Permanent
Area Sales Manager
Exterior building products
Leicestershire
Up to £44k basic, £7k bonus potential, Hybrid car, 28 days hols plus bank hols, plus can buy or sell another 5 days hols

Area Sales Manager

Ref: 513| Posted: 29th Apr 2024

-Do you have Construction specification sales experience? Do you sell to any or all of the following; Contractors, Local Authorities, Housing Associations, Maintenance companies, Architects and Specifiers, Property owners & end users? Or, are you a Graduate, with sales experience from any background, with a passion for sustainability & a career in the construction industry? If so, we're recruiting for an excellent Timber maintenance company covering Staffordshire, Shropshire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire & Leicestershire. Offering up to £44K basic, plus up to £7K annual bonus, 28 days holiday plus bank holidays, with the ability to buy up to 5 additional days, plus other attractive benefits. Read on and APPLY TODAY!

-THE ROLE; 

  • As Area Sales Manager/ Business Development Manager / Specification sales manager you will be selling our clients manufactured range of timber restoration products, such as resins, filling, bonding & sealing products.
  • These products are used to save money & time for the customer by restoring, rather than replacing the rot effected timber products. 
  • As Specification Sales Manager / BDM /ASM you will be selling to joiners, carpenters, painting contractors, local authorities, housing associations, FM companies, property developers, and influencing architects, specifiers and chartered surveyors, plus some distributors.
  • The role will be specification/ project led, with a mix of account management and new business.
  • As Area Sales Manager/ Business Development Manager, you will gain the order & then back-sell via your decorative stockists and distributors. 
  • The Account Manager, Area Sales Manager will cover Staffordshire, Shropshire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire & Leicestershire.
  • You'll be out visiting customers 4 days per week, 1 day working from home on admin and appointment setting.
  • This is a growth move, so you will need to cold call and build accounts. 
  • You will also deliver CPD seminars to Architects & specifiers, so must be technically capable/coachable.

-THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE;

  • The successful Area Sales Manager/specification account manager will be an excellent communicator, positive, instantly engaging, with a can do attitude.  
  • You will have experience of selling added value & if you have sold in the timber, painting, decorating or joinery sectors, then that would be advantageous, although excellent training is offered.
  • The Business Development Manager will ideally have a track record of sales success with contractors, local authorities, architects and specifiers and distributors.
  • You will be organised, able to journey plan and be confident in new business, as well as account management.
  • They are also happy to consider a Graduate, with sales experience from any background, with a passion for sustainability & a career in the construction industry.

-THE COMPANY; 

  • Our client is a well established, well regarded manufacturer of wood restoration products & associated sundries, used to restore rotten wood on timber windows and doors. The products are sustainable and alleviate the need to replace damaged and rotten timber, breathing new life into the timber.  
  • Our client is currently investing in market research and creating a proposition over the next 3 years to deliver growth of 15% per year, so now is a fabulous time to join. 
  • They pride themselves as a company that makes decisions together and plans together, they have an open feedback culture, where they expect people to be open and honest about themselves and their colleagues. 
  • They foster a growth mind set and have a real family feel.

-THE REMUNERATION; 

  • Basic salary of £38,000- £44,000 dependent on experience.
  • Up to £7K annual bonus potential.
  • 28 days holiday, with the option to buy up to 5 additional days.
  • Executive level Electric or Hybrid Company car
  • Pension scheme where the employer will match the employee at any level from 5%- 7% contribution.
  • Private medical and dental cover.
  • Death in Service x4
  • They offer up to £1,000 per person for personal development and training.
  • Regular team events/social get togethers, such as horse racing, Go-karting, paintballing. Potential overseas trips for outstanding sales performance. 

This is a great opportunity to join a close knit business, with a family feel and good ambition, so if you have the qualities that my client is looking for, then call us on 01737 452030 or email your CV to info@chandlerharrisrecruitment.co.uk as they can interview next week.