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Specification Sales Manager - Decorative Surfaces

Mitchell Maguire
Posted 13 hours ago, valid for 23 days
Location

Belfast, County Antrim BT11 8HW

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Specification Sales Manager - Decorative Surfaces position is focused on selling a range of laminate and decorative surfaces in Ireland, both North and Republic.
  • The role offers a salary of £55,000-£60,000, with the potential for a 20% bonus and additional benefits including a car allowance.
  • Candidates must have a proven track record in specification field sales, particularly with architects and interior designers, and ideally possess experience in hospitality, healthcare, and education sectors.
  • The successful applicant will be responsible for growing specification projects by approximately £1 million and end user manufacturers by £1.5 million, while managing a specification pipeline of around £10 million.
  • This role provides a fantastic opportunity for professional development within a well-established global business.

Specification Sales Manager - Decorative Surfaces

Job Title: Specification Sales Manager - Decorative SurfacesIndustry 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 benefitsThe 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

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.

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