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Posted 21 July, 2026

Area Sales Manager - Paints & Coatings

Mitchell Maguire
Manchester, ENG, GB Full Time

Job Description

Area Sales Manager – Paints & Coatings

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Job Title: Area Sales Manager – Paints & Coatings x4

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Job reference:

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Industry Sector: Area Sales Manager, Business Developnment Manager, Regional Sales Manager, Technical Sales, Specification Sales, Building Protection, EWI, Paints, Paintshop Manager, Coatings, Wall Coverings, Wood Paints, Wood Finishes, End Users

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4 vacancies areas to be covered:

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  • Yorkshire & North East (ideally based Sheffield – Leeds
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  • Midlands (based West Midlands)
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  • North West & Yorkshire (ideally based Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds)
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  • South West & South Wales (ideally based Bristol – Swindon)
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Remuneration: £40,000 - £50,000 (neg) + £7,000 - £8,000 uncapped commission

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Benefits: Tesla company car & benefits packages

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

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  • Area Manager position selling a high quality portfolio of paints & coatings for wood, metal and plastic finishes
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  • All of your time will be spent selling to end users, contractors & OEM’s such as; kitchen, joinery & furniture manufacturers
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  • Turnover target circa £1m
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  • Good bled of account management and new business (area dependant)
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The ideal applicant will be an Area Sales Manager – Paints & Coatings with:

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  • Must have technical sales experience in the paints & coatings sector OR a paintshop manager looking to step onto the road
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  • Must have experience selling to B2B end users and/or OEMs
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  • Must be commercially astute
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  • Must be IT literate
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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: Area Sales Manager, Business Developnment Manager, Regional Sales Manager, Technical Sales, Specification Sales, Building Protection, EWI, Paints, Paintshop Manager, Coatings, Wall Coverings, Wood Paints, Wood Finishes, End Users

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