Sales Office Manager - Building Materials

GCS Associates; Stapleford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A national distributor in construction supplies is seeking a Sales Office Manager to oversee an internal sales team of 4 in Stapleford. The ideal candidate will have prior experience in sales management within the building supply sector. Responsibilities include achieving sales targets, managing accounts, training staff, and maintaining product knowledge. The role offers a competitive salary up to £48,000 with a bonus scheme of up to 15% and benefits like pension contributions and generous holidays.

Benefits

Company bonus scheme

Pension contributions

Life assurance plan

Generous holiday entitlement plus Bank Holidays

Qualifications

• Experience in sales management within the building supply/merchant sector.
• Ability to manage annual budgets of £5-10m.

Responsibilities

• Achieve and maintain sales and margin targets.
• Develop trading with target accounts.
• Manage and motivate employees including training needs.
• Plan sales activities effectively using project-tracking.

Skills

Sales experience

Customer service and people management experience

Numerate

Literate

IT knowledge (MS office)

Job description

Sales Office Manager - Construction Materials

Location: Nottingham

Sector: Building / Construction Supplies

Package: Up to £48,000 plus bonus (up to 15% of salary)

With branches across the UK, our client is a National distributor of products into the construction sector. They are looking to recruit an experienced Sales Office Manager to oversee and develop an internal sales team of 4 staff, based from their site in Nottingham.

Key responsibilities

• Achieve and maintain sales and margin targets
• Maintain and develop trading with target accounts, both new and existing, within agreed sectors
• Develop sales by pricing and negotiating competitively for work, making best use of trade leads, project-tracking information, and local knowledge
• Promotion of new products to existing and target client base
• Plan sales activities effectively and efficiently using project-tracking, and trade leads
• Plan product promotions with suppliers to achieve branch targets
• Report commercial activities, maintaining customer records, reporting and monitoring progress towards agreed objectives
• Lead, manage and motivate employees including employee training needs
• Conduct regular team meetings
• Maintain up-to-date product knowledge in liaison with suppliers and undertake training where necessary

Key attributes

• Customer focused
• Strong communication and negotiation
• Results focused
• Relationship builder
• Detail conscious
• Personable
• Commercially astute

Skills

• Sales experience
• Customer service and people management experience
• Numerate
• Literate
• IT knowledge (MS office)

Package

• Starting basic up to £48,000 dependent upon experience
• Fantastic company bonus scheme of up to 15% of salary
• Company pension contributions & life assurance plan
• Generous holiday entitlement plus Bank Holidays

If you are currently working in a Sales Management role within the building supply / merchant sector, with experience of managing annual budgets of £5-10m, please apply online, and we'll be in touch to discuss further.