Area Sales Manager – Paints & Coatings

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Area Sales Manager – Paints & Coatings

Job Title: Area Sales Manager – Industrial Paints & Coatings

Industry Sector: Paints, Industrial Paints, Coatings, Metal Coatings, Industrial Coatings, Powder Coatings, Wood Coatings, Painting, End Users, Aerospace, Automotive, Construction, Plastics, Steel Fabrication, Modular Buildings, Flooring

Area to be covered: Midlands & South West

Postcode: B, BA, BH, BS, CF, CV, DT, DY, EX, GL, GY, HR, JE, LD, LL, NOP, OX, PL, RG, SA, SN, SO, SP, SY, TA, TF, TQ, TR, WR, WS, WV

Remuneration: £40,000 - £45,000 + uncapped commission giving an additional circa £10,000 - £15,000

Benefits: £5,000 per annum car allowance & comprehensive benefits

The role of the Area Sales Manager – Industrial Paints & Coatings will involve:

  • Field sales position promoting a comprehensive range of industrial paints & coatings for application of metals, woods, plastics and other surfaces

  • Used in a variety of industrial industries such as: plastics, aerospace, steel fabrication, construction, automotive, modular buildings, drums and flooring

  • All of your time will be spent selling directly to these companies / end users

  • Inherit circa 150 active accounts

  • 70% new business / 30% account management

  • Average project sizes will be £20k-£30k but can be everything from £5k – £250k

    The ideal applicant will be an Area Sales Manager – Industrial Paints & Coatings with:

  • Ideally have paints & coatings experience however would be open in terms of your industrial experience

  • Ideally currently in field sales however would consider a technical services background

  • Would consider someone from a distribution background

  • Would consider someone on the up in their career

  • Ideally have worked within multiple market sector however would consider someone that specialise in a specific field for example: aerospace

  • Must have a hunter mentality

  • Must have good communication skills

  • IT Literate

    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: Paints, Industrial Paints, Coatings, Metal Coatings, Industrial Coatings, Powder Coatings, Wood Coatings, Painting, End Users, Aerospace, Automotive, Construction, Plastics, Steel Fabrication, Modular Buildings Williams

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