Area Sales Manager – Construction Plant & Tool Hire

Job Description:

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, Construction, Plant Hire companies, Civil Engineering Contractors, Landscaping Contractors, Groundcare Contractors, End Users, Machinery, Main Contractors, Housebuilder Developers, Recycling/ Waste Contractors

Areas to be covered:

1. North East & Yorkshire
2. East Midlands postcodes DE, ST, LE, NG (and B for 6 months maternity cover)

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 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

The ideal applicant will be an Area Sales Manager – Construction Plant & Tool Hire with:

• 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

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