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Area Sales Manager – Cranes & Lifting Equipment

Mitchell Maguire
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6 months ago
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Area Sales Manager – Cranes & Lifting EquipmentJob Title: Area Sales Manager – Construction & Lifting EquipmentNumber: Industry Sector: Area Sales Manager, Business Development Manager, Cranes, Mini Cranes, Lifting Equipment, Glas Lifters, Vacume Lifters, Glazing Robots, Scissor Lift, Restricted Access Lifting, Aerial Work Platforms, Mini Cranes, Plant Equipment, Plant Hire, Machinery, Tier 2 Contractors, Glazing Contractors, Cladding Contractors, Steel Erectors, Façade Contractors, Infrastructure, Rail, HydraulicsArea to be covered: London & South East (majority of your time in London)Remuneration: £50,000 - £55,000 negotiable + end of year 5-10% bonusBenefits: Hybrid company car, private healthcare 4% matched pension, mobile, laptopThe role of the Area Sales Manager – Construction & Lifting Equipment will involve: * Field sales potion promoting the hire our client’s range of mini cranes, glass lifters, vacuum lifters, glazing robots and other specialist lifting machinery (500 different products) * All of your time will be spent selling to tier 2 contractors, glazing contractors, cladding contractors, façade contractors, steel erectors and other specialist sub contractors * Contract values can vary from £100 up to £40,000, with an average hire contact value around £10,000-£15,000 * Targeted to achieve circa £800,000-£1m * Predominantly new business development, bur will involve a small number of accounts to manage and also targeting many lapsed/ dormant customers * Will have to travel to the HP postcode office every FridayThe ideal applicant will be an Area Sales Manager – Construction & Lifting Equipment with: * Must have construction field sales experience selling to contractors on site * Must have experience selling related products such as plant hire, cranes, lifters, lifting machinery, hydraulics, tools or related product background however not essential * No job hoppers * High energy/ hard working * Able to work autonomouslyMitchell 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: Area Sales Manager, Business Development Manager, Cranes, Mini Cranes, Lifting Equipment, Glas Lifters, Vacume Lifters, Glazing Robots, Scissor Lift, Restricted Access Lifting, Aerial Work Platforms, Mini Cranes, Plant Equipment, Plant Hire, Machinery, Tier 2 Contractors, Glazing Contractors, Cladding Contractors, Steel Erectors, Façade Contractors, Infrastructure, Rail, Hydraulics

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