Area Sales Manager - Woodwork & Cutting Tools
Job Title: Area Sales Manager - Woodwork & Cutting Tools
Industry Sector: Tools, Power Tools, Woodwork Machinery, Woodwork Tools, Cutting Tools, Router Cutters, Router Jigs, Router Accessories, Shop Fitting, Stockists, DIY Retail Outlets, Hardware Stores, Independent Retailers, Independent Distributors, Buying Groups, Builders Merchants, DIY Retailers
Area to be covered: London, South East and Anglia
Remuneration: £45,000 + 20% - 35% uncapped bonus
Benefits: Fully expensed hybrid company car & Benefits Package
Role of the Area Sales Manager
* Field sales based role, promoting a manufactured range of woodwork & cutting tools including router cutters, routing jigs and router accessories
* Selling to power tool retailers, independent retailers, independent distributors, buying groups, DIY retailers, builders merchants and hardware stores
* You will be responsible for circa 150 accounts
* 95% account management/account development role, 5% new customer prospecting
* Account sizes can vary from £5,000-£20,000 per annum
* Tasked with maintaining the current turnover of £2-£3m and developing new accounts (builders merchants are a growth area)
* Ensuring our clients are well presented in retail stores/stockists
* Attending trade shows, events held at dealer premises, and visiting end‑user sites
* Supported by a team of sales merchandisers
Qualifications
* 12 months+ track record in field sales
* Ideally sold related products such as power tool, woodwork tools, cutting tools, tools, fixings, fastenings, construction consumables
* Open to other products with the same customer base; power tool retailers, independent retailers, independent distributors, buying groups, DIY retailers, builders merchants, and hardware stores
* Excellent communication, presentation and demonstrating skills
* Ability to hit ground running, our client is looking for someone to work independently (full product training will be provided)
* Ability to pick up product knowledge and health & safety information efficiently
* A practical and professional hands‑on competent approach
* Excellent organisational/territory planning skills
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: Tools, Power Tools, Woodwork Machinery, Woodwork Tools, Cutting Tools, Router Cutters, Router Jigs, Router Accessories, Shop Fitting, Stockists, DIY Retail Outlets, Hardware Stores, Independent Retailers, Independent Distributors, Buying Groups, Builders Merchants, DIY Retailers
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