Area Sales Manager – Scaffolding

Area Sales Manager – Scaffolding

Job Title:

Area Sales Manager – Scaffolding

Company:
Mitchell Maguire

Location:

South West (M5 corridor South of Bristol), Bath, Somerset

Contract:

Permanent, Full Time

Remuneration: £30,000-£40,000 + £8,000 uncapped Bonus
Benefits:
Audi A3 Plug‑In Hybrid and comprehensive benefits package

Responsibilities:

• Field sales position selling scaffolding, fencing, groundworks, edge protection, safety and light access products.
• Sell into main contractors, civils contractors, ground workers, house builders and utility contractors.
• 4 days a week on the road, typically 8 calls per day, 1 day working from our clients’ Bristol office.
• Targeted to achieve £400 per week of hire and £20,000 of sales per week.
• Work as part of a 2‑person field sales team from Bristol depot.
• New business development: follow up on leads from the depot, Linked In and Glenigan’s leads.
• Initially shadow an experienced Regional Sales Manager (first 2‑3 months).

Qualifications / Ideal Applicant:

• Construction field sales experience, selling into any types of contractors.
• Contacts within main contractors, civils contractors, ground workers, house builders and utility contractors advantageous.
• Comfortable with site visits.
• Open to hire and sales backgrounds; open in terms of what you have sold.
• Curious, entrepreneurial approach, proactive, open‑minded, motivated.
• Confident, articulate, hard‑working, resilient.
• Understand pricing strategy.
• Ability to get into Bristol depot one day per week.

Job overview:
The role of the Area Sales Manager – Scaffolding will involve field sales, new business development, and working within a small dedicated team.

Mitchell Maguire is a specialist Construction Management Recruitment Consultancy, dealing exclusively with Construction Management Jobs, Construction Management vacancies and specification positions within scaffolding, fencing, groundworks, edge protection, safety and light access products, specialist contractors, utility contractors, building contractors, main contractors, sub‑contractors, housing developers, house builders and local authorities.