Area Sales Manager - Electrical Components

Mitchell Maguire; Manchester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent recruitment consultancy is seeking an Area Sales Manager for Electrical Components to drive sales across the North West. This pivotal role involves developing key relationships with electrical wholesalers, promoting a range of innovative products. The ideal candidate will be dynamic, resilient, and have a strong background in sales within the electrical industry, ensuring growth and customer satisfaction.

Benefits

Fully expensed Hybrid Car or EV

Bonus structure

Qualifications

• Experience in sales for or to electrical wholesale required.
• Dynamic and driven personality sought.
• Resilience and ability to build relationships are essential.

Responsibilities

• Field sales role selling electrical components to wholesalers.
• Manage and develop approximately 250 electrical wholesalers.
• Mix of new business and account management.

Skills

Strong work ethic

Customer focused

Relationship building

Strong communication skills

Job description

Area Sales Manager Electrical Components

Job Title: Area Sales Manager Electrical Components

Industry Sector: Electrical Wholesale, Electrical Contractors, Specifiers, End Users, Consumer Units, 3 Phase, Wiring Accessories, Test Instrumentation, Control and Automation

Area to be covered: North West

Remuneration: GBP35,000 + GBP44,000 (Neg.) + GBP8,000 Bonus

Benefits: Fully expensed Hybrid Car or EV & Benefits

The role of the Area Sales Manager Electrical Components will involve:

• Field sales role, selling an imported range of electrical components into electrical wholesalers
• Small amount of time stimulating demand for electrical products with electrical contractors, specifiers and end users
• Predominantly promoting consumer units, 3 phase, wiring accessories, test instrumentation, control and automation
• Responsible for an area achieving circa GBP1.8m, currently performing in line with budget expectations
• Managing and developing approx. 250 electrical wholesalers
• Typically 4-6 electrical wholesale customer visits per day
• 4.5 days a week on the road, half a day home/ admin
• Mix of new business and account development

The ideal applicant will be an Area Sales Manager Electrical Components with:

• Must have either worked for or sold to electrical wholesale
• Strong work ethic
• Commission hungry
• Resilient
• Customer focused
• Likeable relationship builder who is autonomous and reliable
• Enthusiastic, team player with strong communication skills
• Dynamic and driven

The Company:

• Est. 60 years+
• Circa GBP20m turnover
• Privately held
• 50 employees

Mitchell Maguire is a specialist Construction Sales Recruitment Consultancy, with an enviable reputation in the marketplace. We pride ourselves on surpassing client and candidate expectations again and again. Our core focus is within the building materials arena, and includes such sectors as: Electrical Wholesale, Electrical Contractors, Specifiers, End Users, Consumer Units, 3 Phase, Wiring Accessories, Test Instrumentation, Control and Automation