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Area Sales Manager – Timber and Sheet Panel Materials
Job Title: Area Sales Manager – Timber and Sheet Panel Materials
Job reference Number: 183340-8706-23318
Industry Sector: Softwoods, Sheet Material, Hardwoods, Joinery products, MDF, OSB, Panel Products, Cladding, Mouldings, Decorative Surfaces, Decking, Engineered Roof, Façade Systems, Site Hoardings, Main Contractors, D&B Contractors, National and Regional Housebuilders , Shop Fitters, Joinery Contractors, Builders and Kitchen Manufacturers
Area to be covered: Grantham, Bedford, Bury St Edmunds, Norwich, Kings Lynn, Boston, Peterborough area
Remuneration: £35,000-£40,000 neg. + up to 25% Bonus
Benefits: Fully expensed hybrid or electric car + benefits package
The role of the Area Sales Manager – Timber & Sheet Panel Products will involve:
- Field sales position selling a range of timber products and sheet panel materials
- Selling into various contractors including; joinery contractors, small to medium sized builders, housebuilders, main contractors, dry lining contractors, fencing contractors, hoarding contractors, façade contractors, shop fitters, kitchen manufacturers, joinery retailers etc.
- Predominantly a new business development role, you will be given some dormant accounts
- Depot currently achieving circa £20,000 per month, targeted to grow this to £100,000 per month
- Stimulating demand with the contractors and fulfilling all orders via depot on patch
- One day a week in depot on patch, Four days a week on the road
- No targets for the first quarter, opportunity to build your pipeline so that you can remain one quarter ahead
- Working closely with the Branch manager and rest of team to identify new business opportunities
- Treat the area like it’s your own business, you will responsible for marketing and planning strategy etc.
The ideal applicant will be an Area Sales Manager – Timber & Sheet Panel Products with:
- Proven track record in construction field sales and the timber industry
- Open to all building products backgrounds, knowledge of timber and sheet panel products preferred
- Must have sold into contractors to stimulate demand
- Contacts within contractors including; joinery contractors, small to medium sized builders, housebuilders, main contractors, dry lining contractors, fencing contractors, hoarding contractors, façade contractors, shop fitters, kitchen manufacturers, joinery retailers may be beneficial
- Must have sold to contractors either for a manufacturer or a merchant
- Commercial acumen/ business brain, understand margins, computer literate etc.
- Ability to deal at multiple levels within customers
- Initiative and autonomous approach
- Driven, enthusiastic, hungry with a passion for the product and company
- Excellent communication skills
- Efficient territorial planning skills
The Company:
- 100 years
- 500+ employees
- Circa £130m turnover
- Part of a larger group
- Privately held
If your experience matches the requirements above please do not hesitate to contact Mitchell Maguire on 01625 527207 or simply apply by forwarding us a copy of your CV. Whilst we will always endeavour to respond to you, due to the high levels of applications we receive this isn’t always possible. If you are not contacted within 5 working days, you have unfortunately not been shortlisted for this role.
Mitchell Maguire is a specialist Construction Field Sales Recruitment Consultancy, dealing exclusively with Construction Field Sales Jobs, Construction field sales vacancies and Specification field sales positions within: Softwoods, Sheet Material, Hardwoods, Joinery products, MDF, OSB, Panel Products, Cladding, Mouldings, Decorative Surfaces, Decking, Engineered Roof, Façade Systems, Site Hoardings, Main Contractors, D&B Contractors, National and Regional Housebuilders , Shop Fitters, Joinery Contractors, Builders and Kitchen Manufacturers