Area Sales Manager – GRP Roofing

Area Sales Manager – GRP Roofing Job Title: Area Sales Manager – GRP Roofing Industry Sector: GRP Roofing, Valley Troughs, Ridge & Hip, Verge, Roofing Ventilation, Roof Flashing, Roof Jointing, Roof Abutments, Vapour Permeable Tile and Slate Roofing Underlays, Wall Cavity & Underfloor Ventilation, Tile and Slate Roofing Accessories, Roofing Merchants, Builders Merchants, Roofing Contractors and Specifiers Area to be covered: Greater London, Essex, Kent, Surrey, Sussex and Hampshire Remuneration: £40,000 - £45,000 Neg. + 10% bonus Benefits: Company car & full benefits package The role of the Area Sales Manager – GRP Roofing will involve: * Field sales position selling a high quality manufactured range of pitched roofing and ventilation products * Predominantly selling GRP valley troughs but also ridge & hip, verge, roofing ventilation, roof flashing, roof jointing, roof abutments, vapour permeable tile and slate roofing underlays, wall cavity & underfloor ventilation, tile and slate roofing accessories * 80% of your time managing circa 120 roofing merchants on patch, all sales are via the merchant channel * (includes recruiting circa 15 new roofing merchants per year) * 20% simulating demand with roofing contractors and supporting the Southern BDM when they need help with architectural CPD’s * Responsible for an area achieving circa £2m * Approx. 5-6 customer visits per day * Customers range in size from £500 to £50,000 turnover * Dedicated internal sales support The ideal applicant will be an Area Sales Manager – GRP Roofing with: * Must have field sales experience in the building products sector * Must have sold to merchants (roofing merchants or builders merchants) * Roofing product knowledge is not essential but may be advantageous * Specific knowledge of GRP roofing, valley troughs, ridge & hip, verge, roofing ventilation, roof flashing, roof jointing, roof abutments, vapour permeable tile and slate roofing underlays, wall cavity & underfloor ventilation, tile and slate roofing accessories is not essential * Trustworthy * Ability to work autonomously * Stable career history 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: GRP Roofing, Valley Troughs, Ridge & Hip, Verge, Roofing Ventilation, Roof Flashing, Roof Jointing, Roof Abutments, Vapour Permeable Tile and Slate Roofing Underlays, Wall Cavity & Underfloor Ventilation, Tile and Slate Roofing Accessories, Roofing Merchants, Builders Merchants, Roofing Contractors and Specifiers