Specification Sales Manager – Decorative Surfaces

Specification Sales Manager – Decorative Surfaces Job Title: Specification Sales Manager – Decorative Surfaces Industry Sector: Architects, Interior Designers, Shop Fitters, Retail, Hospitality, Healthcare, Residential, Education, Student Accommodation, Laminate, HPL, High Pressure Laminate, Waterproof Shower & Bathroom Panels and Worktops Area to be covered: Ireland – North & Republic Remuneration: £55,000-£60,000 Neg. + 20% Bonus Benefits: Car allowance & full benefits The role of the Specification Sales Manager – Decorative Surfaces will involve: * Field sales position selling a manufactured range of tabletop and door laminate (HPL – high pressure laminate), waterproof bathroom & shower wall panels and kitchen worktops and other decorate surfaces * 40% of your time influencing and winning specifications with architects and interior designers * Targeting hospitality (including student accommodation), healthcare, residential and education projects. * 40% selling into cubicle, door and washroom manufacturer/ fabricator end users * 20% account managing a few worktop retailers * Targeted to grow specification projects by circa £1m and end user manufacturers/ fabricators by £1.5m * Inheriting a specification pipeline of circa £10m (typical conversation rate is 30%) * Conducting CPD seminars * No dedicated field sales presence in Ireland, hence you will be effectively the commercial manager for the country The ideal applicant will be a Specification Sales Manager – Decorative Surfaces with: * Must have a proven track record in specification field sales with architects and interior designers * Interior/ decorative product background * New business orientated * Ideally prior experience within hospitality (including student accommodation), healthcare, residential and education projects. * Strategic thinker, comfortable dealing at Director level * Ability to hit the ground running * Looking for longevity in career * Fantastic opportunity to develop professionally within a large global business * Specific HPL – high pressure laminate, tabletop and door laminate, waterproof bathroom & shower wall panel and kitchen worktop industry knowledge is not essential * Energy, passion and enthusiasm to work in a price orientated market * Strong commercial, networking and CPD presentation skills The Company: * Est. in UK 25+ years * Part of a $1bn+ global business * 250+ UK 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: Architects, Interior Designers, Shop Fitters, Retail, Hospitality, Healthcare, Residential, Education, Student Accommodation, Laminate, HPL, High Pressure Laminate, Waterproof Shower & Bathroom Panels and Worktops