It is not often that the opportunity arises to join a market leader in their field - especially in the middle of a pandemic.
I'm working with a company with more than 30-years experience leading the way in the design and manufacture of an array of innovative products within the roofing sector. Due to an internal promotion they are looking to recruit a Field Sales Executive to cover Scotland and Ireland. The successful applicant will be tasked with selling the clients full product range to a network of independent window retailers and home improvement businesses throughout Scotland and Ireland. This is a roughly 60% account management and 40% new business role with about 90% of the time spent on the Scottish market. The key focus will be to maximise sales and drive full product adoption through an existing customer base while hunting for new customer acquisitions.
Key responsibilities include:
- Day-to-day management of the customer base and geographical area
- Proactive management of the client database and full responsibility for the reactivation of lapsing or dormant accounts
- Deliver outstanding sales results through positive and progressive relationships
- Planning customer activity, journey planning, managing own calendar and recording and producing accurate and effective sales and activity reports
- Build on established strong relationships whilst developing new sales and new customer opportunities
This company is always striving to remain at the top of their market and have a big focus on new product development and innovation. Therefore, we are looking for someone who shares that passion and has a great 'can-do' attitude with a dynamic and proactive approach to field sales. You must be self-motivated, super organised, possess excellent communication skills and sound business awareness. In terms of experience you should already be working as field sales executive and have sold products related to roofing such as roof windows, roofline or association high quality home improvement products. Additionally, you must be able to demonstrate that you have been focused on selling high end, value added aspirational lifestyle products and are target-driven and ambitious. Applicants would ideally be located along the M8 corridor / central belt of Scotland living in or near to, but not limited to the following towns: Glasgow, Edinburgh, Motherwell, Falkirk, Bathgate, Livingston.
On offer is a salary of up to £35,000 plus an attractive bonus structure, pension, healthcare and car allowance or excellent company car choice.
