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GCS Associates

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

Bristol
£45k – £50k/yr
Posted about 11 hours ago
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Role: Business Development Manager / Area Sales Manager

Location: An external role, covering South West England

Sector: Building Materials / Construction Supplies

Package: £45,000 – £50,000 + Bonus + Car

We are looking for a Business Development Manager / Area Sales Manager for our well-respected client who are a manufacturer of timber building supplies. The role is selling directly into merchants as well as dealing with the end users, mainly large regional developers and housebuilders, back selling through merchants.

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  • Account Management
  • New Business Opportunities
  • Covering South West England
  • Monday – Friday

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Sales and Construction Supplies Experience
Strong Sales Drive
Selling into Builders Merchants Contractors, developers, and house builders

This position requires someone who is really confident talking to people, understanding their needs and acting on this to provide sterling service to the customer. Attention to detail is also key. There are clear rewards within this company though – the right people can progress further and genuine talent will always be respected.

Dealing with many large sectors within the market but also targeting niche sectors, this is a well-respected and highly successful business. As a Business Development Manager / Area Sales Manager, we are looking for someone with a Strong Sales drive and able to build long-lasting relationships with customers and colleagues.

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Key Attributes

  • Previous experience within a Sales role within the construction supplies / building materials sector e.g. builders merchants, or distributor
  • Experience selling into builders / contractors and house builders
  • Customer focused
  • Good communication and negotiation

Do you have experience within a relevant builders merchants? 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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