Overview

Job Title: Business Development Manager Building Plastics

Industry Sector: Building Products, Construction, Building Contractors, Sub Contractors, Installers, Regional Housebuilders, Builders Merchants, Wall Panels, Fascias & Soffits, Guttering, Cladding, Decking, Drainage, Trims & Sills, Roofing and Windows & Doors

Area to be covered: South West & South Wales

Remuneration: £45,000 Neg. + up to 40% Bonus

Benefits: Fully expensed hybrid car & full benefits

The role of the Area Sales Manager Building Plastics will involve:

• Field sales position selling a distributed range of building plastics
• Huge portfolio of products including wall panels, fascias & soffits, guttering, cladding, decking, drainage, trims & sills, roofing and windows & doors
• Selling into various contractor/installers: roofing contractors, cladding contractors, window fitters, decking contractors, general tradesmen, builders merchants, small housebuilders, etc.
• Responsible for one of the largest ledgers nationally – £9m
• Tasked with generating £750,000 new business revenue
• Stimulating demand with various contractors and back selling through 8 branches in the area
• Typically 16 appointments per week
• Supporting individual branches as required (branches can range in turnover from £30,000-£200,000 per month)
• 75% of time managing existing portfolio customers; 25% new business development (target list of customers provided)
• Working closely with the regional team of area managers at branch level, supporting sales activities a couple of days a week, 2 days on the road visiting customers and a day for home/administration

Ideal Applicant

• Area Sales Manager Building Plastics experience or similar
• Experience selling to builders merchants
• Building plastics field sales experience would be ideal
• Open to building product field sales backgrounds with experience selling into contractors/installers (roofing contractors, cladding contractors, window fitters, decking contractors, general tradesmen, builders merchants, small housebuilders)
• Open to builders merchant/distribution field sales backgrounds
• Specific knowledge of wall panels, fascias & soffits, guttering, cladding, decking, drainage, trims & sills, roofing and windows & doors is not essential as full product training will be provided
• Driven, target-focused and a team player
• Analytical thinker

About the Company

• Recognised brands
• Established group
• £300m+ group turnover
• Mitchell Maguire is a specialist Construction Field Sales Recruitment Consultancy