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Area Sales Manager – Window and Door Hardware

Leicester
2 hours ago
Full-time
On-site
LE1, Leicester, City of Leicester
£50,000 - £50,000 GBP yearly
Sales
Area Sales Manager – Window and Door Hardware

Job Title: Area Sales Manager – Window and Door Hardware

Industry Sector: Window & Door Hardware, Fenestration, Hardware, Components, Ventilation Products, Fabricators, Resellers, Trade & Retail, Construction, Ironmongery, Mechanical Locks, Door Handles, Cylinders and Door Locks, Friction Stays and Hinges, window handles, tilt & turn, reversible gearing etc.

Areas to be covered: East Midlands & East Anglia

Remuneration: £50,000 Neg. DOE

Benefits: £6,000 car allowance and benefits package

The role of the Area Sales Manager – Door Locks and Window Hardware will involve:

* Field sales position selling predominantly a distributed range of window and door hardware components (small element of window & door ventilation products)

* Selling into window & door fabricators (small element of selling to resellers)

* 90%+ account management role

* Responsible for circa 200+ accounts (although 80% of the revenue comes from the top 20-30 customers)

* Inheriting a turnover of circa £2.8m

* Area exceeded budget last year

* Typically 4 customer visits per day, four days per week (one day home working/ admin)

The ideal applicant will be an Area Sales Manager – Door Locks and Window Hardware with:

* All door and window associated industry experience will be considered

* Experience of having sold into window and door fabrications is advantageous but not essential

* Technical knowledge may be advantageous, but is not essential as full product training will be provided

* Proven account management/ relationship building skills

* Grafter mentality, not afraid to put in the hours to be successful

* Knowledge of window and door hardware/ components may be beneficial

* Consultative in approach

* Network on contacts within door and window fabricators is not essential

* Comfortable with monthly reporting and diary planning

* Self motivated, communicative, relationship builder with strong negotiation skills

The Company:

* Market leading distributor

* Fast growing UK business

* Well established

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: Window & Door Hardware, Fenestration, Hardware, Components, Ventilation Products, Fabricators, Resellers, Trade & Retail, Construction, Ironmongery, Mechanical Locks, Door Handles, Cylinders and Door Locks, Friction Stays and Hinges, window handles, tilt & turn and reversible gearing