Job Description:

Area Sales Manager – LED Lighting

Job Title: Project Specification Sales Manager - LED Lighting

Industry Sector: LED Lighting, Specifiers, M&E Consultants, Architects, Local Authorities, Lighting Designers, Electrical Consultants, M&E Contractors, Electrical Contractors, Electrical, Electronic Manufacturing, Ground Lights, Wall Lights, Down Lights, Uplights, Indoor Lighting, Outdoor Lighting, Emergency lighting

Area to be covered: South – (80% London)

Remuneration: £55,000 + £3,000/5,000 per Quarter Bonus uncapped

Benefits: EV Car & Full Benefits

The role of the Area Sales Manager - LED Lighting will involve:

• Field sales role, promoting a manufactured range of LED lighting
• Targeting large scale projects, such as national refurbishment projects within retail, public sector, domestic, hospitality, leisure and student accommodation
• 80% of your time managing relationships within key electrical contractors and M&E contractors and large electrical wholesales customers
• 20% targeting specifiers such as; M&E consultants, architects, local authorities, lighting designers an, electrical consultants
• Following up leads via large electrical wholesalers
• Mix of account development and new business development (warm leads from the large electrical wholesalers)
• Targeting projects from £30,000-£200,000
• Managing customers via telephone, teams and regular face to face meetings

The ideal applicant will be an Area Sales Manager - LED Lighting with:

• Must have experience stimulating demand via electrical contractors/ M&E contractors as well as managing relationships with large electrical wholesalers
• A proven track record in winning large scale projects and managing projects from electrical wholesales network
• Specification field sales experience with M&E consultants, architects, local authorities, lighting designers and, electrical consultants is not essential
• Lighting design experience is of interest, but will be taught
• Willing to learn the commercial and industrial sectors
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Sociable – will include customer entertaining on evenings in London as well as gold days etc.

The Company:

• Established manufacturer of LED lighting
• £30m+ turnover
• Nationwide presence

Mitchell Maguire is a specialist Construction Sales Recruitment Consultancy, with an enviable reputation in the marketplace. We pride ourselves on surpassing client and candidate expectations again and again. Our core focus is within the building materials arena, and includes such sectors as: LED Lighting, Electrical Wholesale, Electrical Contractors, M&E Contractors, Electrical, Electronic Manufacturing, Ground Lights, Wall Lights, Down Lights, Uplights, Indoor Lighting, Outdoor Lighting, Emergency lighting