Area Sales Manager - Kitchen Worktops

Area Sales Manager – Kitchen Worktops Job Title: Area Sales Manager – Kitchen Worktops/ Slabs Industry Sector: Kitchen Worktops, Large Format Slabs, Ceramic Floor & Wall Tiles, KBB, Kitchen & Bathroom Retailers, Kitchen Studio’s, Stonemasons, Worktop Fabricators, Independent Retailers, Builders Merchants, Tile Importers and Tile Distributors Area to be covered: Midlands and South – possible London focus Remuneration: £45,000-£55,000 + Up to £12,000 Bonus Benefits: Fully Expensed Hybrid & Benefits The role of the Area Sales Manager – Kitchen Worktops/ slabs will involve: * Field sales role selling a manufactured range of large format slabs for kitchen worktops * Acting as a product champion for large format slabs in the South of the country * 70% of your time managing and developing circa 100 kitchen studio’s and independent kitchen and bathroom retailers * 30% of your time managing and growing approx. 10-15 stonemasons/ worktop fabricators * Growing kitchen worktop revenue from £175,000 to £250,000 in year one * Circa 15 customer visits per week * Overnight stays when required, covering a large area * Travel 3-4 times a year to Spain and Italy * Assisting with merchandising, training, developing and nurturing kitchen studio’s, kitchen & bathroom retailers as required The ideal applicant will be an Area Sales Manager – Kitchen Worktops/ Slabs with: * Must have kitchen worktops field sales experience, will consider a mix of worktop slabs and tiles * 2 years+ field sales experience * Prior experience of having sold into kitchen studio’s, merchants, retail showrooms, stonemasons or worktop fabricators desirable * Hardworking/ honest * Professional and prepared with strong organisation and territory management capability * Prepared to do high UK mileage and happy to travel abroad when required The Company: * Leading European manufacturer of ceramic tiles * Small UK subsidiary * Est. circa 15 years UK 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: Kitchen Worktops, Large Format Slabs, Ceramic Floor & Wall Tiles, KBB, Kitchen & Bathroom Retailers, Kitchen Studio’s, Stonemasons, Worktop Fabricators, Independent Retailers, Builders Merchants, Tile Importers and Tile Distributors