Area Sales Manager – Outdoor Playground Equipment
Job Title: Area Sales Manager – Outdoor Playground Equipment
Job reference Number: 704971-5810-26281
Industry Sector: Schools & Nurseries, Local Authorities, Parish Councils, Landscape Architects, Leisure Operators and Community Groups
Preferably located close to the M6 between Lymm and Sandbach area
Area to be covered: Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside, Shropshire and Staffordshire
Remuneration: £37,000-£44,000 + up to £20,000 Commission
Benefits: Fully expensed car or £650 car allowance & full benefits

The role of the Area Sales Manager – Outdoor Playground Equipment will involve:
Field based position, selling the design, manufacture and install of outdoor playground equipment
Selling into local authorities, but also schools & nurseries, parish councils, landscape architects and leisure operators
70% new business within known/ existing relationships
30% new business calling on customer’s sites, conducting surveys etc. (sales into schools and community groups tends to be more new business driven)
Typically 4 appointments per day, 4 days a week (one day working from home/ admin)
Inheriting a warm area
Average project size of circa £15,000
Circa £1. 5m revenue target
Lots of sales support including field site visits with the Head of Sales
Appoints set for you by internal co-ordinators

The ideal applicant will be an Area Sales Manager – Outdoor Playground Equipment with:
3 years+ field sales experience with a track record of exceeding targets
Ideally some formal structured sales training
Previous experience working within the outdoor playground equipment sector is not required but may be advantageous
Highly motivated with tonnes of energy and enthusiasm
Any previous experience of selling into local authorities, schools & nurseries, parish councils, landscape architects or leisure operators may be advantageous
Knowledge of outdoor playground equipment is not required as full product training will be provided
Not afraid to put the hours in!
Not job hoppers/ journey men
Experience of identifying new opportunities coupled with excellent account management capability
Computer literate

The Company

Established 40 years+
Privately held, family-owned
15m+ turnover
100+ employees

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: playground equipment, local authorities, housing developers, schools & nurseries, parish councils, landscape architects and leisure operators