Area Sales Manager – Low Voltage Electrical Equipment

Job Description:

Area Sales Manager – Low Voltage Electrical Equipment

Job Title: Area Sales Manager – Low Voltage Electrical Equipment

Industry Sector: Low Voltage Distribution Systems, Electrical Equipment, Consumer Units, Main Switch, RCBO, MCB, RCD, Surge Protection Devices, Industrial Plugs & Sockets, Rotary Isolator Switches, Electrical Wholesale, Electrical Contractors and Electrical Installers

Area to be covered: North East, Yorkshire and East Midlands

Postcodes: NE, SR, DH, DL, TS, YO, HU, HG, LS, WF, DN, PE, LN, DE, NG, LE & NR

Remuneration: £40,000 + £10,000-£15,000 Commission

Benefits: £600 per month car allowance & benefits

The role of the Area Sales Manager – Low Voltage Electrical Equipment will involve:

• Field sales position selling a distributed range low voltage electrical equipment including; consumer units, main switch, RCBO, MCB, RCD, surge protection devices, industrial plugs & sockets and rotary isolator switches
• 90% of your time selling into electrical wholesalers
• 10% stimulating demand with electrical contractors, electrical installers and end users
• Inheriting the largest and most important area with a turnover, approx. £660,000, tasked with growing the area to £850,000
• Initially responsible for approx. 100 open accounts, although only 60 of which are actively spending
• Tasked with recruiting “on-boarding” 2 new electrical wholesale customer accounts per month
• 4 days a week on the road, circa 6 visits per day
• 1 day working from home/ administration

The ideal applicant will be an Area Sales Manager – Low Voltage Electrical Equipment with:

• Ideally with field sales experience within the electrical sector
• Preferably some knowledge of low voltage electrical products
• Ideally sold into electrical wholesale customers, having worked for a low voltage manufacturer
• May consider someone working for an electrical wholesaler looking to progress into field sales role
• Proven track record of sales/ business development
• Demonstrable track record in new business and account management
• Personable, team player, people person, driven and enthusiastic

The Company:

• Small but growing business
• Est. 8 years
• Privately held

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: Low Voltage Distribution Systems, Electrical Equipment, Consumer Units, Main Switch, RCBO, MCB, RCD, Surge Protection Devices, Industrial Plugs & Sockets, Rotary Isolator Switches, Electrical Wholesale, Electrical Contractors and Electrical Installers