Specification Sales Manager – Flooring

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Specification Sales Manager – Flooring

Job Title: Specification Sales Manager – Flooring

Industry Sector: A&D, Architects and Interior Designers, Specifiers, Flooring Contractors, Fit-Out Contractors, Education, Commercial Office, Hospitality & Leisure, High Rise Residential, Building Surveyors, Letting Agents, Estate Management and Local Authorities

Area to be covered: Central London; EC2, EC3, EC4, N1, SW1, SW3, W1 postcodes

Remuneration: £55,000-£60,000 Neg. + £8,000-£10,000 uncapped commission

Benefits: Fully expensed hybrid BMW or similar Car & Full Benefits

The role of the Specification Sales Manager Flooring & Interior Products will involve:

* Field sales role selling a full range of manufactured floor coverings/ carpet tiles

* Promoting fibre bonded, structure bonded & tufted carpet as well as a number of new ranges

* Main Focus of activity selling into predominantly decision makers, specifiers, architects and interior designers (A&D)

* Remainder of time managing some fit-out contractor and flooring contractor relationships

* Targeting commercial buildings such as office blocks, education sector (schools, universities & colleges), hospitality & leisure, high rise residential and a small amount of healthcare

* Utilising Glenigan leads, in-house CRM database and telesales leads

* Overlapping 2 existing areas, this role has been created through ambitious company growth plans

* Tasked with achieving £500,000 invoiced sales year one

* Project sizes ranging from 500m2 to in excess of 20,000m2, wide range of project values typically upwards of £5,000 to in excess of £200,000

The ideal applicant will be a Specification Sales Manager Flooring & Interior Products with:

* Must have a field sales proven track record of selling into the architects or interior designers (A&D) specification marketplace

* Open to most interior products such as: contract furniture, lighting, wall coverings, fabric, ceiling, partitioning, furniture etc.

* Promoting new products ideally suited to specification selling

* Fit-out contractor and flooring contractor field sales experience also of interest

* Prior experience of selling into office blocks, education sector (schools, universities & colleges), hospitality & leisure, high rise residential and healthcare may be advantageous

* Tactile sales background rather that technical, sold something aesthetically pleasing, ideally flooring related

* Carpet knowledge not essential

* Team player

* Energy, passion and Enthusiasm

* Strong commercial and presentation 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: A&D, Architects and Interior Designers, Specifiers, Flooring Contractors, Fit-Out Contractors, Education, Commercial Office, Hospitality & Leisure, High Rise Residential, Building Surveyors, Letting Agents, Estate Management and Local Authorities