Area Sales Manager – Outdoor Playground Equipment

Area Sales Manager – Outdoor Playground Equipment

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Area Sales Manager – Outdoor Playground Equipment Industry Sector:
Schools & Nurseries, Local Authorities, Parish Councils, Landscape Architects, Leisure Operators and Community Groups Area to be covered:
Huntingdon, St Neots, Cambourne and Peterborough Remuneration: £37,000-£44,000  up to £20,000 Commission Benefits:
Fully expensed car or £650 car allowance & full benefits The role of the Area Sales Manager – Outdoor Playground Equipment will involve:
· Field based position, selling the design, manufacture and install of outdoor playground equipment
· Selling into local authorities, but also schools & nurseries, parish councils, landscape architects and leisure operators
· 70% new business within known/ existing relationships
· 30% new business development, calling on customer's sites, conducting surveys etc. (sales into schools and community groups tends to be more new business driven)
· Typically 4 appointments per day, 4 days a week (one day working from home/ admin)
· Inheriting a warm area
· Average project size of circa £15,000
· Circa £1.5m revenue target
· Lots of sales support including field site visits with the Head of Sales
· Appoints set for you by internal co-ordinators The ideal applicant will be an Area Sales Manager – Outdoor Playground Equipment with:
· 3 years field sales experience with a track record of exceeding targets
· Ideally some formal structured sales training
· Previous experience working within the outdoor playground equipment sector is not required but may be advantageous
· Highly motivated with tonnes of energy and enthusiasm
· Any previous experience of selling into local authorities, schools & nurseries, parish councils, landscape architects or leisure operators may be advantageous
· Knowledge of outdoor playground equipment is not required as full product training will be provided
· Not afraid to put the hours in!
· Not job hoppers/ journey men
· Experience of identifying new opportunities coupled with excellent account management capability
· Computer literate The Company:
· Established 40 years
· Privately held, family-owned
· 15m turnover
· 100 employees Mitchell 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: playground equipment, local authorities, housing developers, schools & nurseries, parish councils, landscape architects and leisure operators