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Business Development Manager - Wiring Systems and Lighting Controls

Mitchell Maguire
Posted 5 days ago, valid for 3 days
Location

Birmingham, West Midlands B27 6QS, England

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Area Sales Manager - Wiring Systems and Lighting Controls role focuses on field sales within the Lighting and Electronic Sector, specifically targeting electrical contractors and M&E contractors in the Midlands.
  • The position offers a competitive salary of £50,000, with an additional commission of £9,000-£10,000, along with a BMW Hybrid car and comprehensive benefits.
  • Candidates must possess 3-5 years of project-led electrical field sales experience, ideally with a background in selling wiring systems or lighting controls.
  • The role involves managing approximately 200 customers, with a focus on account management (85%) and new business development (15%), and aims for a revenue responsibility of around £700,000-£800,000.
  • The ideal applicant should be autonomous, highly organized, and IT literate, with a proven track record in managing relationships within commercial, manufacturing, warehouse, and retail sectors.

Area Sales Manager - Wiring Systems and Lighting Controls

Job Title: Business Development Manager - Wiring Systems and Lighting Controls

Sector: Lighting and Electronic Sector, Lighting Control Modules (LCMs), Sensors, Leads, Modular Wiring Accessories, MCC (LCM's), Switching, Dimming and Addressable Versions, Electrical Contractors, Electrical Installers, M&E contractors and Engineers

Area to be covered: Midlands

Remuneration: £50,000 neg. + £9,000-£10,000 commission

BMW Hybrid car & comprehensive benefits

The role of the Area Sales Manager - Wiring Systems and Lighting Controls will involve:

  • Field sales position promoting a vast range of wiring systems and lighting control systems
  • Selling direct into electrical and M&E contractors
  • Project led role, typically targeting projects between £20,000-£30,000 (plus lots of smaller sales)
  • 85% account management/ development of existing relationships
  • 15% new business development
  • Responsible for circa 200 customers, 50 of which will need regular visits
  • Typically 12-15 customer appointments per week
  • Revenue responsibility of approx. £700,000-£800,000
  • Inheriting an area currently achieving target YTD
  • Targeting sectors such as: commercial, manufacturing, warehouse and retail

The ideal applicant will be an Area Sales Manager - Wiring Systems and Lighting Controls with:

  • Must have project led electrical field sales experience
  • Must have sold wiring systems or lighting controls field sales experience (may consider fire alarms)
  • Demonstrable track record manging and building relationships with electrical and M&E contractors
  • 3-5 years proven track record in field sales
  • Ideally working for a manufacturer
  • May consider a field sales person who has sold into electrical wholesale, but only if project led
  • Autonomous in nature
  • Excellent work ethic/ goals driven
  • Ideally have electrical / mechanical qualifications or related experience
  • Previous experience within the commercial, manufacturing, warehouse and retail sectors may be beneficial
  • Highly organised and capable
  • IT Literate

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: Lighting and Electronic Sector, Lighting Control Modules (LCMs), Sensors, Leads, Modular Wiring Accessories, MCC (LCM's), Switching, Dimming and Addressable Versions, Electrical Contractors, Electrical Installers, M&E contractors and Engineers

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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.