Area Sales Manager - Timber Doors & Joinery

Area Sales Manager - Timber Doors & Joinery

Job Title: Area Sales Manager - Timber Doors & Joinery

Industry Sector: Timber Doors, National Merchants, Independent Merchants, Builders Merchants, Timber Merchants, Housebuilders, Housing Developers, Showrooms, Door Distributors & Buying Groups
Area to be covered: South of South East (below M4/ River Thames)

Remuneration: Up to £45,000 + £6,000 Uncapped Bonus

Benefits: Fully expensed Electric/ Hybrid car + full benefits package

The role of the Area Sales Manager - Timber Doors & Joinery will involve:

• Field sales position selling a distributed range of Timber Doors and associated products
• Majority of your time selling to independent and national builders merchants and timber merchants and buying groups
• Small amount of time in from of housebuilders and housing developers, trying to influence specifications
• Responsible for circa £3m turnover, tasked with 10% growth
• Being responsible for approx. 200-250 branches
• 80% account management and 20% new business development (mostly with buying group deals and dormant accounts and housebuilders/ housing developers)
• Dealing with order values of £1,000-£10,000, average £2,000-£3,000
• 4-6 week call cycles for key customers
• Buddied up with a dedicated internal customer service administrator

The ideal applicant will be an Area Sales Manager - Timber Doors & Joinery with:

• Demonstrable track record of field sales experience
• Must have experience selling into selling into independent and national builders merchants and timber merchants and buying groups
• Knowledge of association timer/ joinery products such as doors, flooring etc. is preferred but not essential (open to most building products)
• Proven account development experience, i.e. must have capability to grow accounts
• Driven, tenacious personality with a strong work ethic and high energy levels
• Strong relationship management skills
• Determined, resilient and motivated
• Ability to hit the ground running
• Computer iterate

The Company:

• Est. 25 years+
• £25m+ UK turnover
• Privately held
• 50+ employees

Mitchell Maguire is a specialist Construction Sales Recruitment Consultancy, dealing exclusively with Construction Sales Jobs, Construction sales vacancies and Specification sales positions within: Internal Doors & Sets, External Doors & Sets, Patio Doors, Garage Doors, Windows and Door Frames, Panel, Stairs, Staircases, Wardrobe Doors, Hardboard MDF, Timber Doors, National Merchants, Independent Merchants, Builders Merchants, Timber Merchants, Retailers, Showrooms, Door Distributors & Buying Groups