Area Sales Manager Door Automation

Mitchell Maguire; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading door automation company is seeking an Area Sales Manager specializing in entrance door solutions. This role involves selling architectural aluminium products to contractors and end-users across South Wales & South West, with a focus on new business development. The ideal candidate has understanding of the automatic door industry and strong sales experience. The position offers a salary of £45,000 – £50,000 plus a £17,500 bonus and benefits including a car allowance.

Benefits

Car allowance

Full benefits package

Qualifications

• Must understand the automatic door industry.
• Ideally has a field sales role.
• May be an engineer seeking a first field sales role.
• May have experience from other building envelope systems.
• Must have sold to contractors or end users in relevant sectors.
• Has a tenacious new business attitude.

Responsibilities

• Sell a range of entrance door solutions.
• Focus on supply and fit contractors and end-user organizations.
• Win specifications with architects.
• Manage an area with £700,000 turnover.
• Allocate efforts to new business development and account management.

Skills

Understanding of automatic door industry

Field sales experience

New business development

Technical sales experience

Team player

Job description

Job Title

Area Sales Manager – Door Automation (Regional Sales Manager – Door Automation)

Industry Sector

Automatic Pedestrian Doors, Swing Doors, Sliding Doors, Folding Doors, Telescopic Sliding Doors, Revolving Doors, Hermetic Sealing, Energy Saving Doors, Security Doors, Curved Doors, Speed Gates, Security Turnstiles, Automatic Sliding Doors, Automatic Swing Doors, Supply and Fit Aluminium Contractors, main contractors, shop fitters, door and screen contractors, building envelope contractors, architects, specifiers, main contractors, building contractors and major construction groups.

Area

South Wales & South West

Remuneration & Benefits

£45,000 – £50,000 + £17,500 bonus. Benefits include a car allowance and a full benefits package.

Role Responsibilities

• Sell a wide range of architectural aluminium products specializing in entrance door solutions, including automatic pedestrian doors and revolving doors.
• Spend 45% of time targeting supply and fit aluminium contractors, main contractors, shop fitters, door and screen contractors, aluminium fabricators and other building envelope related contractors.
• Spend 45% of time focusing on end‑user organisations within education, healthcare, retail and commercial sectors.
• Spend 10% of time winning specifications with architects.
• Inherit an area already achieving circa 80% of the target year‑to‑date.
• Manage an area with a turnover of circa £700,000.
• Allocate 60% of effort to new business development and 40% to account management.
• Work on projects up to £150,000.
• Promote very competitively priced door equipment.

Ideal Applicant

• Must understand the automatic door industry (doesn’t have to be a current role).
• Ideally has a field sales role.
• May be an engineer or service engineer seeking a first field sales role.
• May have technical field sales experience from other building envelope systems, such as façades, solar shading, architectural glazing, industrial doors, aluminium fabrication, cladding, curtain walling or window/door systems with strong allied customer contacts and experience.
• Must have sold to contractors such as aluminium fabricators, main contractors, builders, shop fitters, door and screen contractors, or end users within education, healthcare, retail and commercial.
• Has a tenacious new business attitude.
• Self‑sufficient, organized team player.

Company

• Established over 40 years.
• Estimated turnover of £30m.
• More than 200 employees.
• Privately held.