Area Sales Manager - Timber And Construction Products

Mitchell Maguire Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully expensed hybrid car

Job summary

Mitchell Maguire Limited is seeking an Area Sales Manager to drive growth in timber and construction products across South East, Anglia and parts of East Midlands. You will manage a portfolio of 200+ accounts, sell to builders and timber merchants, and develop strong customer relationships. Expect field-based work with 4.5 days on the road and one admin day.

The role covers orders from £12k to £250k, with a basic salary of £50,000–£60,000 and a fully expensed hybrid car as part of the package.

Qualifications

• Must have proven field sales track record selling timber/building materials.
• Experience selling to builders merchants, timber merchants or buying groups.
• Experience handling orders up to £250k and developing accounts.

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
• Dealing with order values from £12k - £250k
• Taking over an established region with over 200 active accounts
• Four and a half days on the road visiting customers, half a day working from home/ admin
• Working to a 6-12 week journey plan depending on the value of accounts
• Responsible for 100,000m3 cubic meters of materials
• Due to size of territory, there will be some away night covering the territory as well as site and customer visits

Skills

Field sales

Timber/building materials

Account development

Interpersonal skills

Autonomous

Job description

Area Sales Manager - Timber and Construction Products

Job Title: Area Sales Manager - Timber and Construction Products

Industry Sector: Sawn 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

The role of the Area Sales Manager - Timber and Construction Products will involve:

• 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
• Dealing with order values from £12k - £250k
• Taking over an established region with over 200 active accounts
• Four and a half days on the road visiting customers, half a day working from home/ admin
• Working to a 6-12 week journey plan depending on the value of accounts
• Responsible for 100,000m3 cubic meters of materials
• Due to size of territory, there will be some away night covering the territory as well as site and customer visits

The ideal applicant will be an Area Sales Manager - Timber and Construction Products experience with:

• Must have proven field sales track record, selling timber (or related) building materials to builders merchants, timber merchants or buying groups
• Must have sold to national, regional and independent merchants, more importantly dealing with the buying groups and buying group members
• Dealing with order values up to £250k
• Interpersonal skills
• Autonomous
• Great relationship builder/ account development skills

The Company:

• Est. 20 years+
• Circa £10m turnover
• 50+ employees
• Privately held