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Specification Sales Manager Architectural Aluminium
Job Title: Specification Sales Manager Architectural Aluminium
Industry Sector: Architects, Local Authorities, Housing Associations, Government and Educational Institutions, Main Contractors, Fabricators, Curtain Walling, Windows & Doors, Window Walling, Architectural Hardware, Solar Shading and Natural Ventilation
Area to be covered: West Sussex, East Sussex, Surrey & Kent
Remuneration: £45,000-£50,000 + up to 20% Bonus
Benefits: Hybrid Car + full benefits package
The role of the Specification Sales Manager Architectural Aluminium will involve:
- Field sales position selling our clients designed, extruded and distributed range of curtain walling, high performance windows & doors, window walling, architectural hardware, solar shading and natural ventilation applications
Influencing architects in order to win specifications for faade, window and glazing applications (small amount with main contractors)
Area Sales Manager on patch manages live aluminium fabricators
Targeting commercial projects such as healthcare, retail, office plus some high end residential, but with a focus on education/ schools
Responsible for a territory with a turnover of £1.2m-£2m
Project sizes typically around £75,000 metal (aluminium) value but can vary from £2,000 - £500,000
Although inheriting a (circa £5m) project bank, your time will be focussed on new business development versus converting exiting projects
Once established in the role, it may be expected for you to conduct a couple of CPDs per month
Chasing Glenigan leads and leads from fabricators and sub contractors as well as project managing the specification through the tendering process to metal order and project completion
The ideal applicant will be a Specification Sales Manager Architectural Aluminium experience with:
Ideally with 2 years+ proven field sales track record within architectural specification sales
Faade, curtain walling, window/ glazing system, building envelope backgrounds preferred
Open to a fabrication background, either sales or estimating looking for first field sales opportunity
Stable career history, no job hoppers
Technical knowledge of products
Team player
Autonomous in nature
One of two competitors on the CV will be ok, but not industry journey men
Hungry, tenacious with bags of energy / get up and go
The Company:
Est. 55 years+
Circa £20m turnover
100+ employees
One of the largest privately held aluminium system companies in Europe
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: curtain walling, high performance windows & doors, window walling, architectural hardware, solar shading and natural ventilation applications, architectural glazing, rainscreen cladding, building envelope, roofing, steel framing systems, timber cladding, metal profile systems, architects, local authorities, housing associations, government and educational institutions, main contractors, fabricators and curtain walling
