Job Description:

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, Hotels, Public Houses, Restaurants and Community Groups

Area to be covered: Devon, Cornwall and Southern half of Somerset

Remuneration: £35,000-£40,000 + up to £20,000 Commission

Benefits: Fully expensed EV & 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 70% schools as well as;  local authorities, nurseries, parish councils, hotels, public houses, restaurants, 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 £10,000-£20,000
• Circa £1m revenue target
• Lots of sales support including field site visits with the Head of Sales

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

• 2 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 schools, local authorities, 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 6 years+
• Privately held
• Part of a larger group

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, schools, nurseries, local authorities, parish councils, landscape architects, leisure operators, hotels, public houses, restaurants and community groups