Job Description
Sales Representative - Flooring Products
Kent and Sussex
Package: up to £45k basic with bonus + hybrid car
* Excellent opportunity for an up and comer sales person in construction to break into a field sales role with a prestigious manufacturer
* Global company with manufacturing in UK and Europe - multiple product categories and opportunity to progress to other sales divisions
* Looking for a driven, new business candidate to learn and specialise within resilient flooring products such as screeds, primers, adhesives
* Selling on site with contractors as well as managing distributor network
* Unrivalled reputation of excellence in technical customer support
The Company
This is a rare opportunity to join a global manufacturing company that has been established for 100 years and has over $3 billion in turnover globally. They are a household name in the construction materials market sector and are currently enjoying record growth. This organisation is renowned for high-quality and innovative products, excellent technical training and a company ethos that empowers its employees to develop and progress.
The Role - Sales Rep - Kent and Sussex
An amazing opportunity to drive and shape a smaller division within a renowned global business. You will be working as a Sales Rep, selling their resilient and soft flooring product. Working closely with a supportive and knowledgeable technical support team you will have responsibility for growing sales of flooring primers, screeds, adhesives and protectors within the South London, Kent and Sussex area. Working with specialist flooring contractors and applicators as well as managing the distributors in the territory. A great opportunity to break into field sales or move from a distributor into a manufacturing sales role. Lots of coaching and support given. You will develop relationships with the specialist flooring contractors within the South East and London region as well as identifying distribution partners where needed. You will receive excellent sales and product training but previous knowledge or awareness of the flooring industry would be a major advantage in the role.
For the position of Sales Representative, we are looking for individuals who meet some or all of the following criteria:
* Either have sold a flooring product to contractors, or distributors or have worked for a flooring distributor
* Ideally has a track record of new business and is happy driving new brands or products
* Understanding of the contractor and back sell sales process
* Customer-facing experience and happy on site
* Able to utilise CRM, business tools and lead generation products efficiently
* Tenacious, resilient and a desire to exceed targets
* Must be well presented, ambitious, driven, enthusiastic, articulate, and personable
* Driving licence
The benefits package for the position of Sales Rep - Kent and Sussex:
* Up to £45k basic
* Company Hybrid Company Car
* Bonus of up to £7.5k per yr
* 9% company pension contribution, private health insurance, lunch allowance
* 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays