Specification Sales Manager – Architectural Aluminium

Mitchell Maguire; City Of London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction field sales consultancy seeks a Specification Sales Manager for Architectural Aluminium in the UK. This field sales role focuses on selling curtain walling, windows, and doors, mainly targeting educational and healthcare projects. The successful candidate will influence architects for specifications and manage relationships with key fabricators. Competitive remuneration of £55,000-£65,000 net plus bonuses. Join a respected firm with 55 years in the industry, known for quality and innovation in aluminium systems.

Benefits

Plug-In Hybrid Car or Car Allowance

Full benefits package

Qualifications

• Proven field sales track record within architectural specification sales.
• Stable career history with no job hoppers.
• Hungry and tenacious with a strong drive.

Responsibilities

• Sell curtain walling, high performance windows, and doors.
• Influence architects to win specifications.
• Manage relationships with key aluminium fabricators.

Skills

Field sales experience

Technical knowledge of products

Team player

Autonomous nature

Tenacity and energy

Job description

Specification Sales Manager – Architectural Aluminium

Industry Sector: Architects, Local Authorities, Housing Associations, Government and Educational Institutions, Main Contractors, Aluminium Fabricators, Curtain Walling, Windows & Doors, Window Walling, Architectural Hardware, Solar Shading, Natural Ventilation and Rainscreen Cladding

Area to be covered: North London to Lincolnshire

Remuneration: £55,000-£65,000 net + 10%-20% Bonus

Benefits: Plug‑In Hybrid Car or Car Allowance + full benefits package

The role of the Specification Sales Manager Architectural Aluminium will involve:

• Field sales position selling our clients designed, extruded and distributed range of curtain walling, high performance windows & doors, window walling, architectural hardware, solar shading and natural ventilation applications, as well as passing rainscreen cladding projects to a dedicated field sales specification team
• Majority of your time influencing architects in order to win specifications for façade, window and glazing applications
• Remainder of time managing relationships with 12-15 key aluminium fabricators on patch, checking availability for projects etc.
• Targeting commercial projects, predominantly education/schools, but also healthcare, retail, office plus some high end residential
• Specification revenue target circa £1.8m
• Project sizes typically around £75,000 metal (aluminium) value but can vary from £2,000 - £500,000
• Inheriting a £12m project bank (largest area in the country), your time will be focused on new business development versus converting existing projects
• Once established in the role, it may be expected for you to conduct a couple of CPDs per month
• Chasing Glenigan leads and leads from fabricators and sub‑contractors as well as project managing the specification through the tendering process to metal order and project completion

The ideal applicant will be a Specification Sales Manager Architectural Aluminium experience with:

• Proven field sales track record within architectural specification sales, ideally architectural aluminium systems
• May be open to other façade, curtain walling, window/glazing system, building envelope backgrounds
• Stable career history, no job hoppers
• Technical knowledge of products
• Team player
• Autonomous in nature
• One of two competitors on the CV will be OK, but not industry journey men
• Hungry, tenacious with bags of energy / get up and go

The Company:

• Est. 55 years+
• Circa £20m turnover
• 100+ employeesOne of the largest privately held aluminium system companies in Europe

Mitchell Maguire is a specialist Construction Field Sales Recruitment Consultancy, dealing exclusively with Construction Field Sales Jobs, Construction field sales vacancies and Specification field sales positions within curtain walling, high performance windows & doors, window walling, architectural hardware, solar shading and natural ventilation applications, architectural glazing, rainscreen cladding, building envelope, roofing, steel framing systems, timber cladding, metal profile systems, architects, local authorities, housing associations, government and educational institutions, main contractors, fabricators, curtain walling and Rainscreen Cladding.