GCS Associates
AREA SALES MANAGER

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Role: External Sales / Area Sales Manager
Location: An external role, covering South London and parts of Kent and East Sussex
Sector: Building Materials / Construction Supplies / Timber Merchants
Package: £50,000 – £55,000 + Bonus + Car
We are looking for an External Sales Representative / Area Sales Manager for our client with a network of branches across the UK who supply a vast range of construction supplies and building products to the construction sector including contractors, developers, specialist contractors and merchants.
Responsibilities
- Account Management
- New Business Opportunities
- Covering: South London and parts of Kent and East Sussex
Requirements
External Sales Representative / Area Sales Manager:
- Sales and Construction Supplies Experience
- Strong Sales Drive
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This External Sales representative / Area Sales Manager position requires someone who has experience selling into the construction industry. Someone who knows the route to market with contractors, house builders, builders and end users.
Dealing with many large sectors within the market but also targeting niche sectors, this a well respected and highly successful business. As an External Sales Representative / Area Sales Manager we are looking for someone with a Strong Sales drive and able to build long lasting relationships with customers and colleagues.
For this Area Sales Manager / External Sales role, experience selling into similar customers is required for this role so you. Sales experience is 100% required but this could be based on a previous internal or external role. We are looking for someone who has a good understanding of the construction supplies sector and knowledge on the area being covered.


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Key Attributes
- Previous experience within a Sales role within the construction supplies / building materials sector e.g. builders merchants, manufacturer or distributor
- Customer focused
- Good communication and negotiation
- Sales driven
Do you have experience within the building supplies sector? Do you have sales experience with building materials? Then please apply!!
For further information on this genuinely interesting sales role please apply online.
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