Area Sales Manager - Roofing and Waterproofing

Area Sales Manager - Roofing and Waterproofing

Job Title: Area Sales Manager - Roofing and Waterproofing

Industry Sector: Roofing, seamless waterproofing, cold applied, liquid systems, polyurethane, PMMA, refurbishment, new build, roofing merchants and builders merchants

Area to be covered: North - ideally based M62 corridor

Remuneration: £40,000-£50,000 Basic £60,000-£70,000 OTE

Benefits: Fully expensed Car & Benefits

The role of the Area Sales Manager Roofing & Waterproofing systems will involve:

• Field sales position selling a manufactured and exclusively distributed range of cold applied, liquid waterproofing systems
• 80% of your time stimulating demand by selling into roofing contractors
• 20% managing relationships with roofing merchants and builders merchants as all sales go via the distribution channel
• Initially new business development position (may inherit some existing accounts and all new account brought on are retained so mostly account management in the future)
• Will be an element of some warm leads via roofing merchants and builders merchants
• Year one new business target circa £250,000, will be an opportunity to gown some existing accounts as well
• Daily and quarterly reporting
• Typical order values £5,000-£10,000
• Circa 40% domestic, 60% commercial/ industrial projects

The ideal applicant will be an Area Sales Manager - Roofing & Waterproofing systems with:

• Proven track record of field sales within the roofing industry, ideally flat roofing
• Must have sold into roofing contractors
• Open to distribution +/or merchant sales backgrounds as well as Contracts Managers looking for field sales roles
• Specific cold applied, waterproofing system knowledge is not essential (full product training will be provided)
• Knowledge of the construction sector
• Ability to inspire confidence, develop and sustain relationships with customers including roofing contractors and roofing/ builders merchants
• Self-motivated and autonomous
• Ability to communicate clearly, both verbally and through reporting

Mitchell Maguire is a specialist Construction Sales Recruitment Consultancy, with an enviable reputation in the marketplace. We pride ourselves on surpassing client and candidate expectations again and again. Our core focus is within the Roof refurbishment, Roofing, Waterproofing, Single Ply, Waterproof membranes, Bitumen membranes, Structural Waterproofing, Cold Liquid Applied Systems, Green Roofs, Concrete Repair and Damp Proofing Membranes