National Sales Manager

£55,000 to £65,000 + 20% to 60% Bonus + Car + Strong Company Benefits

This is a field-based role with responsibility for developing new business across the UK construction and industrial sectors. The business supplies a range of temporary power, site lighting, battery storage and associated site equipment solutions, supporting major construction projects nationwide.

This is a genuine business development position. Whilst you'll inherit a small number of existing relationships, the focus is firmly on winning new business, developing partnerships and growing market share across contractors, infrastructure projects and industrial customers.

The Role

• Develop new business opportunities across the UK construction and industrial sectors
• Build relationships with main contractors, subcontractors, plant hire businesses, distributors and end users
• Identify opportunities to supply temporary power, lighting, battery storage and related site equipment into construction projects
• Manage the full sales process from prospecting through to commercial agreement and ongoing account development
• Work closely with operational and technical teams to ensure successful project delivery
• Spend the majority of your time meeting customers across the UK, developing new relationships and generating new opportunities

The Person

• Proven business development experience within the construction sector
• Alternatively, a successful sales background within the plant hire, tool hire or contract hire industry
• Experience selling temporary power, site lighting, generators, battery energy storage, welfare units, solar solutions or similar construction equipment would be highly advantageous
• Comfortable opening new doors and developing business from scratch
• Commercially driven with excellent relationship building and negotiation skills
• Happy working in a field-based role with regular UK travel

Continuum Recruitment Group is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this permanent vacancy. Applicants must have the permanent right to work in the UK at the time of application, as sponsorship is not available for this position. We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

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