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

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 customers 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

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