Area Sales Manager - Construction Plant & Tool Hire
- East Midlands Yorkshire & the Humber
- £42,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- East Midlands postcodes DE, ST, LE, NG (and B for 6 months maternity cover)
- 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 battery operated power tools and groundcare etc.
- 80% construction plant sales, 20% groundcare equipment into end users such as construction contraction contractors, civils contractors, groundworkers, commercial landscaping etc.
- Promoting household brands such as; Husqvarna, Honda, Dewalt, Stihl etc.
- Circa £2.5m ledger for each area
- Responsible for approx. 100+ plant hire customers on patch, each with an average turnover of £10,000, but can be £50,000+
- Technical role, need to understand mechanics, tools, battery operated tools and machinery etc.
- Multiple customer sites visits daily
- 2-3 years proven track record of construction field sales success
- New business hunter, tonnes of get up and go!
- Construction hire industry experience preferred
- Open to plant hire, tool hire, groundcare hire cvilis and commercial 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 not essential
- Contacts within plant hire companies may be useful
- Physically fit
- Established 50 years+
- 50 employees
- Privately held
- Leading UK equipment distributor