Area Sales Manager Flooring
Mitchell Maguire · Newcastle upon Tyne, England ·
Job Description Area Sales Manager FlooringJob Title: Area Sales Manager FlooringIndustry Sector: Flooring, Independent Retailers, Retail Showrooms, Flooring Retailers & Distributors, Carpet, LVT, Vinyl Flooring, Tufted Carpet and Engineered WoodAreas to be covered: North East, Yorkshire & Cumbria (TD, NE, CA, DL, DH, SR, TS, HG, YO, HU)Remuneration: £38,000-£40,000 + £12,000-£15,000 BonusBenefits: Fully expensed hybrid car & full benefitsThe role of the Area Sales Manager Flooring will involve: Field sales position selling a mid to high end manufactured range of carpet, as well as a quality range of LVT and engineered woodSelling into independent flooring retailers and distributorsResponsible for circa 280 retail customers on patch£4m revenue responsibilityTasked with growing an area currently performing well against budget90% account management, 10% new business development positionAccount sizes will vary from £5,000 per annum up to £70,000 per annum (although 2 x multi million pound accounts on the area)Supporting retail showrooms with merchandisingThe ideal applicant will be an Area Sales Manager Flooring with: Must have proven field sales experience with LVT luxury vinyl tile, carpet or wood flooringMust have sold into flooring retail showrooms or buying group membersMust be comfortable selling POS (point of sale) displaysWould consider flooring/ carpet retail showroom experience if can demonstrate strong determination and desire for a field sales roleComfortable with occasional overnight stays when requiredSelf-motivated/ enthusiasticCommercially awareIdeally worked for a flooring manufacturerThe Company: Part of a larger groupCirca 50 UK employeesApprox. £50m UK turnoverMitchell 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: Flooring, Independent Retailers, Retail Showrooms, Buying Group Members, Flooring Retailers & Distributors, Carpet, LVT, Vinyl Flooring and Tufted Carpet