Area Sales Manager – Tile Panels and Wall Coverings

Job Title: Area Sales Manager – Tile Panels and Wall Coverings

Industry Sector: Housing Associations, Social Housing, Regional Housebuilders, Modular Builders, Housing Developers, Modular Buildings, Blue Chip Corporate End Users Brands, Healthcare, Care Homes,  Hotels etc.

Area to be covered: South of UK (Ideally based South East)

Remuneration: £45,000-£55,000 + up to 7% Uncapped Commission

Benefits: Car Allowance & Benefits Package

The role of the Area Sales Manager – Tile Panels and Wall Coverings will involve:

• Field sales role selling a manufactured range of acrylic and PVC tile panels
• Promoting a wall covering 40-70% cheaper than tiling, typically installed 85% quicker than tiling
• Targeting predominantly social housing. housing associations, regional housebuilder/ developers and modular builders
• Other potential growth areas include healthcare/ care homes, kitchen and bathroom companies, modular building companies, architects, hotel and pub chains and distributors
• Target list of projects will be provided
• Small number of contracts and customers will be passed over
• £800,000 revenue target
• Project deals up to £200,000, but a current average project size is between £5,000-£65,000
• Projects won include Green King, McDonalds, KFC and various shops and hotels
• Organising attendance at relevant trade shows
• Working as part of a 2 man field sales team nationally

The ideal applicant will be an Area Sales Manager – Tile Panels and Wall Coverings with:

• Proven field sales track record promoting building products into housing associations, housebuilders/ housing developers or modular builders
• Open to a variety or products such as cladding, flooring, tiles etc.
• Relationships within kitchen and bathroom companies, modular building companies, hotel & pub chains and distributors also of interest (potential growth areas)
• Preferably sold an associated interior building product such as tiling, flooring, wall coverings etc.
• Attention to detail
• Ability to understand technical and installation benefits of the product and convey these to clients (find out what they really want)
• Focus on projects where the specification can be repeated/ rolled out on a larger scale
• Team player, comfortable liaising with marketing and sales support
• Working knowledge of CRM systems, sales analytics and sales tools

The Company:

• Established 20 years+
• 20 employees
• Privately held

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: Housing Associations, Social Housing, Regional Housebuilders, Private Developers, Modular Buildings, Blue Chip Corporate End Users, Tiles, Wall Coverings, Flooring, Kitchens, Bathrooms, Interior Finishes and other associated Tile Industry materials.