Area Sales Manager - Building Chemicals, Sealants and Adhesives
Job Title: Business Development Manager - Building Chemicals, Sealants and Adhesives
Industry Sector: Building Chemicals, Sealants, Adhesives, Grouts, Builders Merchants, Distributors, DIY Retailers and Independent Wholesalers
Area to be covered: Greater London
Remuneration: £40,000 - £45,000 Neg. + 20% bonus
Benefits: Car Allowance or Hybrid/ Electric Company Car + full benefits package
The role of the Area Sales Manager - Building Chemicals & Sealants will involve:
- Selling a high quality manufactured range of building chemicals including sealants, adhesives and landscaping jointing compounds
- Targeting the building trade and home improvement/ DIY sector
- 80% account management role looking after circa 300 accounts (80% independent merchants 20% buying groups such as Fortis, NBG, NTG, H&B, CBA, Strongfast and Troy)
- Merchant customers include fixings companies, builders merchants, plumbers merchants, timber merchants, hardware stores, DIY retailers, decorative merchants and small independent wholesalers
- 20% new business development
- All accounts are independents
- Inheriting an area achieving circa £4.4m, tasked with a 10% increase
- Approx. 4-5 customer visits per day
- Liaising with the internal team, colleagues from different territories and the upkeep of the CRM system
The ideal applicant will be an Area Sales Manager - Building Chemicals & Sealants with:
- Some previous field sales experience, having sold into independent retail customers such as; DIY stores, builders merchants, plumbers merchants, distributors or wholesalers
- Open to someone who is just starting their journey and wants to take their career to the next level
- Hungry go-getter, with tonnes of enthusiasm
- Autonomous in nature
- Knowledge of building trade and home improvement sector would be welcome but is not essential
- Knowledge of building chemicals including sealants, adhesives and landscaping jointing compounds is not required as full product training will be provided
- Demonstrable track record in account management and new business generation preferred
- Consultative sales style with ability to build lasting relationships
- Comfortable with working as part of a team
- Results orientated and personable
- An outlook of wanting to progress professionally
The Company:
- 250 employees
- Part of a larger group
- £150+m UK turnover
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: Building Chemicals, Sealants, Adhesives, Grouts, Landscaping Jointing Compounds, Builders Merchants, Plumbers Merchants, Distributors Independent Wholesalers, Flooring Compounds, Flooring Adhesives, Flooring Membranes, Floor coverings, Primers, Flooring Contractors and Distributors