Area Sales Manager Timber Windows

Overview

Job Title:

Business Development Manager Timber Windows

Industry Sector:
Timber, Wood, Joinery, Windows, Joinery, Construction, Stairs, Builders Merchants, Regional House builders

Area to be covered:
Large South East & Anglia

Remuneration: £50,000-£55,000. + 20-30% Bonus

Benefits:
Electrical Vehicle/ Hybrid Car and benefits package

• Field sales role selling a manufactured range of timber windows
• Predominantly selling into builders merchants, small amount with regional house builders
• Expanding our clients established offering of staircase products with a relatively untapped portfolio of wooden windows
• Focus on selling wooden windows (huge growth potential)
• Leveraging existing relationships with buying groups and national builders
• Typically 16 builders merchant customer visits per week
• Focus will be on growing the customer base by on boarding new builders merchant accounts
• Targeted to achieve 30%-40% growth
• Identify, target, and secure new business opportunities in line with company growth objectives.
• Develop and deliver compelling sales presentations and product demonstrations.
• Work closely with the National Sales Manager to develop and execute sales strategies.
• Prepare and follow up on quotations, tenders, and proposals.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of market trends, competitor activity, and customer needs.
• Attend industry events, trade shows, and networking opportunities to promote the companys products.
• Provide regular sales forecasts, pipeline updates, and activity reports to the National Sales Manager

• Must have sold to or worked for builders merchants
• Ideal background is field sales experience with a builders/ timber merchant looking for first field sales role with a manufacturer
• Open to all building product backgrounds
• Knowledge of joinery, timber, construction or windows may be advantageous
• Open to merchant branch experience looking for 1st field sales role
• Proven new business development experience/ fire in the belly
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
• Self-motivated, results-driven, and able to work independently
• Established network within the construction or building materials industry desirable
• Experience preparing and delivering sales presentations and proposals.
• Knowledge of relevant building regulations and standards.