Area Sales Manager – Paints & Coatings

Area Sales Manager – Paints & Coatings

Job Title:

Area Sales Manager – Paints & Coatings

Industry Sector:
Paints, Coatings, Painting & Decorating, Contractors, Area Sales Manager, Business Development Manager, Sales Manager, External Sales, Regional Sales Manager, Specification Sales Manager, Painters, Decorators

Area to be covered: flexible however ideally Central OR South East

Remuneration: £50,000 - £55,000neg + commission tbc

Benefits: £5,000 car allowance (might be able to accommodate a company car) + benefits

The role of the Specification Sales Manager – Painting & Decorating will involve:

• Field sales position, selling a range of distributed paint & coatings
• All of your time will be spent selling to paint & decorators, main & sub-contractors
• Once up and running in year 2 would like you to turnover between £750k-£1m
• Majority of your time will be spent generating new business however will be given some accounts

The ideal applicant will be a Specification Sales Manager – Painting & Decorating with:

• Must have field sales experiencing the paint & coating sector
• Must have sold to paint & decorators, main & sub-contractors
• Must be able to hit the ground running
• Outgoing, empathetic and tonnes of charisma

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 sectors such as:
Paints, Coatings, Painting & Decorating, Contractors, Area Sales Manager, Business Development Manager, Sales Manager, External Sales, Regional Sales Manager, Specification Sales Manager, Painters, Decorators

Job Title:

Area Sales Manager – Paints & Coatings

Company:
Mitchell Maguire

Location:

Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

Posted:
Jan 9th 2026

Closes:
Feb 9th 2026

Sector:
Construction

Contract:

Permanent

Hours:

Full Time

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