Mitchell Maguire
Area Sales Manager Paints & Coatings

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Area Sales Manager Industrial Paints & Coatings
Job Title: Area Sales Manager Industrial Paints & Coatings
Industry Sector: Paints, Industrial Paints, Coatings, Lubricants, Greases, Machinery, Metal Coatings, Industrial Coatings, Powder Coatings, Wood Coatings, Painting, End Users, Aerospace, Automotive, Construction, Plastics, Steel Fabrication, Modular Buildings, Flooring, Area Sales Manager, Regional Sales Manager, Business Development Manager
Area to be covered: North West
Postcode: WN, WA, ST, SK, PR, OL, M, LA, L, HX, HD, FY, DE, CW, CH, CA, BL, BD, LL, PA, ML, KA, G, DG
Remuneration: £50,000 + uncapped commission giving an additional circa £10,000 - £15,000
Benefits: £7,200 per annum car allowance or company car & comprehensive benefits
The Role
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 40 active accounts
- Turnover circa £800k
- Average project sizes will be £20k-£30k but can be everything from £5k £250k
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The Ideal Applicant
The ideal applicant will be an Area Sales Manager Industrial Paints & Coatings with:
- Must have sale experience in the industrial or engineering sectors selling paints, coatings, lubricants, greases or machinery
- Would consider someone from a distribution background
- Ideally 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, industrial or engineering
- Must have a hunter mentality
- Must have good communication skills
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About Us
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, Lubricants, Greases, Machinery, Metal Coatings, Industrial Coatings, Powder Coatings, Wood Coatings, Painting, End Users, Aerospace, Automotive, Construction, Plastics, Steel Fabrication, Modular Buildings, Flooring, Area Sales Manager, Regional Sales Manager, Business Development Manager
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