Area Sales Manager Timber and Construction Products

Mitchell Maguire; Sutton; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction sales consultancy is looking for an Area Sales Manager to cover South East England. This role involves selling a range of timber products to builders and timber merchants, managing existing accounts, and building new relationships. Candidates should have a proven sales record in the timber sector and be capable of handling significant order values. The position offers a competitive salary, benefits, and a hybrid working model.

Benefits

Fully expensed Hybrid Car

Full benefits package

Qualifications

• Must have proven field sales track record, selling timber or related building materials.
• Experience selling to builders merchants and timber merchants.
• Capable of handling order values up to £250k.

Responsibilities

• Field sales position; selling a manufactured range of timber products.
• Building relationships and managing existing portfolio of clients.
• Taking over an established region with 200 active accounts.

Skills

Proven field sales track record

Strong interpersonal skills

Great relationship builder

Autonomous

Job description

Area Sales Manager – Timber and Construction Products

Industry Sector: Sawn timber, carcassing timber, construction timber, pallet wood and packaging material timber, Canadian lumber, 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

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 to £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 of materials.
• Due to size of territory, some away night covering plus site and customer visits.

Qualifications & Experience

• Must have 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 dealing with buying groups and members.
• Capable of handling order values up to £250k.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Autonomous.
• Great relationship builder / account development skills.

The Company

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

Mitchell Maguire is a specialist Construction Sales Recruitment Consultancy, dealing exclusively with Construction Sales Jobs, Construction sales vacancies and Specification sales positions within the building industry.