Sales Executive - Building Products

Newbury
11 months ago
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The Sales Executive vacancy is working with a leading UK building and construction materials manufacturing group with an enviable market presence and share. They are seeking to appoint a Sales Executive / Sales Manager to take regional responsibility for sales of their products into builders merchants.

The position will be focused on key account management, and business development of sales into merchants across the South of England. The territory covered will be from Northampton down to the south cost, including East and West.
This is a high-profile role reporting to the Group Sales Manager. Within your remit you will drive sales taking an active role in visiting key customers, working to drive sales, and supporting revenue, whilst delivering against sales targets.
Key Points

Client - Leading Building and Construction Products Manufacturer
Route to market: Builders' merchants
Location: South of England
Previous experience will be required as a Sales Representative, Business Development, or Key Account Manager with experience covering builders merchants and supporting salesWhat's in it for you as a Sales Executive

Basic salary up to £55k dependent on experience
Bonus circa upto 10% per annum
Hybrid company car
Private healthcare
Competitive pension
Career development and training opportunitiesKey Responsibilities of Sales Executive:

To manage, develop and support key accounts across your region as a Sales Manager / Key Account Manager, to ensure my client retains & improves its market position
Tracking and winning projects with new clients and customer basis
You will lead from the front, with your own ledger of key accounts to develop and win business from
Managing key customer relationships in your region will be part of your remit, maintaining a partnership approach and adding value to relationships by supporting and encouraging their activities.Key Requirements of Sales Executive:

A background in selling construction products, services, or building materials to a relevant customer base, plus including merchant sales
This is a genuinely great opportunity to inherit a fantastic team and develop them further, delivering additional growth and profitability.
You will naturally be a real 'people person, interested in joining a business whose culture is wholly committed to the people within it.
Naturally persuasive, creative, and self-motivated you will be able to recognise opportunities; you will have a strong communication style, and approachable attitude, conscientious and committed
You will possess relevant experience within a construction materials sales environment and will be able to demonstrate previous success.Applicants are invited from a wide variety of building and construction products sales and key account management-related backgrounds. Such as; Concrete, Wet Cast / Pre-cast, Brick, Tile Manufacturing, Aggregates, Sand, Cement, Quarry based products, Concrete Block, Roofing, Timber, etc.

If of interest, please apply now

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