Business Development Manager

Chandler Harris Recruitment Ltd; Greater Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Business Development Manager to sell sustainable timber restoration products across Yorkshire and Greater Manchester. The ideal candidate will have field sales experience in the construction industry and a strong track record with architects and specifiers. This role offers a competitive salary of up to £45K, plus bonuses and excellent benefits including an electric company car and comprehensive training.

Benefits

Electric or Hybrid company car

32 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays

Pension scheme with employer match

Private medical and dental cover

Training budget

Death in service cover

Qualifications

• Experience in sales within the construction industry is preferred.
• Ability to manage accounts and acquire new business.
• Experience selling to architects and specifiers is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Sell timber restoration products to architects, contractors, and local authorities.
• Conduct face-to-face meetings and deliver seminars.
• Manage existing accounts while pursuing new leads.

Skills

Field sales experience

Communication skills

Account management

New business development

Technical selling

Job description

Overview

Do you have Field sales experience in the construction industry? Do you have specification/project sales experience with Architects and Specifiers and Local Authorities? Do you have a passion for sustainability? If so, we're recruiting for an excellent Timber restoration company, that will offer up to £45K basic, plus up to £7K annual bonus, Electric or Hybrid company car, 32 days holiday, plus 8 Bank holidays, plus other attractive benefits. Covering the M62 corridor of Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, York, up to the Scottish borders. Read on and APPLY TODAY!

Role

• As Business Development Manager/ Specification sales executive, you will be selling our clients manufactured range of timber restoration products, such as resins, filling, bonding & sealing products.
• These products are used to save money & time for the customer by restoring, rather than replacing the rot affected timber products.
• As Business Development Manager, Specification sales executive, you will be selling to Architects and specifiers, joiners, carpenters, painting contractors, local authorities, housing associations, FM companies, property developers and end users such as the National Trust and English Heritage.
• The role will be a mix of account management and new business.
• As Business Development Manager, you will gain the specification, track it through with the contractor and back-sell.
• The Specification Sales Manager, Area Sales Manager will cover Yorkshire and Greater Manchester, across to Liverpool and everything north up to the Scottish borders, with the principle towns and cities being Liverpool, Doncaster, Leeds, Sheffield, York, Newcastle and Manchester.
• You will initially have approximately 200 live accounts, with a database of over 2000 potential customers and will conduct at least 3 meaningful face to face or Teams/zoom meetings per day.
• You will also deliver CPD seminars to Architects & specifiers, so must be technically capable and ideally have sold a construction product through specification.

The Successful Candidate

• The successful Business Development Manager, Specification Sales Manager will be an excellent communicator, positive, instantly engaging, with a can do attitude.
• You will have experience of selling added value & if you have sold in the timber, painting, decorating or joinery sectors, then that would be advantageous, although excellent training is offered.
• You will ideally have a track record of sales success with architects, specifiers, contractors, local authorities and end users.
• You will be organised, able to journey plan and be confident in new business, as well as account management.

The Company

• Our client is a well established, well regarded manufacturer of wood restoration products & associated sundries, used to restore rotten wood on timber windows and doors. The products are sustainable and alleviate the need to replace damaged and rotten timber, breathing new life into the timber.
• Our client is currently investing in market research and creating a proposition over the next 3 years to deliver growth of 15% per year, so now is a fabulous time to join.
• They pride themselves as a company that makes decisions together and plans together, they have an open feedback culture, where they expect people to be open and honest about themselves and their colleagues.
• They foster a growth mind set and have a real family feel.

Remuneration

• Basic salary of £42,000- £45,000 dependent on experience.
• Up to £7,000 annual bonus potential.
• Executive level Electric or Hybrid Company car
• 32 days holiday, plus 8 Bank Holiday. (40 days holiday in total)
• Pension scheme where the employer will match the employee at any level from 5%- 7% contribution.
• Private medical and dental cover.
• Death in Service x4
• They offer up to £1,000 per person for personal development and training

How to Apply

This is a people centric business, that offer very good training and support and some very nice additional benefits, so if you have the sales track record and team focused attitude that our client is looking for, then get in touch with the team at Chandler Harris Recruitment TODAY ON (phone number removed) or email your cv to (url removed) as our client can interview immediately