Job Title: Area Sales Manager – Outdoor Playground Equipment
Industry Sector: Schools & Nurseries, Local Authorities, Parish Councils, Landscape Architects, Leisure Operators, Hotels, Public Houses, Restaurants and Community Groups
Area to be covered: Devon, Cornwall and Southern half of Somerset
Remuneration: £35,000-£40,000 + up to £20,000 Commission
Benefits: Fully expensed EV & full benefits
The role of the Area Sales Manager – Outdoor Playground Equipment will involve:
* Field based position, selling the design, manufacture and install of outdoor playground equipment
* Selling into 70% schools as well as; local authorities, nurseries, parish councils, hotels, public houses, restaurants, landscape architects and leisure operators
* 70% new business within known/ existing relationships
* 30% new business development, calling on customer’s sites, conducting surveys etc. (sales into schools and community groups tends to be more new business driven)
* Typically 4 appointments per day, 4 days a week (one day working from home/ admin)
* Inheriting a warm area
* Average project size of circa £10,000-£20,000
* Circa £1m revenue target
* Lots of sales support including field site visits with the Head of Sales
The ideal applicant will be an Area Sales Manager – Outdoor Playground Equipment with:
* 2 years+ field sales experience with a track record of exceeding targets
* Ideally some formal structured sales training
* Previous experience working within the outdoor playground equipment sector is not required but may be advantageous
* Highly motivated with tonnes of energy and enthusiasm
* Any previous experience of selling into schools, local authorities, nurseries, parish councils, landscape architects or leisure operators may be advantageous
* Knowledge of outdoor playground equipment is not required as full product training will be provided
* Not afraid to put the hours in!
* Not job hoppers/ journey men
* Experience of identifying new opportunities coupled with excellent account management capability
* Computer literate
The Company:
* Established 6 years+
* Privately held
* Part of a larger group
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: playground equipment, schools, nurseries, local authorities, parish councils, landscape architects, leisure operators, hotels, public houses, restaurants and community groups
Salary description
£35000.00 - £40000.00 per year