Specification Sales Manager Lighting & Lighting Controls
Birmingham, West Midlands, B1, England, UK
Listed on 2026-03-10
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Specification Sales Manager Lighting & Controls
Job TitleSpecification Sales Manager Lighting & Lighting Controls
SectorIndoor and Outdoor Lighting, Lighting Controls, Sensor Controlled Lighting, M&E Consultants, Consulting Engineers, Local Authorities, End Users, M&E Contractors, Specifiers, Electrical, Electrical Consultants, Lighting Contractor, Residential, Hotel, Apartments, Logistics, Education, Parking, Care Facilities
Area to be coveredMidlands
RemunerationCompetitive Basic salary and attractive commission in Year Two
Benefits£500 per month car allowance & benefits
Role OverviewThe role of the Specification Sales Manager Lighting & Lighting Controls will involve:
- Field sales role promoting a manufactured range of lighting and lighting controls (sensor controlled lighting)
- Specification role, initially 50% of your time winning specifications with M&E consultants, Consulting Engineers and local authorities, although this will grow to 70% over time
- Majority of your time visiting specifiers in the major Midlands conurbations, as well as one day seeing M&E contractors and one day working from home/ admin
- Breaking specifications and building relationships with M&E contractors, lighting contractors and main contractors
- Targeting projects with high end residential, hospitality/ hotel, apartments, logistics, education, parking and care facilities
Typical project sizes £10,000-£150,000, typically 3-12 month sales cycles
New business development role. Year one building focusing on building your quotation pipeline
Ideal ApplicantThe ideal applicant will be a Specification Sales Manager Lighting & Lighting Controls with:
- Ideally lighting or lighting control associated product field sales experience with M&E consultants/ consulting engineers or local authorities
- If a technical background, will be open to most product backgrounds with M&E consultants/ consulting engineers or local authorities specification field sales experience
- New business hunter
- Preferably with a network of contacts within M&E consultants/ consulting engineers or local authorities
- Specific knowledge sensor controlled lighting is not essential but may be advantageous
- Prior experience within residential, hospitality/ hotel, apartments, logistics, education, parking or care facilities preferred
- Vibrate, energetic and full of life
- Highly organised and capable
- IT Literate
Well established. Part of a larger group. Small but growing UK operation. Recognised manufacturer.
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:
Indoor and Outdoor Lighting, Lighting Controls, Sensor Controlled Lighting, M&E Consultants, Consulting Engineers, Local Authorities, End Users, M&E Contractors, Specifiers, Electrical, Electrical Consultants, Lighting Contractor, Residential, Hotel, Apartments, Logistics, Education, Parking and Care Facilities.
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