Area Sales Manager

Orion Electrotech Ltd; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension Scheme

Healthcare Benefits

Employee Discount Scheme

Ongoing Training & Development

Excellent Career Progression Opportuni

Car Allowance

Job summary

Orion Electrotech Ltd. is seeking an Area Sales Manager to lead new business opportunities in the Midlands market. You will engage with contractors, developers and architects to win profitable sales of façade and cladding solutions.

The role focuses on identifying opportunities, developing project pipelines and selling a technical, value-added solution rather than a commodity product. UK driving licence is required.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in construction sales or building materials sales.
• Strong new business development experience.
• Experience selling technical building products or engineered solutions.
• Understanding of project-led or specification sales.
• Ability to build relationships with key decision makers.
• Commercially minded with a proactive and driven approach.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a regional business development strategy across the Midlands.
• Identify and win new project opportunities across the construction sector.
• Build relationships with contractors, architects, developers and specifiers.
• Track projects from initial enquiry through to completion.
• Generate and maintain a healthy project pipeline.
• Deliver product presentations and technical sales proposals.
• Negotiate and secure profitable contracts.
• Work closely with internal teams to ensure successful project delivery.
• Regularly review market activity and competitor developments.

Skills

New business development

Building materials sales

Technical sales

Specification sales

Relationship building

UK driving licence

Job description

Area Sales Manager
Birmingham / Midlands
£45,000 Basic Uncapped Commission Car Allowance Benefits

Area Sales Manager required for a growing and highly respected manufacturer and supplier of specialist façade and cladding solutions serving the construction industry.

This Area Sales Manager opportunity is ideal for an ambitious sales professional who enjoys winning new business, developing project pipelines and creating opportunities from scratch. The successful Area Sales Manager will be expected to drive growth across the Midlands region by identifying, securing and developing new customers rather than simply managing existing accounts.

If you're an Area Sales Manager with a strong business development mindset and experience within technical building products, this could be the perfect next step in your career.

The Role

As Area Sales Manager, you'll be responsible for generating new business opportunities across the Midlands construction market. You'll engage with contractors, developers, architects, specifiers and other project stakeholders to win business and convert opportunities into profitable sales.

The company specialises in façade and cladding systems and operates its own fabrication facility, allowing products to be modified and tailored to individual customer requirements. This means the Area Sales Manager will be selling a technical, value-added solution rather than a commodity product.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a regional business development strategy
• Identify and win new project opportunities across the construction sector
• Build relationships with contractors, architects, developers and specifiers
• Track projects from initial enquiry through to completion
• Generate and maintain a healthy project pipeline
• Deliver product presentations and technical sales proposals
• Negotiate and secure profitable contracts
• Work closely with internal teams to ensure successful project delivery
• Regularly review market activity and competitor developments

About You

We're looking for an experienced Area Sales Manager, Business Development Manager or Technical Sales professional who thrives on creating opportunities and growing market share.

Requirements

• Proven track record in construction sales or building materials sales
• Strong new business development experience
• Experience selling technical building products or engineered solutions
• Understanding of project-led or specification sales
• Ability to build relationships with key decision makers
• Commercially minded with a proactive and driven approach
• Full UK driving licence

Highly Desirable

• Experience within façades, cladding, building envelope systems, rainscreen systems, architectural products, insulation, roofing or related specialist building materials
• Experience selling fabricated, bespoke or technical construction solutions

Package

• £45,000 Basic Salary
• Uncapped Commission
• Car Allowance
• Pension Scheme
• Healthcare Benefits
• Employee Discount Scheme
• Ongoing Training & Development
• Excellent Career Progression Opportunities

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious Area Sales Manager looking to join a business that values proactive business development, rewards success and operates within a growing specialist sector of the construction industry.

This role may be suitable for candidates currently working as an Area Sales Manager, Business Development Manager, Technical Sales Manager, Regional Sales Manager, Specification Sales Manager, Project Sales Manager, Construction Sales Manager, Territory Sales Manager or Architectural Sales Manager. Candidates with experience selling facades, cladding, building envelope systems, architectural products, technical building materials or specification-led construction solutions are particularly encouraged to apply.

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