Key Account Manager – Head Protection and Respiratory PPE

Hitchin, Hertfordshire
Mitchell Maguire

Key Account Manager – Head Protection and Respiratory PPE

Job Title: Key Account Manager – Head Protection and Respiratory PPEIndustry Sector: PPE, RPE, Wholesale, Distribution, Safety Suppliers, Health & Safety, Main Contractors, Housebuilders, Sub Contractors

Area to be covered: Large South East & Anglia (above M4/ River Thames)Remuneration: £40,000-£45,000 + 20% Bonus

Benefits: Fully expensed Hybrid Car and benefitsThe role of the Key Account Manager – Head Protection and Respiratory PPE will involve:

• Field sales role promoting our clients manufactured and distributed range of head protection and respiratory PPE
• Primarily selling into construction, but in recent years our client has also serviced other sectors such as; engineering, transport, utilities, aerospace, aviation etc.
• Account management led role
• 60% of your role account managing circa 100- 120 independent distributors of health & safety equipment and PPE (and an additional approx. 20 national accounts)
• Majority of accounts “super” £50,000-£150,000 or “premier” £150,000+” turnover
• 40% of your time will be spent with end users such as main contractors, housebuilders and sub contractors
• Team of four (2 x field sales Key Account Managers and 2 x Internal sales) combined responsibility for an area with a turnover of circa £10m
• Managing accounts from £5,000 up to £1m
• Typically one day per week in North of patch, one in South and a couple of days going into West London

The ideal applicant will be a Key Account Manager – Head Protection and Respiratory PPE with:

• Field sales experience working within the construction industry
• Proven track record of selling to main contactors or housebuilders and fulfilled through distribution
• Comfortable with commodity sale (not project led)
• PPE product knowledge is not essential, but associated product sales may be advantageous
• Outgoing and lively personality
• Comfortable working for a family run company
• Adaptable
• Analytical thinker, strong time management and organisational skills
• Relationship builder and strong account management
• Commercially aware

The Company:

• 200+ employees
• Est. 50 years+
• £80m+ turnover
• Privately owned, family business

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: RPE, PPE, Wholesale, Distribution, Safety Suppliers, Health & Safety, Main Contractors, Housebuilders, Sub Contractors