Job description
Job reference Number: 316829-7484-23180
Industry Sector: Facades, Brick Rainsrceen, Terracotta Rainscreen, Stone Cladding, Stone Rainscreen, Building Envelope and Decorative Boarding
Area to be covered: West Midlands and South West
Located: Birmingham or Bristol ideally
Remuneration: £50,000 - £60,000 + £10,000-£60,000 uncapped commission
Benefits: Electric Car & Full Benefits Package
The role of the Area Sales Manager – Cladding and Facades will involve:
- Field sales position selling an independent distributed range of cladding solutions, including brick, terracotta and stone rainscreens, stone cladding and rainscreens and decorative cladding
- 65% of your time selling into specialist cladding sub-contractor installers
- 35% selling into main contractors and architects
- 50% new business, 50% account development
- Loads of sub-contractor installers to approach, many of whom have only worked with our client once or twice previously
- General sales team develop specification, which are then pulled through the main contractors and ultimately the specialist cladding sub-contractor
- Typical projects will include large scale commercial, healthcare and education buildings
- Project sizes from 500m2 up to 15,000m2
The ideal applicant will be an Area Sales Manager – Cladding and facades with:
- Field sales experience within; cladding, roofing, curtain walling, windows, doors, or other associated building envelope systems
- Ideally sold into specialist cladding sub-contractor installers
- Comfortable with complex products, not just the façade material, also the support frame, primary frame and ancillary items such as clay cavity barriers and insulation
- New business and account management capability
- Good technical understanding and the ability to interpret technical drawings
- Must have excellent communication skills
- Must have a positive energy and be able to work in a fast paced environment
- Career stability is essential
- New business hunger