Area Sales Representative / Business Development Manager

Posted 5 July by GCS Associates
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Role: AreaSales Manager / Business Development Manager

Location: An external role covering Cheshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire and some of North Wales and the North West of the Midlands

Sector: Timber Supplies / Builders Merchants / Construction Supplies

Package: £45,000 - £60,000+ Bonus + Car - No Weekend Work! - The basic salary is very dependant on the right experience - please see below…

With a network of branches our client supplies a range of timber related building products to the construction sector.

This is quite a specific role within the timber side of the construction supply industry. It relates specifically to hardwoods. To avoid disappointment please only apply if you have experience of selling hardwoods in one form or another.

This highly successful branch is looking to recruit an enthusiastic and ideally experienced Area Sales Manager to join their busy sales team. This is an interesting and varied role with a great scope for generating new business as well as keeping existing ones happy. This position requires someone who is really confident talking to people, understanding their needs and acting on this to provide sterling service to the customer. Attention to detail is also key. There are clear rewards within this company though - the right people can progress further and genuine talent will always be respected.

Dealing with many large sectors within the market but also targeting niches sectors, this a well respected and highly successful business.

A builders merchants background is ideally required for this role so you can 'hit the ground running'. Sales experience is 100% required but this could be based on a previous internal or external role. Please bear in mind the need for the experience with hardwoods…

Key Attributes:

  • Previous experience within a Sales role within the construction supplies / building materials sector e.g. builders merchants, timber merchants or distributor
  • Hardwood knowledge
  • Customer focused
  • Good communication and negotiation
  • Results driven
  • Team player
  • Detail conscious
  • Personable
  • Business focused

Key Skills:

  • Customer service experience
  • Numerate
  • Literate
  • IT proficient (MS office)
  • Strong sales experience

Do you have the relevant experience within a relevant builders merchants? Then please apply!!

Package:

  • Starting basic of £45,000 - £60,000 dependent upon experience
  • Strong bonus package
  • Car / car allowance
  • Generous holiday entitlement plus Bank Holidays

For further information on this genuinely interesting sales role please apply online.

Required skills

  • sales
  • operations
  • internal sales
  • sales manager
  • external sales
  • sheet materials
  • timber
  • builders merchants
  • building supplies
  • merchants
  • hardwood
  • construction supplies
  • hardwoods
  • heavy side merchants
  • heavy building materials

Reference: 53034754

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