Specification Sales Manager

Woodward Recruitment; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global manufacturer of construction chemicals is looking for an experienced Specification Manager to join their London team. The successful candidate will ensure the company's products are specified in various construction sectors and build relationships with Engineers, Surveyors, and Architects. Candidates should have significant experience in the specification sector, a solid contact list, and a minimum of 5 GCSEs or equivalent education. The role includes objective-driven tasks and offers a competitive salary with benefits including a company car.

Benefits

Company car

Pension

Phone

Laptop

Qualifications

• 5 GCSEs or equivalent and professional construction industry qualifications.
• Existing relationships with Engineers, Surveyors, Architects, and other specifiers.
• Ability to efficiently organize time to achieve the best coverage of territory.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the company's products are specified on construction projects.
• Build partnerships and improve service quality.
• Attend project meetings with specifier groups.

Skills

Experience within the specification sector particularly within construction chemicals and products

Strong people skills

Problem-solving ability

Knowledge of RIBA stages

Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office

Education

Minimum 5 GCSEs or equivalent

Professional construction industry qualifications (Diploma, HNC)

Tools

CRM Systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Excellent opportunity for an experienced Specification Manager to join the London Specification team of a leading, global manufacturer of construction chemicals.

The main requirements of the role will be to ensure the company's products and systems are specified on projects across various sectors of the construction industry.

The successful candidate will ensure the company has an active presence in all major Architectural, Civil and Structural Engineering practices as well as Building Surveyor, & Interior Design offices within their region.

Some of the most important characteristics of the Specification Manager is to be one step ahead and to anticipate the designer/consultant s requests, and accurately interpret their project and product performance needs, turning these into solid specifications of the company's products. To build partnerships as well as continually improving their service quality whilst maintaining a committed winning team mentality.

The role is London based, mostly Central, so proximity to London is essential.

Other essential requirements for this role include:-

• Experience within the specification sector particularly within construction chemicals and products.
• Minimum 5 GCSE s or equivalent and professional construction industry qualifications such as Diploma, HNC and have other professional qualifications.
• Have existing business relationships with, and an active contact list of Engineers, Surveyors, Architects and other specifiers.
• Motivation to constantly learn, improve service quality, technical ability and improve day to day processes where possible.
• Ability to efficiently organise your time to achieve the best coverage of your territory and clients.
• Be a problem solver with a technical mind. Taking on difficult challenges whilst not getting flustered easily. Willing to work with others if you don t know the answer to a problem to ensure the client is satisfied.
• Knowledge of RIBA stages, typical built environment structures and a keen eye for detail.
• An understanding of team strategies aims and goals and how they are implemented and achieved.
• Necessary people skills required to successfully gain appointments, collaborate with specifiers and your colleagues.
• Ability to plan, arrange and attend project meetings with specifier groups.
• Ability to foster long lasting relationships and partnerships.
• A full UK Driving Licence.
• Experience of presenting CPD s and other presentations to specifier groups.
• A good working knowledge of Microsoft Office is required.

A knowledge of CRM systems would be useful, as well as a CSSW qualification, though not essential.

Based with a dynamic and friendly, supportive team, this role offers a competitive salary dependent on experience, plus company car, pension, phone, laptop etc.

Hours are 8.30 to 17.00 with 1 hour for lunch Monday to Friday.

If you feel you meet the above criteria please apply immediately.