Area Sales Manager - Shelving, Storage And Racking

Mitchell Maguire; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction recruitment consultancy in Liverpool seeks an Area Sales Manager to sell shelving, storage, and racking solutions. The role involves customer engagement directly in the North West, aiming to grow turnover and expand market coverage with a competitive salary of £45,000 - £50,000 and OTE up to £75,000. Candidates must have field sales experience in related fields and a strong negotiation capability.

Benefits

Hybrid Car

Comprehensive benefits package

Qualifications

• Must have associated field sales experience with shelving, racking, or storage solutions.
• Experience in forklift or warehousing sales could be considered.
• Ability to enter new sectors like warehousing and retail is crucial.

Responsibilities

• Sell shelving and storage solutions directly to end users.
• Expand coverage in an area lacking dedicated field sales for 12 months.
• Grow turnover from £700,000 to £1m+.

Skills

Field sales experience

Negotiation skills

Familiarity with shelving and racking

Customer engagement

Job description

Overview

Area Sales Manager – Shelving, Storage and Racking

Job Title: Area Sales Manager – Shelving, Storage and Racking

Industry Sector: Storage Solutions, Shelving, Steel Sector Storage Equipment, Lockers, Mezzanines, End Users, Builders Merchants, Warehousing, 3PL, Grocery Retail, High Street Retail, Distribution, Manufacturing and Industrial

Area to be covered: North West

Remuneration: £45,000 - £50,000 + OTE circa £70,000 - £75,000

Benefits: Hybrid Car and comprehensive benefits package

Responsibilities

• Field sales position selling the supply and install of a distributed range of shelving, racking, mezzanine and storage solutions such as: retail & shop fitting, storage bins & boxes, warehouse storage, tool storage, van storage and work benches
• Direct sell into end users, historically the client sells into 75-80% builder’s merchants, with plans to expand into warehousing, 3PL, grocery retail, high street retail, etc.
• Inheriting an area that has not had dedicated field sales coverage for 12 months
• Tasked with growing turnover from £700,000 to £1m+
• Typically 3 days a week on the road/field sales and 2 days working from home
• Projects from £1,500 (repair work) up to £250,000 for pallet racking/ mezzanine floor (average circa £40,000-£50,000)
• Huge volume of customer names past and present to utilise, and spend 40% of time bringing in new customers from newly targeted sectors

Qualifications / Ideal Profile

• Must have some associated field sales experience with either; shelving, racking, mezzanine or storage solutions
• May consider forklift sales experience or other associated warehousing field sales experience
• Broad customer experience to help enter new sectors such as warehousing, 3PL, grocery retail, high street retail
• Experience selling into builders merchants would still be of interest
• High energy level and desire
• Specific product knowledge will be taught
• Strong negotiation experience and ability to deal with contractual procedures and responsibilities

Company

Est 30 years+

30 employees

Circa £10m turnover

Privately held

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: Storage Solutions, Shelving, Steel Sector Storage Equipment, Lockers, Mezzanines, End Users, Builders Merchants, Warehousing, 3PL, Grocery Retail, High Street Retail, Distribution, Manufacturing and Industrial

Job Info

Job Title: Area Sales Manager – Shelving, Storage and Racking

Company: Mitchell Maguire

Location: Liverpool, Merseyside

Posted: Oct 23rd 2025

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Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full Time