Area Sales Manager – Tile Industry

Area Sales Manager – Tile Industry Job Title: Area Sales Manager – Tile Industry Industry Sector: Tiles, Ceramics, Bathrooms, KBB, Independent Retail Showrooms and Distribution Area to be covered: North of Manchester (includes whole of Yorkshire) Remuneration: £40,000-£45,000 Neg. + 1% commission Benefits: Fully expensed electric or hybrid car & full benefits The role of the Specification Sales Manager – Tile Industry will involve: * Field sales position selling a distributed range of ceramic tiles * Selling into independent tile and bathroom showrooms * Predominantly an account development role * Responsible for circa 90-100 active customers and hundreds and passive accounts * Traditionally the area has been achieving approx. £700,000, currently performing circa 25% down * Area due to a retirement * Ultimately the goal will be to grow the area to £1m+ * Utilising your own network of independent tile and/ or bathroom retail showrooms The ideal applicant will be a Specification Sales Manager – Tile Industry with: * Field sales track record within the associated tile or bathroom industry * Must have sold into independent retail customers * Ideally you will have existing relationships within independent retail showrooms on patch * Proven field sales experience in an associated industry to ceramic tiles, such as flooring, walls, other interior building products etc. may be considered with strong network of customer contacts * Enthusiastic, self-motivated and driven * Specific knowledge of ceramics is preferred not essential * Excellent territory planning capability The Company: * Est. 50 years+ * Circa £60m group turnover * Approx. 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: Tiles, Ceramics, Bathrooms, KBB, Independent Retail Showrooms and Distribution