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Area Sales Manager – Outdoor Playground Equipment

Exeter
8 hours ago
Full-time
On-site
EX1, Exeter, Devon
£35,000 - £40,000 GBP yearly
Sales
Area Sales Manager – Outdoor Playground Equipment

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