Area Sales Manager – Electrical Wholesale

Area Sales Manager – Electrical Wholesale Job Title: Regional Sales Manager – Electrical Wholesale Industry Sector: LED, Electrical Wholesale, Lighting Retail Showrooms, Downlights, LED Tapes, Bulkheads, Extrusions, LED Lamps, Decorative Lighting, Emergency Lighting, Garden & Wall Lighting, Sensors, Cabinet & Display Lighting Area to be covered: South Of South East Postcodes - TW, SW, SE, KT, SM, CR, BR, DA, RG, SO, GU, PO, RH, BN, ME, TN, CT, SS, SL &RM Remuneration: £45,000-£55,000 + £6,000 Bonus Benefits: Fully expensed EV & benefits The role of the Area Sales Manager – Electrical Wholesale will involve: * Field sales role covering the south of the South east * Selling a manufactured range of LED Lighting (predominantly LED Tapes, but also downlights, bulkheads, extrusions, LED lamps, decorative lighting, emergency lighting, garden & wall lighting, sensors, cabinet & display Lighting * Selling into 95% electrical wholesalers, small amount into lighting retail showrooms * Predominantly an account management role * 450 customer accounts, calling on approx. 250 * 4-6 customer visits per day, four days per week, Friday working from home/ admin * Responsible for an area turning over approx. £500,000 (has turned over £1m in previous year, recently struggled with field sales representation) * Customer sizes ranging from a few hundred pounds per month up to £4,000 per month * Full product training will be provided The ideal applicant will be an Area Sales Manager – Electrical Wholesale with: * Must have a proven field sales track record of selling into electrical wholesalers * Ideally with existing contacts/ relationships * Preferably sold LED lighting, but open to all electrical field ales backgrounds (e.g. wiring accessories, trucking etc.) * May consider someone who has worked for an electrical wholesaler looking for first field sales role * Driven go-getter/ tenacious * Strong account management/ relationships management skills The Company: * Circa £6m turnover * 12-15 employees * Privately held * Part of a larger group 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: LED, Electrical Wholesale, Lighting Retail Showrooms, Downlights, LED Tapes, Bulkheads, Extrusions, LED Lamps, Decorative Lighting, Emergency Lighting, Garden & Wall Lighting, Sensors, Cabinet & Display Lighting