Area Sales Manager – Outdoor Playground Equipment

Area Sales Manager – Outdoor Playground Equipment Read on to fully understand what this job requires in terms of skills and experience If you are a good match, make an application. 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 xrnqpay 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