Territory Sales Manager ??? Construction / Building Products

Recruiter
Anonymous
Location
Swindon
Salary
20% Bonus
Posted
29 Jun 2017
Closes
27 Jul 2017
Sectors
Sales, Sales Manager
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Sales Manager - Construction / Building products

Job Title: Territory Sales Manager - Construction / Building Products

Job reference Number: (Apply online only)

Industry Sector: Painting and decorating contractors, maintenance companies, facilities maintenance, local authorities, building contractors and decorating centres

Areas to be covered: LU, MK, SL, HP, OX & SN postcodes

Remuneration: GBP25,000-GBP27,500 + 20% Bonus

Benefits: Car & Comprehensive Benefits & Lunch Allowance

The role of the Territory Sales Manager Construction / Building Materials will involve:

• Field sales position promoting architectural coatings / paint, woodcare, wallcoverings and sundries on construction sites to end users
• Covering LU, MK, SL, HP, OX & SN
• 60% account managing circa 150+ customers
• 40% new business development
• Revenue responsibility of circa GBP500,000 (currently slightly below budget but with huge potential!)
• Back-selling through approx. five decorating centres
• Calling on painting & decorators sites, as well as local councils, schools, maintenance departments and construction sites
• Via promotions selling direct to contractors, minimum five customer calls per day

The ideal applicant will be a Territory Sales Manager Construction / Building Materials with:

• Minimum 12 months field sales experience within the building / construction industry
• Excellent relationship building skills
• Contractor led sales experience is preferred, related product field sales experience in paint, coatings, wood care etc only desirable
• Ability to think on your feet, e.g. fill an opening/cancellation in your diary productively and proactively
• Knowledge of paint and coatings is not essential
• Team player, must be able to build excellent relationships internally, especially with the specification field sales team, decorating centres and retail sales professionals
• Ideally sold to different sized organisations from one man bands to large corporate clients (not worked in a stockist environment calling on merchants)
• Comfortable visiting client sites and liaising with various painting & decorating contractors, local councils, schools, maintenance departments etc
• Previous experience of back selling through an established distribution channel would be of interest
• Comfortable with using a CRM system, and analysing date for pre & post customer visits
• Self motivated and looking for a genuine career opportunity in a blue chip environment business

The Company:

• Est. 100 years+
• Wholly owned distribution network nationwide
• GBP100m+ turnover
• Global business

For an immediate interview either click on the APPLY NOW button below or contact Paul, Lee or Simon at Mitchell Maguire Ltd on (Apply online only)

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: wood care, paint, coatings, painting and decorating, protective coatings, hard landscaping, heavyside, flooring, partitions, lighting, ceramics, cladding, facades, curtain walling, protective coatings, rainscreens and all other associated building envelope systems