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Area Sales Manager - Tiles And Kitchen Worktops

Mitchell Maguire

Harlow

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GBP 45,000 - 55,000

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Job summary

A leading construction recruitment consultancy is seeking an Area Sales Manager specializing in tiles and kitchen worktops. This role involves significant field sales responsibilities within the South East, covering established accounts and developing new business opportunities. Candidates should have field sales experience selling to tile merchants and be prepared to travel extensively across the UK and occasionally abroad. Competitive remuneration package with bonuses and benefits is offered.

Benefits

Fully expensed company vehicle
Performance bonuses

Qualifications

  • Must have at least 2 years of field sales experience.
  • Experience selling to tile distributors, merchants, or worktop fabricators is required.

Responsibilities

  • Manage and develop established tile business.
  • Grow new business with stonemasons and worktop fabricators.
  • Conduct approximately 15 customer visits per week.

Skills

Field sales experience
Experience with tile or kitchen worktops
Strong organization and territory management
Hardworking
Honest
Willing to travel
Job description

Area Sales Manager - Tiles and Kitchen Worktops

Job Title: Area Sales Manager - Tiles and Kitchen Worktops

Industry Sector: Ceramic Floor & Wall Tiles, Kitchen Worktops, Large Format Slabs, KBB, Kitchen & Bathroom Retailers, Stonemasons, Worktop Fabricators, Independent Retailers, Builders Merchants, Tile Importers and Tile Distributors

Area to be covered: South East and Anglia

Based: near Greater London

Postcodes: SO, RG, PO, GU, RH, BN, TN, ME, CT, SS, CM, AL, HP, LU, SG, MK, NN, CB, CO, IP, PE, NR & Greater London

Remuneration: £45,000-£55,000 + Up to £12,000 Bonus

Benefits: Fully Expensed Ford Ranger & Benefits

The Role:

The role of the Area Sales Manager - Tiles and Kitchen Worktops will involve:

  • Field sales role selling a manufactured range of wall & floor ceramic tiles, and large format slabs for kitchen worktops
  • 40% of your time managing and developing the established tile business in the South East which consists of circa 30 tile distributors who service customers buying direct from Spain (80% of turnover, approx. £750,000) and another 30-35 independent bathroom retailers, where customers buy from UK subsidiary (another £350,000 turnover)
  • 60% of your time new business development role, growing a small number of 3-4 stonemasons/ worktop fabricators to achieve a target at circa £250,000 year one of £500,000 year Two
  • Circa 15 customer visits per week
  • Overnight stays when required, and travel 3-4 times a year to Spain and Italy
  • Assisting with merchandising, training, developing and nurturing bathroom retailers as required
The Ideal Applicant:

The ideal applicant will be an Area Sales Manager - Porcelain and Ceramic Tiles with:

  • Must have either tile or kitchen worktops field sales experience
  • 2 years+ field sales experience
  • Prior experience of having sold into tile distributors, merchants, retail showrooms, stonemasons or worktop fabricators
  • Hardworking
  • Honest
  • Willing to travel/ stay overnight when required
  • Professional and prepared with strong organisation and territory management capability
  • Prepared to do high UK mileage and happy to travel abroad when required
The Company:

Leading European manufacturer of ceramic tiles

Small UK subsidiary

Est. circa 15 years UK

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: Ceramic Floor & Wall Tiles, Kitchen Worktops, Large Format Slabs, KBB, Kitchen & Bathroom Retailers, Stonemasons, Worktop Fabricators, Independent Retailers, Builders Merchants, Tile Importers and Tile Distributors

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