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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: Scotland
Remuneration: Up to £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 foran area only available due to a retirement
£1.5m ledger
Responsible for plant hire customers on patch, typically 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
3-4 days a week on the road, rest of time working from home
No depot in Scotland so need to be self sufficient
The ideal applicant will be an Area Sales Manager Construction Plant & Tool Hire with:
2-3 years proven track record of construction plant hire field sales success
Construction hire industry experience is required
Sold small 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 companies
Preferable some formal sales training
Mechanically minded
Looking for a career move and longevity
Specific knowledge of mixers, saws, trench rammers etc. is preferred
Contacts within plant hire companies would be ideal
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
