National Sales Manager – Outdoor Playground Equipment

National Sales Manager – Playground Equipment

Job Title: National Sales Manager – Outdoor Playground Equipment

Industry Sector: Schools & Nurseries, Local Authorities, Parish Councils, Landscape Architects, Leisure Operators and Community Groups

Area to be covered: National

Based: Midlands

Remuneration: £55,000-£70,000 + £25,000-£30,000 Commission

Benefits: Fully expensed car or £700 car allowance & full benefits

The role of the National Sales Manager – Outdoor Playground Equipment will involve:

• Field based sales management position, overseeing the design, manufacture and install of outdoor playground equipment
• Managing a team of six field sales professionals nationally targeting local authorities, but also schools & nurseries, parish councils, landscape architects and leisure operators
• Responsible for a turnover of approx. £9m
• 90% coaching, mentoring  and developing the field sales team, 10% direct selling, building relationships with key customers
• Working with product development team to identify market trends
• Monitor and analyse sales performance metrics
• Strong IT skills with an interest in improving efficiencies by digitalisation

The ideal applicant will be a National Sales Manager – Outdoor Playground Equipment with:

• Proven track record in managing a field sales team (open to regional)
• Ideally structured (blue chip) sales training e.g. Coca-Cola, Yellow Pages, Hilti etc.
• Ideally at least some customer experience within local authorities, schools & nurseries, parish councils, landscape architects or leisure operators
• Must understand sales processes
• Not afraid of hard graft
• New business mentality
• Proven coach, mentor and trainer of field sales staff
• High energy levels/ on the up in career
• Knowledge of outdoor playground equipment although ideal is not required as full product training will be provided
• Not job hoppers/ journey men
• Computer literate

The Company:

• Established 40 years+
• Privately held, family-owned
• 15m+ turnover
• 100+ employees

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: playground equipment, local authorities, housing developers, schools & nurseries, parish councils, landscape architects and leisure operators