At a Glance
- Tasks: Drive sales of timber products and build strong client relationships.
- Company: Established timber company with a solid reputation and supportive team.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, fully expensed hybrid car, and comprehensive benefits package.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities for travel and professional growth.
- Why this job: Join a thriving industry and make a real impact in sales.
- Qualifications: Proven field sales experience in timber or related building materials.
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Industry Sector: Sawn timber, carcassing timber, construction timber, pallet wood and packaging material timber, Canadian lumber, machined whitewoods, saw milling, decking and fencing timber
Area to be covered: South East, Anglia and Southern part of East Midlands
Basic Salary: £50,000-£60,000
Benefits: Fully expensed Hybrid Car + full benefits package
The role of the Area Sales Manager - Timber and Construction Products will involve:
- Field sales position, selling a manufactured range of timber products
- Selling into builders merchants, timber merchants and buying groups
- Building relationships and managing existing portfolio of clients
- Dealing with order values from £12k - £250k
- Taking over an established region with over 200 active accounts
- Four and a half days on the road visiting customers, half a day working from home/admin
- Working to a 6-12 week journey plan depending on the value of accounts
- Responsible for 100,000m3 cubic meters of materials
- Due to size of territory, there will be some away nights covering the territory as well as site and customer visits
The ideal applicant will have experience as an Area Sales Manager - Timber and Construction Products with:
- Proven field sales track record, selling timber (or related) building materials to builders merchants, timber merchants or buying groups
- Experience selling to national, regional and independent merchants, particularly dealing with buying groups and buying group members
- Experience dealing with order values up to £250k
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Autonomy
- Great relationship builder/account development skills
The Company:
- Est. 20 years+
- Circa £10m turnover
- 50+ employees
- Privately held
Area Sales Manager - Timber and Construction Products employer: Construction
Danny Sullivan Group is an excellent employer, offering a supportive and inclusive work environment in the vibrant Burgess Hill area. With a strong emphasis on teamwork and safety, employees benefit from ongoing training and development opportunities, ensuring personal and professional growth while contributing to meaningful projects in the construction industry.
