Area Sales Manager – Flooring & Interior Products

Mitchell Maguire; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully expensed Hybrid Car

Full Benefits

Job summary

Mitchell Maguire is recruiting for an Area Sales Manager – Flooring & Interior Products to cover North and West London on a 12-month contract. You will drive field sales of a full range of floor coverings to contractors and A&D specifiers.

The role offers £50,000–£55,000 base, up to £8,000 commission, and fully expensed hybrid car with full benefits, plus a dynamic portfolio including education and commercial sectors.

Qualifications

• Must have a proven field sales track record, ideally selling into flooring contractors.
• Flooring/ carpet industry background preferred.
• Specification sales experience with architects and interior designers may be useful but not essential.
• Tactful, energetic sales approach with strong presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Field sales role selling a full range of manufactured floor coverings / carpet tiles.
• Promoting multi-loop and low level loop carpet tiles and FRS ranges.
• Sell into flooring contractors (approx. 65% of time) and into A&D, plus other stakeholders.
• Manage an area with turnover ~£1m and project sizes from £10,000 upwards.

Skills

Field sales experience

Flooring industry background

Sales to contractors

Specification sales to architects/ID

Presentation skills

Energy and enthusiasm

Commercial awareness

Job description

Area Sales Manager – Flooring & Interior Products

Job Title: Area Sales Manager – Flooring & Interior Products (12 month Contract)

Job reference Number: 959784-8341-26259

Industry Sector: Carpet, Carpet Tile, Flooring, Interiors, A&D, Architects and Interior Designers, Specifiers, Flooring Contractors, Fit-Out Contractors, Education, Building Surveyors, Letting Agents, Estate Management and Local Authorities

Area to be covered: North and West of London: AL, EN, HA, HP, LU, MK, N, NN, NW, OX, SG, WD

Remuneration: £50,000-£55,000 Neg. + up to £8,000 Commission plus Bonus

Benefits: Fully expensed Hybrid Car & Full Benefits

The role of the Area Sales Manager Flooring & Interior Products will involve:

• This role is for temporary maternity cover – 12 month contract
• Field sales role selling a full range of manufactured floor coverings / carpet tiles
• Promoting multi-loop and low level loop carpet tiles as well as some ranges of FRS (full repeatable scroll)
• This is a transactional field sales role, with the majority of your time selling into flooring contractors (65%)
• Remainder of time selling into architects and interior designers (A&D), but also: fit-out contractors, property developers, universities, colleges, end users, building surveyors, letting agents, estate management, local authorities and main contractors
• Inheriting an area with a turnover of approx. £1m
• New business position, although there will be a healthy project bank to inherit
• Targeting commercial buildings such as office blocks as well as the education sector: schools, universities & colleges and a small amount of healthcare
• Utilising ABI leads and in-house CRM database
• Project sizes from 500m2, typically £10,000 upwards project value

The ideal applicant will be an Area Sales Manager Flooring & Interior Products with:

• Must have a proven field sales track record, ideally selling into flooring contractors
• Flooring/ carpet industry backgrounds preferred
• Open to other interior products such as: wall coverings, fabric, ceiling, partitioning or furniture
• Contacts within fit-out contractors, universities, colleges, end users, building surveyors, letting agents, estate management and local authorities are not essential
• Specification sales experience with architects and interior designers (A&D) may be useful but not essential
• Tactile sales background rather that technical, sold something aesthetically pleasing, ideally flooring related
• Some knowledge of how sustainability is driving both the construction and interior market would be beneficial.
• Energy, passion and Enthusiasm
• Strong commercial and presentation skills