Area Sales Manager – Outdoor Playground Equipment

Area Sales Manager – Outdoor Playground Equipment

Job Title:

Area Sales Manager – Outdoor Playground Equipment

Industry Sector:
Schools & Nurseries, Local Authorities, Parish Councils, Landscape Architects, Leisure Operators and Community Groups
Preferably located close to the M6 between Lymm and Sandbach area
Area to be covered:
Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside, Shropshire and Staffordshire
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 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