Technical Account Manager – Painting & Decorating Products

Newbury, Berkshire
Mitchell Maguire

Technical Account Manager – Painting & Decorating Products

Job Title: Technical Account Manager – Painting & Decorating ProductsIndustry Sector: Epoxy, Resins, Fillers, Grouts, Windows, Timber, Architectural Paint, Remedial Work, Adhesives, Local Authorities, Architects, Main Contractors, Social Housing, Housing Associations, Joinery Sub-Contractors, Painting & Decorating Merchants, General Builders Merchants, Account Management, Account Manager, Technical Account Manager, Key Account Manager, Field Sales, Area Sales Manager

Area to be covered: South East, South West & South Wales (Ideally based M4 corridor)Remuneration: £42,000 – £45,000 + £2,500 bonus

Benefits: Fully expensed Hybrid Car & Full BenefitsThe role of the Technical Account Manager – Painting & Decorating Products will involve:

• Field based position, responsible for conducting site/ property inspections, surveys and training
• Promoting a range of epoxy resins and fillers for wood repair
• Providing the technical/ practical knowledge to contractors (painting companies, joiners, carpentry and construction companies, etc.) as well as clients or consultants (housing corporations, property managers, local authorities, distribution, etc.)
• Reporting all inspection findings on in-house CRM system
• Training of new employees
• CPD presentations
• Working in close partnership with dedicated Specification Account Manager covering the same area
• Project sizes up to £15,000, with an average order value of circa £5,000

The ideal applicant will be a Technical Account Manager – Painting & Decorating Products with:

• Must have field sales experience in the painting/ decorating industry (or closely related)
• May consider no sales experience with practical/ on the tools experience
• Physically fit, comfortable working on scaffolding
• Ability to use/ demonstrate products (paint a wall)
• Ability to mentor/ train
• Strong commercial awareness
• Strong CRM and presentation skills
• Specialist practical and commercial knowledge in respect of the repair of timber/ joinery products
• Resilient personality
• Excellent communication skills/ ability to get on with people
• Ideally with some knowledge of paint systems applied to the timber market
• Flexible approach
• Service-orientated, enthusiastic and inspiring
• Team player, comfortable working in a “buddy system”

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: Epoxy, Resins, Fillers, Grouts, Windows, Timber, Architectural Paint, Remedial Work, Adhesives, Local Authorities, Architects, Main Contractors, Social Housing, Housing Associations, Joinery Sub-Contractors, Painting & Decorating Merchants, General Builders Merchants, Account Management, Account Manager, Technical Account Manager, Key Account Manager, Field Sales, Area Sales Manager