Job Ref: 213196037

Date: 2021-02-16 16:34:11

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Area Sales Manager – Garage Doors

Job Title: Area Sales Manager – Garage Doors

Industry Sector: Sectional Garage Doors, Roller Garage Doors, Garage Door Installers, General Builders, Building Contractors, Plumbers, Electricians, Specialist Sub-Contractors and Builders Merchants

Area to be covered: South – ideally based South East (around M1/A34 region)

Remuneration: Up to £35,000 + £7,000 Commission

Benefits: Company Car and benefits

The role of the Area Sales Manager – Garage Doors will involve:

* Field sales position selling a manufactured and distributed range of garage doors

* 50% new business development position, 50% account management

* Responsible for circa £2m turnover and approx. 140 garage door installer relationships

* 20-30 of the existing relationships are capable of doubling in size

* Tasked with achieving £650,000 of new business revenue

* Due to current restrictions, you will be home based for the first three months, ultimately on the road

* Recruiting circa 20-30 additional garage door installer relationships

* Target list of customers will be provided and you will be supported, mentored and trained by our client’s MD

* Typical order values £1,200

* Sales cycles will be short, typically 1-8 weeks

* Daily and weekly report writing, call planning and diary management

* Liaise regularly with national sales manager and MD

* Efficiently manage time and plan work to ensure logical and cost-effective use of time

The ideal applicant will be an Area Sales Manager – Garage Doors with:

* Proven track record in new business development and account management

* Prior experience of having sold to garage door installers is not required

* Must have construction field sales experience with contractors

* Open on product background, will consider experience selling into general builders, building contractors, plumbers, electricians and other specialist sub-contractors

* Product knowledge is not essential as full product training will be provided

* A basic technical understanding of garage doors or related products may be advantageous

* Excellent planning, organisation, time management skills

* Comfortable with features & benefits sales

* Technical, literate, excellent interpersonal skills, eye for detail and ambitious personality

The Company:

* Est. 20 years in UK

* 30+ employees

* Circa £10m turnover

* Sole UK distributor for large European group

If your experience matches the requirements above please do not hesitate to contact Mitchell Maguire on (phone number removed) or simply apply by forwarding us a copy of your CV. Whilst we will always endeavour to respond to you, due to the high levels of applications we receive this isn’t always possible. If you are not contacted within 5 working days, you have unfortunately not been shortlisted for this role.

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: Sectional Garage Doors, Roller Garage Doors, Garage Door Installers and Builders Merchants

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