Area Sales Manager - Contract Kitchens
Job Title: Area Sales Manager – Contract Kitchens
Job reference Number: 286121-4875-2563
Industry Sector: KBB, Contract Kitchens, Regional Housebuilders, National Housebuilders, Private Developers and Builders
Area to be covered: South with a focus on London & Home Counties
Remuneration: Up to £60,000 Neg. + £10,000 uncapped commission
Benefits: Fully expensed Hybrid car or EV & Benefits
The role of the Area Sales Manager – Kitchens will involve:
* Field sales role selling our clients manufactured range of contract kitchens
* Selling into regional housebuilders and housing developers/ national housebuilders such as Miller Homes, Muir Homes, Barratt Homes etc.
* 50% new business development role, will involve getting on the phone and visiting clients face to face
* 50% account management of circa 20-30 housebuilder customers
* Revenue target for 2026 circa £5m
* Projects from 25-500 plots (£60,000-£5m+)
* Typically 3-4 days a week on the road, remainder working from home or London showroom
* Ideally 2-3 meaningful customer visits a day when on the road
* Working through a housebuilder list as well as your own contacts
* Visiting show plots and marketing suites to identify the relevant decision makers
* Presenting pricing exercises, tending for real projects
* Attending 3 days of initial training in Europe
The ideal applicant will be an Area Sales Manager – Contract Kitchens with:
* 2 years+ proven contract kitchen field sales experience
* Must have sold into housebuilders/ housing developers
* New business hunter and account management capability
* Good on the phone
* Charismatic, very personable, professional and confident
* IT literate
* Organised, methodical, good journey planner
* Well presented
* Preferable on the up in career
The Company:
* Est. 20 years+
* UK subsidiary of European manufacturer
* Circa £25m turnover
* 50+ Employees