Area Sales Manager – Scaffolding

Area Sales Manager – Scaffolding
Job Title: Area Sales Manager – Scaffolding
Industry Sector: Scaffold, Scaffolding, Scaffolding Services, Fencing, Groundworks, Edge Protection, Safety and Light Access Products, Specialist Contractor, Utility Contractors, Building Contractor, Main Contractor, Sub Contractor, Housing Developer, Housebuilders and Local Authorities
Area to be covered: Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hampshire, Surrey, Sussex, West and South London
Remuneration: £35,000-£40,000 Neg. + £8,000 uncapped Bonus
Benefits: Audi A3Plug-In Hybrid and comprehensive benefits package
The role of the Area Sales Manager – Scaffolding will involve:
* Field sales position, selling scaffolding, but also fencing, groundworks, edge protection, safety and light access products
* Selling into main contractors, civils contractors, ground workers, housebuilders and utility contractors
* 4 days a week on the road, typically 8 calls per day, 1 day working from our clients’ Reading office
* Targeted to achieve £400 per week of hire and £20,000 of sales per week
* Working as part of a 2 person field sales team from Reading depot
* New business development role
* Following up on leads from the depot, LinkedIn and Glenigans leads
* Initially shadowing an experience Regional sales Manager (first 2-3 months)
The ideal applicant will be an Area Sales Manager – Scaffolding with:
* Ideally with construction field sales experience selling into any types of contractors
* Open to builders merchant sales experience looking for 1st field sales role
* Contacts within main contractors, civils contractors, ground workers, housebuilders and utility contractors may be advantageous
* Open in terms of what you have sold
* Open to hire and sales backgrounds
* Curious personality, entrepreneurial in approach
* Comfortable with site visits
* Ability to get into Reading depot one day per week
* Understands pricing strategy
* Must be a proactive, open-minded and a motivated individual
* Confident and articulate
* Hard working and resilient
Mitchell Maguire is a specialist Construction Management Recruitment Consultancy, dealing exclusively with Construction Management Jobs, Construction Management vacancies and Specification positions within: Scaffold, Scaffolding, Scaffolding Services, Fencing, Groundworks, Edge Protection, Safety and Light Access Products, Specialist Contractor, Utility Contractors, Building Contractor, Main Contractor, Sub Contractor, Housing Developer, Housebuilders and Local Authorities