Area Sales Manager – Timber and Construction Products

Mitchell Maguire; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction sales consultancy is seeking an experienced Area Sales Manager to manage sales of timber products across the South East, Anglia, and Southern part of East Midlands. The role requires a proven field sales track record and strong interpersonal skills. Responsibilities include building relationships with clients and managing significant order values. The position offers a competitive salary of £50,000-£60,000 and a fully expensed hybrid car plus full benefits package.

Benefits

Fully expensed hybrid car

Full benefits package

Qualifications

• Proven field sales track record, selling timber or related building materials.
• Experience managing order values up to £250k.
• Strong relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Sell timber products into builders merchants and timber merchants.
• Manage an established portfolio of clients.
• Plan sales journeys for customer visits.

Skills

Field sales experience

Strong interpersonal skills

Account development skills

Experience selling timber products

Job description

Area Sales Manager – Timber and Construction Products

Position: Area Sales Manager – Timber and Construction Products

Industry: Saw timber, carcassing timber, construction timber, pallet wood and packaging material timber, Canadian lumbar, machined whitewoods, saw milling, decking and fencing timber

Area to be covered: South East, Anglia and Southern part of East Midlands

Basic Salary: £50,000-£60,000

Benefits: Fully expensed hybrid car + full benefits package

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time

Company: Mitchell Maguire

Overview

The role of the Area Sales Manager – Timber and Construction Products will involve field sales, selling a manufactured range of timber products into builders merchants, timber merchants and buying groups. You will build and manage an existing portfolio of clients, dealing with order values from £12k to £250k. The position covers over 200 active accounts across a large territory and requires frequent travel.

Responsibilities

• Field sales position, selling a manufactured range of timber products
• Selling into builders merchants, timber merchants and buying groups
• Building relationships and managing existing portfolio of clients
• Managing order values from £12k to £250k
• Taking over an established region with over 200 active accountsFour and a half days on the road visiting customers, half a day working from home/admin
• Planning sales journeys (6-12 week journey plan depending on account value)
• Responsible for 100,000m3 of materials
• Covering away night shifts and site/customer visits due to territory size

Qualifications

• Proven field sales track record, selling timber (or related) building materials to builders merchants, timber merchants or buying groups
• Experience selling to national, regional and independent merchants, especially buying groups
• Experience handling order values up to £250k
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Autonomous work style
• Great relationship‑builder/account development skills

  Company Profile

  • Est. 20 years+ in the construction sales industry
  • Circa £10m turnover
  • 50+ employees
  • Privately held
  • Specialist Construction Sales Recruitment Consultancy

  Post Deadline: 11 January 2026