Area Sales Manager Furniture Solutions

Overview

Job Title:

Area Sales Manager Education Furniture Solutions

Industry Sector:
Portable Furniture, Furniture, Furniture Solutions, Tables, Chairs, Lockers, Flooring, Interior Spaces, Education Sector, Education, LEAs, MATs, Schools, Colleges, Universities, Dealers, Leisure, Hotels, Hospitality, Dealer Partners, Corporate End Users

Area to be covered:
North, Scotland, Ireland & Scandinavia ideally based North / Scotland

(Occasionally travel to Scandinavia typically once a quarter but perhaps less)

Remuneration: £35,000 - £40,000 + circa £14,000 commission

Benefits: £6,000 car allowance & full benefits packages

• Field sales role selling a high quality manufactured range of furniture predominantly solutions for the education sector
• All of your time will be spent selling to dealers, large education furniture manufactures, LEAs, MATs, schools, colleges and universities
• Problem solving, resolving conflicts and providing solutions to customers needs
• Majority of your time managing existing accounts, with element of new business
• Dealing with order values ranging from £3k - £150k depending on project sizes, with average order ranging between £3k-£6k
• Inheriting a patch currently achieving £1m

• Must have a proven track record in field sales selling into furniture dealers or the education sector via schools, colleges and universities, LEAs & MATs
• Ideally familiar with furniture products such as; lockers, stages, tables and chairs (would consider other product backgrounds with strong route to market experience)
• Highly motivated and able to work on own initiative
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Self-starter, good time management skills, focused and customer service orientated

The description retains the key responsibilities and qualifications for the role. No tables or presentational fonts are used.