Area Sales Manager - Formwork & Falsework

Mitchell Maguire; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction recruitment consultancy is seeking an Area Sales Manager to drive sales in formwork and falsework equipment across Yorkshire. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in technical sales, particularly within the construction equipment hire industry. This role offers a salary of £40,000-£50,000 plus bonuses, with substantial fieldwork on construction sites. A passion for sales and an energetic approach are essential.

Benefits

Hybrid Car or £500/month allowance

Full benefits package

Qualifications

• Experience in technical field sales, especially in construction equipment hire.
• Ability to manage existing relationships and seek new business opportunities.
• Energetic, passionate, and enthusiastic attitude towards sales.

Responsibilities

• Sell formwork and falsework equipment to end users and contractors.
• Stimulate demand and manage relationships in the construction sector.
• Follow up on leads and spend time on construction sites.

Skills

Technical sales skills

New business development

Understanding of construction hire

Customer relationship management

Field sales experience

Job description

Overview

Area Sales Manager - Formwork & Falsework. Industry Sector: Construction, Formwork & Falsework, Shoring, Groundwork, Temporary Works Construction Hire, Trenching, Piling, Propping, Civil Engineering, Specialist Formwork & Falsework Sub-Contractors and Main Contractors. Area to be covered: Yorkshire. Remuneration: £40,000-£50,000 + £5,000-£10,000 Bonus. Benefits: Hybrid Car (or allowance of £500 per month) + full benefits package.

Responsibilities

• Technical field sales position, selling predominantly the hire of formwork and falsework equipment.
• 80% proactively stimulating demand for equipment through end users and main contractors.
• 20% of time reactively dealing with well established relationships within formwork and falsework sub contractors.
• Inheriting an area which achieved circa £1m last year.
• Year one target £500,000-£600,000, year two £750,000-£800,000.
• Following up on Barbour ABI leads and your own industry contacts.
• Large proportion of time will be spent on construction sites.
• Project sizes typically £8,000-£25,000, but larger projects can be £70,000-£80,000.
• Utilising a team of qualified engineers for technical support.
• Visiting construction sites, typically 4 days a week and on average 4 customer visits per day.

Ideal applicant

• Our client is open to most civils or plant/ tool hire backgrounds.
• Must have a technical brain.
• Ideally hire equipment to construction site backgrounds.
• Formwork or falsework technical field sales experience would be ideal but is not essential.
• Construction site experience, may consider an engineer working in a design office or “on the tools” experience looking for field sales role.
• Strong new business skills.
• Energetic, drive, passion and enthusiastic.
• Open to hire or sales industry field sales experience.
• Companies of interest includes; GAP, Dewalt, Wurth, Speedy Hire, Hilti, Sunbelt, Leada Acrow or even structural steel businesses or formwork consumables.
• Mix of construction and engineering background preferred.

Company

• Est. 50 Years+
• Multiple depots nationwide
• 100+ employees

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: Civil Engineering, Groundwork, Concrete, Formwork, Falsework, forming, shoring, Infrastructure, construction hire, plant hire, walls, trenching, piling, access, propping, columns and temporary works