Area Sales Manager – Construction Plant & ...

Area Sales Manager Construction Plant & Tool Hire Job Title: Area Sales Manager – Construction Plant & Tool Hire Industry Sector: Small Plant Hire, Mixers, Saws, Trench Rammers, Excavators, Dumpers, Dozers, Telehandlers, Construction, Plant Hire companies, Civil Engineering Contractors, Landscaping Contractors, Groundcare Contractors, End Users, Machinery, Main Contactors, Housebuilder Developers, Recycling/ Waste Contractors Area to be covered: North East to East Midlands – based near West Yorkshire Remuneration: £42,000 Neg. + 10% Bonus Benefits: Fully expensed Hybrid Car or Car Allowance & Full Benefits The role of the Area Sales Manager – Construction Plant & Tool Hire will involve: * Field sales role, selling a distributed range of construction plant & tool hire, predominantly small plant such as mixers, saws, trench rammers etc. (huge portfolio) also selling excavators, dumpers, dozers and telehandlers etc. * 80% construction plant sales, 20% groundcare equipment * Selling into plant hire companies who supply to building contractors, main contractors, housebuilder developers, archaeologists and waste/ recycling contractors as well as smaller independent plant companies and groundcare contractors * Often used as an infill distributor when usual suppliers come up short * Reasonable for an area only available due to a retirement * £6-8m ledger, currently preforming just below budget (mainly due to the market) * Responsible for approx. 150 plant hire customers on patch, each with an average turnover of £10,000, but can be £50,000+ * Technical role, need to understand mechanics, tools etc. * Multiple customer sites visits daily The ideal applicant will be an Area Sales Manager – Construction Plant & Tool Hire with: * 2-3 years proven track record of construction field sales success * Construction hire industry experience preferred * Open to plant hire, tool hire, groundcare hire such as landscaping products * Will also consider builders merchant experience, either having worked for or sold into merchants and distributors as well as other plant hire compnaies * Preferable some formal sales training * Mechanically minded * Looking for a career move and longevity * Specific knowledge of mixers, saws, trench rammers etc is not essential * Contacts within plant hire companies may be useful * Physically fit The Company: * Established 50 years+ * 50 employees * Privately held * Leading UK equipment distributor 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: Small Plant Hire, Mixers, Saws, Trench Rammers, Excavators, Dumpers, Dozers, Telehandlers, Construction, Plant Hire companies, Civil Engineering Contractors, Landscaping Contractors, Groundcare Contractors, End Users, Machinery, Main Contactors, Housebuilder Developers, Recycling/ Waste Contractors