Business Development Manager

GCS Associates; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Company car

Job summary

GCS Associates is seeking a Business Development Manager / Area Sales Manager to drive growth in South West England. You will sell timber building supplies directly to merchants and end users, focusing on large regional developers and housebuilders while also back-selling through merchants.

The role requires a confident communicator who understands customer needs, delivers sterling service, and seeks long-lasting relationships.

Qualifications

• Sales experience in construction supplies is essential.
• Experience selling into builders merchants, contractors and house builders.

Responsibilities

• Manage existing accounts and develop new business opportunities.
• Cover South West England as an external field-based role.
• Build long-term relationships with builders merchants, contractors and developers.
• Negotiate and close deals while delivering excellent customer service.

Skills

Account management

New business

Sales drive

Communication

Job description

Role: Business Development Manager / Area Sales Manager

Location: An external role, covering South West England

Sector: Building Materials / Construction Supplies

Package: £45,000 - £50,000 + Bonus + Car

We are looking for a Business Development Manager / Area Sales Manager for our well respected client who are a manufacture of timber building supplies. The role is selling directly into merchants as well as dealing with the end users, mainly large regional developers and housebuilders, back selling through merchants.

• Account Management
• New Business Opportunities
• Covering South West England
• Monday - Friday
• Sales and Construction Supplies Experience
• Strong Sales Drive
• Selling into Builders Merchants Contractors, developers and house builders

This position requires someone who is really confident talking to people, understanding their needs and acting on this to provide sterling service to the customer. Attention to detail is also key. There are clear rewards within this company though - the right people can progress further and genuine talent will always be respected.

Dealing with many large sectors within the market but also targeting niches sectors, this a well respected and highly successful business. As a Business Development Manager / Area Sales Manager we are looking for someone with a Strong Sales drive and able to build long lasting relationships with customers and colleagues.

For this Business Development Manager / Area Sales Manager, a construction supplies background is required for this role. Sales experience is 100% required but this could be based on a previous internal or external role.

Key Attributes:

• Previous experience within a Sales role within the construction supplies / building materials sector e.g. builders merchants, or distributor
• Experience selling into builders / contractors and house builders
• Customer focused
• Good communication and negotiation

Do you have experience within a relevant builders merchants? Do you have sales experience with building materials?

For further information on this genuinely interesting sales role

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