeal among purpose-driven employers.

What critics are saying

  • UBT's model depends on founder-led trust and family-business referrals, concentrating revenue risk.
  • The Precinct and group-buying offerings face replication by niche consultancies and procurement platforms.
  • If consulting margins weaken, UBT's reinvest-all-profits mission limits capital for acquisitions.

What makes Universal Business Team unique

  • UBT serves 3,000 family businesses across 19 countries, unusually focused on family firms.
  • The Precinct combines consulting with coworking in Sydney, Auckland, and the UK.
  • Dayforce adoption in 2026 shows UBT operates a globally centralized people platform.

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Benefits

Flexible Work Hours

Paid Vacation

Paid Holidays

Paid Sick Leave

Life Insurance

Meal Benefits

Profit Sharing

Performance Bonus

Wellness Program

Professional Development Budget

Training Programs