Area Sales Manager – Flooring Building Products

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Mitchell Maguire

Area Sales Manager – Flooring Building Products

Job Title: Area Sales Manager – Flooring Building ProductsIndustry Sector: Flooring Distributors, Flooring Contractors, Building Products, Adhesives, Grouts, Levellers, Damp Proof Membranes and Floor Screeds

Area to be covered: NN, MK, LU, SG, CB, NR & IPRemuneration: £43,000-£45,000 Neg. + 40% bonus

Benefits: Fully expensed Hybrid Car & Full BenefitsThe role of the Area Sales Manager – Flooring Building Products will involve:

• Field sales position, promoting a manufactured range of flooring adhesives and grouts , smoothing & levelling compounds, damp proof membranes and floor screeds
• 80% of your time account managing approx. 4-5 flooring distributors and selling direct into an established base of flooring and screeding contractors (typically split 70/30 in favour of flooring distributors and their sales teams)
• Promoting new products to existing customers
• 20% new business development (e.g. bringing on new flooring contactors in the coming year)
• Revenue responsibility for circa £2.6m, area currently performing above budget expectations
• Order values up to £21,000 (full container), minimum order of £1,000
• Going out with distribution field sales reps to visit their retail and contractor customers
• Typically 4 visits per day

The ideal applicant will be an Area Sales Manager – Flooring Building Products with:

• Must have sold to flooring or building contractors or flooring or building product distributors
• Ideally from a flooring trade or associated building products background
• Need to earn, strong work ethic/ motivated to get out of bed in the morning
• Outgoing and likeable persona
• Stable career history, our client is looking for continuity in career
• Knowledge of flooring adhesives and grouts , smoothing & levelling compounds, damp proof membranes and floor screeds is not essential
• High energy levels
• Excellent territory planning capability

The Company:

• Established 50 years+
• £35m+ turnover
• 100+ employees
• Manufacturer and distributor of tile adhesives, grouts, fillers, smoothers, levellers, silicone and sealants

If your experience matches the requirements above please do not hesitate to contact Mitchell Maguire, 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: Flooring Distributors, Flooring Contractors, Building Products, Adhesives, Grouts, Levellers, Damp Proof Membranes and Floor Screeds