Area Sales Manager – MDF Mouldings

Belfast
1 year ago
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Area Sales Manager – MDF Mouldings

Job Title: Area Sales Manager – MDF Mouldings

Industry Sector: Timber Merchants, Builders Merchants, National Merchants, Independent Merchants, Buying Groups, Architectural Mouldings, MDF, Door Framing, Wood, Timber, Skirting Boards, Skirting, Window Boards, Timber, Pallet, Timber Materials, Cladding, Sleepers , Block Wood, decking Timber, Fencing Timber, Fascia, Soffits, Kitchen Mouldings, Cladding, Facades, Cladding and Façades, Stair Skirting, Stair Accessories, Area Sales Manager, Business Development Manager

Area to be covered: Northern Ireland

Remuneration: £40,000 – £45,000 + 15% bonus

Benefits: £350 - £450 car allowance + benefits package

The role of the Area Sales Manager – Wood Mouldings products will involve:

  • Field sales position selling a comprehensive range of manufactured MDF architectural mouldings such as: skirting, kitchen mouldings and interior door linings

  • All of your time will be spent selling through distribution via national merchants, independent merchants, timber merchants, builders merchants, buying groups, developers, e-commerce and one off customers

  • Dealing with order values ranging from around £1k – 15k depending on project sizes

  • Turnover will be set on experience

  • Regularly liaising with sales manager

  • Regular upkeep of CRM system

    The ideal applicant will be an Area Sales Manager – Wood Mouldings products experience with:

  • Must have worked for or sold to builders merchants

  • Ideally have experience MDF / timber / wood based products for example: mouldings, skirting boards, internal doors, external doors, fencing, panels, cladding, stairs, soffits, window frames, windows

  • Would consider somebody working within a branch with sales experience and product knowledge

  • Comfortable dealing from bottom up to director level

  • Driven by over exceeding sales target

  • High level of drive, enthusiasm and self motivation

  • Capable of working independently and strong personal skills

    Mitchell Maguire is a specialist Construction Sales Recruitment Consultancy, with an enviable reputation in the marketplace. We pride ourselves on surpassing client and candidate expectations again and again. Our core focus is within the building materials arena, and includes such sectors as: Timber Merchants, Builders Merchants, National Merchants, Independent Merchants, Buying Groups, Architectural Mouldings, MDF, Door Framing, Wood, Timber, Skirting Boards, Skirting, Window Boards, Timber, Pallet, Timber Materials, Cladding, Sleepers , Block Wood, decking Timber, Fencing Timber, Fascia, Soffits, Kitchen Mouldings, Cladding, Facades, Cladding and Façades, Stair Skirting, Stair Accessories, Area Sales Manager, Business Development Manager

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