Area Sales Manager – Outdoor Playground Equipment

Area Sales Manager – Outdoor Playground Equipment

Job Title: Area Sales Manager – Outdoor Playground Equipment

Industry Sector: Schools & Nurseries, Local Authorities, Parish Councils, Landscape Architects, Leisure Operators and Community Groups

Area to be covered: Huntingdon, St Neots, Cambourne and Peterborough

Remuneration: £37,000-£44,000 + up to £20,000 Commission

Benefits: Fully expensed car or £650 car allowance & full benefits

The role of the Area Sales Manager – Outdoor Playground Equipment will involve:

* Field based position, selling the design, manufacture and install of outdoor playground equipment

* Selling into local authorities, but also schools & nurseries, parish councils, landscape architects and leisure operators

* 70% new business within known/ existing relationships

* 30% new business development, calling on customer’s sites, conducting surveys etc. (sales into schools and community groups tends to be more new business driven)

* Typically 4 appointments per day, 4 days a week (one day working from home/ admin)

* Inheriting a warm area

* Average project size of circa £15,000

* Circa £1.5m revenue target

* Lots of sales support including field site visits with the Head of Sales

* Appoints set for you by internal co-ordinators

The ideal applicant will be an Area Sales Manager – Outdoor Playground Equipment with:

* 3 years+ field sales experience with a track record of exceeding targets

* Ideally some formal structured sales training

* Previous experience working within the outdoor playground equipment sector is not required but may be advantageous

* Highly motivated with tonnes of energy and enthusiasm

* Any previous experience of selling into local authorities, schools & nurseries, parish councils, landscape architects or leisure operators may be advantageous

* Knowledge of outdoor playground equipment is not required as full product training will be provided

* Not afraid to put the hours in!

* Not job hoppers/ journey men

* Experience of identifying new opportunities coupled with excellent account management capability

* Computer literate

The Company:

* Established 40 years+

* Privately held, family-owned

* 15m+ turnover

* 100+ employees

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: playground equipment, local authorities, housing developers, schools & nurseries, parish councils, landscape architects and leisure operators
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed