Sales Manager - South East

Leysman Consultancy Limited; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturer in building products is looking for a field-based Sales Manager to drive sales in the South East. The role involves building relationships with key stakeholders, strategic sales planning, and collaborating with internal teams. Candidates should have field sales experience in construction or building products, strong communication skills, and a proven track record in sales. The position offers a competitive salary of £50,000-£58,000 plus bonus, car allowance, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Annual bonus up to 30%

Car allowance of £7,500

33 days holiday including bank holidays

Pension matched up to 7%

4x salary life assurance

Wellbeing support

Volunteering and team building days

Qualifications

• Experience in field sales within construction/building products or commercial interiors.
• Proven track record in technical sales and solution selling.
• Self-motivated and ambitious.

Responsibilities

• Drive sales pipeline through strategic sales planning.
• Build relationships with key stakeholders.
• Develop strategies for new projects.
• Collaborate with internal teams for project delivery.
• Deliver CPDs to educate and generate sales opportunities.

Skills

Field sales experience

Relationship building

Strategic sales planning

Customer focus

Excellent communication

Job description

This innovative UK manufacturer within the building products / construction sector has global backing and a dedication to providing best-in class service.

They are now looking to recruit a field-based Sales Manager to cover the South East comprising of Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Kent, East Sussex and Greater London postcodes SE, E, N EC.

With a new management team and exciting growth plans this is as great opportunity to join this leading brand.

The Sales Manager will be responsible for driving sales pipeline through strategic sales planning. The role will be key in ensuring the company are market leaders by generating sales opportunities through lead management, sales calls and customer support.

Main tasks include but are not limited to:

• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including architects, engineers, contractors and decision-makers within key customers (about 50% specification & 50% contractor).
• Develop and implement strategies to land new projects and capitalise on emerging trends in defined regions or segments.
• Serve as a principal point of escalation for clients regarding key projects and clients seeking product specifications and project delivery information.
• Collaborate with internal teams such as Engineering and Operations to ensure accurate and timely responses to client enquiries and to ensure projects are delivered to time, quality and budget.
• Deliver when appropriate CPDs to the market to educate and generate future sales opportunities.

To be considered for this position you need to have experience working in field sales within the construction / building products or commercial interiors market targeting specifiers and contractors.

You need to be self-motivated, ambitious and a proven new business winner with a successful track record in technical sales and solution selling.

As well as being an excellent communicator, negotiator and presenter and be customer focused, results driven and able to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

On offer is a salary of 50,000- 58,000 plus up to 30% of salary annual bonus plus a 7,500 car allowance, 33 days holiday including bank holidays, pension matched up to 7%, 4x salary life assurance, wellbeing support and volunteering and team building days.