Area Sales Manager

United in Recruitment Ltd; Greater London; Remote; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday entitlement

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Private medical insurance

Health cash plan

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

United in Recruitment Ltd is seeking an Area Sales Manager for window solutions covering Southwest England and Wales. This is a home-based role with the nearest sales office in Glasgow, and you will drive business development with fabricators, contractors and installers.

You will work with our Commercial and Trade Sales teams to deliver a holistic sales approach, researching opportunities to meet growth goals and delivering successful pitches in your area.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of the Southwest England and Wales construction market.
• Experience in fenestration market and dealings with fabricators, contractors, installers and architects.
• Ability to assimilate knowledge of window products with commercial acumen.
• Proven track record of achieving or exceeding targets.
• Strong numeracy and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• External sales role responsible for business development in Southwest England and Wales.
• Develop relationships with direct customers, window and door fabricators.
• Collaborate with Commercial and Trade Sales teams for a holistic approach.
• Research opportunities for new business aligned with growth targets.

Skills

Construction market

Fenestration market

Commercial acumen

Target driven

Job description

About the Group

My clients are a unique and diverse family of eight strong Subgroups. This industry and trade specific focus enables each of the companies to lead in their respective markets and, at the same time, to complement each other within the Group to successfully engineer progress and enhance lives together. More than 20,000 employees at 190 locations worldwide apply their expertise and innovative capabilities to ensure the continuous growth of our independent privately held company

Role

Area Sales Manager in window solutions covering Southwest England and Wales.

Role is home based. Nearest sales office is Glasgow.

Compensation and Incentives

Basic salary £42k-£55,620k basic + monthly vehicle allowance upto £663.

Sales Incentive Programme – up to a maximum of 50% bonus in a year. Targets are split into two areas – results orientated targets up to a maximum of 40% (paid on a quarterly basis) & individual targets up to a maximum of 10% (paid on an annual basis)

Benefits

• 24 days holiday, plus Bank Holidays in first two years and then 25 days, plus Bank Holidays
• Enhanced pension scheme - max EE cont – 5% and max ER cont – 10%
• Life Assurance – 3 times basic salary, plus average of bonus over last 3 years
• Private Medical Insurance
• Health Cash Plan
• Employee Assistance Programme

Your Role

• This is an external sales role with responsibility for business development in our Southwest England and Wales region.
• You will be working closely with our direct customers, window and door Fabricators, to deliver a customer centric experience for them in terms of account management, enhancing their product range and adding volume to fulfil their production capacity.
• You will work closely with our Commercial and Trade Sales teams to ensure that a holistic sales approach is delivered in your area.
• You will be required to research and understand the opportunities for new business in your area in line with the company’s growth goals and be confident and adept at delivering successful sales pitches/approaches.

Your Profile

• You should have knowledge of the construction market in the Southwest England and Wales, with a network of contacts in the industry.
• It is also important that you have knowledge and previous experience of the fenestration market; and prior dealings with Fabricators, Contractors, Installers and Architects will be beneficial.
• It is essential that you can assimilate knowledge of the company’s window products along with commercial acumen.
• You will be target driven with evidence of consistently achieving or exceeding targets.
• You should be articulate and numerate to a high level and be able to communicate at all levels.