Area Sales Manager

- Are you a South East based, new business led construction sales professional looking to join a truly ambitious roof windows manufacturer? Are you a confident relationship builder, with experience of selling to Property Developers, sub contractors, roofing contractors and back-selling into Builders merchants and distributors? Are you a team player, with demonstrable sales success, looking to work alongside extremely talented, fun & driven colleagues? Offering up to £47k basic salary, 30% bonus potential, fully expensed Electric company car, up to 12% pension contribution, 36 days holiday, medical cover, mobile, laptop. If this appeals, read on and APPLY TODAY!

- THE ROLE;

• This is an exciting & challenging career opportunity, where your mission is to help our client grow into one of the most recognised brands in the roofing industry. 
• As Area Sales Manager, you will be selling timber roof windows, skylights and accessories such as tile and slate flashing, blinds and roller shutters, into Property developers, contractors, roof window installers, regional housebuilders loft conversion businesses and jobber builders on residential projects, HMO projects, student accommodation etc.
• You will then back-sell through roofing and building suppliers, roofing merchants, builders merchants, timbers merchants, distributors and retailers. 
• As Area Sales Manager / Business Development Manager, you will be building relationships with existing customers, running trade mornings, offering product training and demonstrations, as well as targeting a large database of companies that haven't as yet been educated on the huge cost, service and product benefits of our clients range of products. 
• You will typically be on the roads 4 days per week, making 16+ face to face meetings per week. 
• You will spend 60% of the time with roofing contractors, installers, jobber builders, house builders and developers and 40% with roofing and building suppliers, roofing merchants, builders merchants, distributors and retailers.
• You will be covering the following postcodes; SO, PO, GU, RG, OX, SL, BN, RH, TN, CT, ME, KT, CR, BR, DA, SE, SW, TW, SM, W & UB. In essence, Hampshire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, West Sussex, East Sussex, Surrey, Kent, Berkshire, Middlesex, South East London, South London, South West London and West London.
• As Area Sales Manager / BDM you will report on competitor activity, maintain industry knowledge by reviewing professional publications, establish personal networks and attend industry related events. 
• You'll attend trade shows and conferences as required and will work closely with your colleagues across the country. 
• As the manufacturer, you will do joint calls with and support your distributor/builders merchant/roofing merchant on occasion..
• The role is 60% contractor, 40% distributor. They offer superb training, from both a sales and practical perspective.
• This territory has huge potential as the brand recognition grows, so you will be excited by the opportunity to really make a name for yourself. This is a company with big ambition.

- THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE;

• The successful Area Sales Manager will be ambitious, with a demonstrable track record of sales success in field sales in the construction industry.
• You will ideally have experience of generating demand with the installer/contractor & have worked for a manufacturer, builders merchants, distributor or stockist. 
• You will possess an enthusiastic "do it now" attitude and be aspiring, target driven and self motivated.
• Experience of a building product such as plasterboard, insulation, roofing, timber, bricks, blocks, fascias, soffits, would be advantageous.
• As Business Development Manager, you will have an inquisitive nature, a growth mindset and a passion to succeed.
• You will have the skill to communicate professionally across multiple levels of the business.
• You will be IT literate and a good team player.
• You will thrive on guidance and team support and be coachable.

- THE COMPANY;

• Our client is a highly regarded manufacturer of roof windows and accessories, that offer ease of installation, industry leading energy efficiency, excellent product support, enviable guarantees and big ambition.

- THE REMUNERATION;

• Basic salary of £42,000- £47,000 dependent on experience.
• Mix of monthly and annual bonus potential, part team based, giving up to 30% of your basic salary on top, giving an ote of between £54,600- £61,100.
• Skoda Enyaq EV company car. Our client will pay for an EV charger to be installed at the successful candidates home. 
• Fantastic pension options of either 5% from you, 10% from the client, or 7% from you, 12% from the client.
• Medical cover through AXA PPP after 3 months service.
• 36 days holiday inclusive of Bank holidays.
• Mobile, laptop. 

- This is a superb opportunity to join a great team and really make a name for yourself. If you have the attitude, desire and skill sets that our client is looking for, then call the team at Chandler Harris Recruitment on (phone number removed), or email your CV to (url removed)