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 and Community Groups Preferably located close to the M6 between Lymm and Sandbach area Area to be covered: Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside, Shropshire and Staffordshire Remuneration: £37,000-£44,000 + up to £20,000 Commission Benefits: Fully expensed car or £650 car allowance & 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 local authorities, but also schools & nurseries, parish councils, landscape architects and leisure operators ·
70% new business within known/ existing relationships ·
30% new business 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 £15,000 ·
Circa £1.5m revenue target ·
Lots of sales support including field site visits with the Head of Sales ·
Appoints set for you by internal co-ordinators The ideal applicant will be an Area Sales Manager – Outdoor Playground Equipment with: ·
3 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 local authorities, schools & 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 40 years+ ·
Privately held, family-owned ·
15m+ turnover ·
100+ employees 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, local authorities, housing developers, schools & nurseries, parish councils, landscape architects and leisure operators
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Area Sales Manager – Outdoor Playground Equipment in Cheshire, Warrington employer: Mitchell Maguire
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