Role: External Sales / Area Sales Representative / Business Development Manager

Location: An external role, covering Cheshire and some of Greater Manchester

Sector: Building Materials / Construction Supplies / Timber Merchants

Package: £35,000 - £42,000 + Bonus + Car

We are looking for an External Sales Representative for our client with a network of branches across the UK who supply a vast range of building supplies to the construction sector.

You will be targeting house builders, developers, builders and contractors. Inheriting a portfolio of accounts, increasing the spend as well as targeting new business opportunities and building the sales ledger.

This highly successful company is looking to recruit an External Sales Representative who is enthusiastic and has sales experience within the builders merchants sector to join their busy sales team. External Sales experience would be great, however, If you have internal sales experience within the industry and fancy going out on the road then this could the job for you! Hunger and determination are key! This is an interesting and varied role with a real focus on new business development and account management.

Therefore, this position requires someone who is really confident talking to people, understanding their needs and acting on this to provide sterling service to the customer. Attention to detail is also key. There are clear rewards within this company though - the right people can progress further and genuine talent will always be respected.

Dealing with many large sectors within the market but also targeting niches sectors, this is a well respected and highly successful business.

For this External Sales role, a builders merchants background would be ideal for this role. Sales experience is 100% required but this could be based on a previous internal or external role. If you have external sales experience outside the sector we may consider this. Full training will be given along with private healthcare, life insurance and pension contributions.

Key Attributes:

• Previous experience within a Sales role within the construction supplies / building materials sector e.g. builders merchants, timber merchants or distributor
• Customer focused
• Good communication and negotiation
• Results driven
• Team player
• Detail conscious
• Personable
• Business focused

Key Skills:

• Customer service experience
• Numerate
• Literate
• IT proficient (MS office)
• Strong sales experience

Do you have experience within a relevant builders merchants? Do you have sales experience with building materials? Then please apply!!

For further information on this genuinely interesting sales role please apply online.