Specification Sales Manager - Flooring

Specification Sales Manager - Flooring

Job Title: Specification Sales Manager - Flooring

Industry Sector: A&D, Architects and Interior Designers, Specifiers, Flooring Contractors, Fit-Out Contractors, Education, Commercial Office, Hospitality & Leisure, High Rise Residential, Building Surveyors, Letting Agents, Estate Management and Local Authorities

Area to be covered: Central London; EC2, EC3, EC4, N1, SW1, SW3, W1 postcodes

Remuneration: £55,000-£60,000 Neg. + £8,000-£10,000 uncapped commission

Benefits: Fully expensed hybrid BMW or similar Car & Full Benefits
The role of the Specification Sales Manager Flooring & Interior Products will involve:

• Field sales role selling a full range of manufactured floor coverings/ carpet tiles
• Promoting fibre bonded, structure bonded & tufted carpet as well as a number of new ranges
• Main Focus of activity selling into predominantly decision makers, specifiers, architects and interior designers (A&D)
• Remainder of time managing some fit-out contractor and flooring contractor relationships
• Targeting commercial buildings such as office blocks, education sector (schools, universities & colleges), hospitality & leisure, high rise residential and a small amount of healthcare
• Utilising Glenigan leads, in-house CRM database and telesales leads
• Overlapping 2 existing areas, this role has been created through ambitious company growth plans
• Tasked with achieving £500,000 invoiced sales year one
• Project sizes ranging from 500m2 to in excess of 20,000m2, wide range of project values typically upwards of £5,000 to in excess of £200,000

The ideal applicant will be a Specification Sales Manager Flooring & Interior Products with:

• Must have a field sales proven track record of selling into the architects or interior designers (A&D) specification marketplace
• Open to most interior products such as: contract furniture, lighting, wall coverings, fabric, ceiling, partitioning, furniture etc.
• Promoting new products ideally suited to specification selling
• Fit-out contractor and flooring contractor field sales experience also of interest
• Prior experience of selling into office blocks, education sector (schools, universities & colleges), hospitality & leisure, high rise residential and healthcare may be advantageous
• Tactile sales background rather that technical, sold something aesthetically pleasing, ideally flooring related
• Carpet knowledge not essential
• Team player
• Energy, passion and Enthusiasm
• Strong commercial and presentation skills

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: A&D, Architects and Interior Designers, Specifiers, Flooring Contractors, Fit-Out Contractors, Education, Commercial Office, Hospitality & Leisure, High Rise Residential, Building Surveyors, Letting Agents, Estate Management and Local Authorities