Area Sales Manager – Construction Plant & ...

Area Sales Manager Construction Plant & Tool Hire Job Title: Area Sales Manager – Construction Plant & Tool Hire Industry Sector: Small Plant Hire, Mixers, Saws, Trench Rammers, Construction, Plant Hire companies, Civil Engineering Contractors, Landscaping Contractors, Groundcare Contractors, End Users, Machinery, Main Contractors, Housebuilder Developers, Recycling/ Waste Contractors Areas to be covered: 1. North East & Yorkshire 2. East Midlands postcodes DE, ST, LE, NG (and B for 6 months maternity cover) Remuneration: Up to £42,000 Neg. + 10% Bonus Benefits: Fully expensed Hybrid Car or Car Allowance & Full Benefits The role of the Area Sales Manager – Construction Plant & Tool Hire will involve: * Field sales role, selling a distributed range of construction plant & tool hire, predominantly small plant such as mixers, saws, trench rammers etc. (huge portfolio) also selling battery operated power tools and groundcare etc. * 80% construction plant sales, 20% groundcare equipment into end users such as construction contraction contractors, civils contractors, groundworkers, commercial landscaping etc. * Promoting household brands such as; Husqvarna, Honda, Dewalt, Stihl etc. * Circa £2.5m ledger for each area * Responsible for approx. 100+ plant hire customers on patch, each with an average turnover of £10,000, but can be £50,000+ * Technical role, need to understand mechanics, tools, battery operated tools and machinery etc. * Multiple customer sites visits daily The ideal applicant will be an Area Sales Manager – Construction Plant & Tool Hire with: * 2-3 years proven track record of construction field sales success * New business hunter, tonnes of get up and go! * Construction hire industry experience preferred * Open to plant hire, tool hire, groundcare hire cvilis and commercial landscaping products * Will also consider builders merchant experience, either having worked for or sold into merchants and distributors as well as other plant hire companies * Preferable some formal sales training * Mechanically minded * Looking for a career move and longevity * Specific knowledge of mixers, saws, trench rammers etc. is not essential * Contacts within plant hire companies may be useful * Physically fit The Company: * Established 50 years+ * 50 employees * Privately held * Leading UK equipment distributor 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: Small Plant Hire, Mixers, Saws, Trench Rammers, Excavators, Dumpers, Dozers, Telehandlers, Construction, Plant Hire companies, Civil Engineering Contractors, Landscaping Contractors, Groundcare Contractors, End Users, Machinery, Main Contactors, Housebuilder Developers, Recycling/ Waste Contractors