Area Sales Manager - Building Plastics

Mitchell Maguire; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully expensed hybrid car

Full benefits

Job summary

Mitchell Maguire is seeking an Area Sales Manager Building Plastics to cover Anglia and the Home Counties. You will manage around 130 distributor accounts, generating revenue of £10m+, selling roofline, rainwater, PVC bath panels and related products.

The role involves field sales with a hybrid car provided, a competitive package and opportunities to expand into end users after initial months.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years field sales experience and a proven track record of selling building products.
• Ideally blends customer experience with housebuilders, contractors, installers or builders merchants.
• Some knowledge of fascias, gutters, cladding, window trims or underground drainage is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Field sales selling a range of building plastics for roofline, rainwater and related products.
• Manage circa 130 distributor accounts with revenue responsibility for over £10m.
• Sell to builders merchants, buying groups and specialist plastic distributors.
• After 6–12 months, spend up to 40% of time selling to end users (housebuilders, installers, social housing).
• Extensive product portfolio including fascias, gutters, trims and drainage.

Skills

Field sales experience

Building plastics knowledge

Account management

New business development

Analytical thinking

Team player

Job description

Area Sales Manager Building Plastics

Job Title: Area Sales Manager Building Plastics
Industry Sector: Roofline, Rainwater Systems, Bath Panels, Underground Drainage, Cellular Plastics & Room Liner, Window Trims, PVC, uPVC, Fascia, Gutters, Cladding Systems, Builders Merchants, Buying Groups, Specialist Plastic Suppliers, Housebuilders, Installers, New Build, Social Housing and Local Authorities

Area to be covered: Anglia and Home Counties (East of line from Peterborough to London)

Remuneration: £40,000-£45,000 Neg. + up to £8,000 Bonus

Benefits: Fully expensed hybrid car & full benefits
The role of the Area Sales Manager Building Plastics will involve:

• Field sales position selling a manufactured range of building plastics for roofline, rainwater, and underground applications as well as PVC bath panels
• Initially all of your time managing circa 130 customer (distributor) accounts, typically £20,000-£250,000
• Majority of customer accounts are builders merchants (incl. buying groups) and specialist plastic/ PVC suppliers
• Revenue responsibility for approx. £10m+
• After 6-12 months you will spend up to 40% of your tie selling into end users such as; national and regional housebuilders (new build), main contactors, installers and social housing providers
• Huge portfolio of products including; fascias, gutters, window trims, underground drainage & room liner etc.

The ideal applicant will be an Area Sales Manager Building Plastics with:

• 2-3 years field sales expeirence, must have a proven track record of selling building products (open to bricks, blocks, roofing systems, rooflights, windows etc.)
• Ideally a blend of customer experience, housebuilders, main contractors, installers or social housing providers and builders merchants/ buying groups or specialist plastic distributors
• Ideally some allied building plastics knowledge such as; fascias, gutters, cladding systems, window trims, underground drainage, decking & room liner etc. although full product training will be provided
• Capable of being a safe pair of hands in respect of account managing existing customers, but also with new business development capability
• Driven, target focussed and a team player
• Analytical thinker

The Company:

• Established 30 years+
• Part of an established group
• £100m+ turnover

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: Roofline, Rainwater Systems, Bath Panels, Underground Drainage, Cellular Plastics, Decking & Room Liner, Window Trims, PVC, uPVC, Fascia, Gutters, Cladding Systems, Builders Merchants, Buying Groups, Specialist Plastic Suppliers, Housebuilders, Installers, New Build, Social Housing and Local Authorities