Specification Account Manager

Egger; Belfast; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in wood-based materials as a Specification Account Manager, representing EGGER in Northern Ireland and Ireland. You will manage key accounts, identify business opportunities, and promote sustainable solutions to architecture and design communities. This field-based position offers a competitive salary, company car, bonus schemes, and a supportive work culture focused on innovation and professional growth.

Benefits

Company car

Annual bonus scheme

Private Health Cash Plan

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Employee discounts

Training and development opportunities

Lifestyle and wellbeing checks

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in Business, Marketing, Design, or related field.
• Experience in sales, account management, or specification roles preferred.
• Full UK driving licence for travel.

Responsibilities

• Grow and manage key customer accounts in specifications.
• Identify new business opportunities through networking.
• Promote the EGGER product portfolio to clients.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Influencing

Negotiation

Self-motivation

Education

Degree in Business, Marketing, Design

Proven experience in sales or account management

Job description

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Are you a commercially minded relationship builder with a passion for design, interiors, and sustainable solutions? We’re looking for a Specification Account Manager to join our dynamic team and represent EGGER across Ireland’s most exciting architecture and design communities.

Region: Northern Ireland / Republic of Ireland Contract Type: Full-time Job-Code: 5781 Department:Sales

Your Territory:

With customers primarily based in Belfast and Dublin, you'll be ideally located within easy reach of both cities. This is a field-based role with regular travel to meet clients, attend industry events, and collaborate with colleagues across the UK and Europe.

What you’ll do:

• Grow and manage key customer accounts within the specification market, building long-term partnerships.
• Identify new business opportunities through proactive networking, event attendance, and industry engagement.
• Promote the full EGGER product portfolio through engaging lunch & learns and regularly visiting customers.
• Deliver exceptional service by supporting customer needs in coordination with commercial, product management, and technical teams.
• Collaborate with product and décor teams to share customer insights and contribute to product development and innovation.
• Monitor competitor activity and market trends, providing strategic feedback to support our commercial goals.
• Track and manage project pipelines via Salesforce and co-ordinating with wider sales teams, ensuring alignment with team targets and reporting requirements.

What you bring:

• A degree or equivalent qualification in Business, Marketing, Design, or a related field OR proven experience in sales, account management, or specification-led roles—ideally within interiors, construction, or materials.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to influence, negotiate, and build trust.
• Technical understanding of decorative surfaces or a willingness to learn quickly.
• High levels of self-motivation, with the ability to work autonomously and collaboratively.
• A full UK driving licence and flexibility for regular travel across Ireland.

Why EGGER?

• Join a European market leader in wood-based materials, working on projects that shape the future of interior design and sustainable construction.
• Enjoy a supportive and forward-thinking culture, where development, innovation, and inclusion are at the heart of what we do.
• Benefit from competitive salary, company car, annual bonus scheme, employee discounts, and ongoing training & development.

We Offer

The opportunity to join the largest, family-owned manufacturing employer in Northumberland; focused on quality, customer service, the environment and sustainability. Competitive employee benefits (including company pension scheme, learning and development opportunities, and a travel/fuel payment). Technologically advanced systems and processes. Comprehensive induction process, progressive training and development.

Other benefits include:

• A competitive salary and pension scheme (with Life Assurance).
• Company vehicle/car allowance (£10,000 per annum).
• Private Health Cash Plan.
• An annual Christmas bonus and gift.
• Annual lifestyle and wellbeing checks.
• The chance to work for an international business operating across 11 countries.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave.
• An environmental and sustainability focused employer.
• Tailored training and career development opportunities.
• The opportunity to take part in a range of employee wellbeing initiatives.