This Area Sales Manager role will be Home Based! And offers: an Excellent Salary Plus a Fabulous Benefits Package, incl; 35 days holiday incl bank holidays!  Bonus Scheme!  Annual Pay Review!  Company Car! Excellent Pension!  Free parking!  It offers a stable career within a World leading organisation.  A super opportunity!

As the - Area Sales Manager you will be working for a true leader in their field - worldwide!!  They have sites in over 30 countries!!!  They are known and respected for their outstanding reputation for Quality and Customer Service.  They take care of their workforce - an amazing organisation to be part of!

As the Area Sales Manager:

• You will be responsible for driving sales within your region and identifying and meeting the needs of the customer, delivering a quality service.
• You will work from home for the majority of the time and out in your region (Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Lancashire, North Staffordshire and North Wales), visiting your customers.  Seeking out opportunities and taking action to enhance the profitability and performance of the business.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive Sales of your product to deliver the sales plan
• To develop strong relationships with National Housebuilders and Contractors to drive specification
• To deliver CPD’s and technical presentations to architects / specifiers etc
• To develop strong working relationships with key Builders merchant/distributors to achieve growth
• To work closely with Business Development Managers and Key Account Managers within the business to achieve account plans
• To ensure excellent customer satisfaction and a quality service throughout the sales process
• To participate in business networking

I would be very excited to speak with you if you have / are experienced in:

• To be considered for this opportunity, you will ideally be qualified to degree level (or equivalent) in business, logistics or a commercial discipline
• You will have proven experience of working as a Area Sales Manager
• Working knowledge of hub supply chain, manufacturing processes, plant configuration, capacity and bottleneck processes will be required
• A background in a merchant, manufacturing, construction or distribution business would be required
• Outstanding Sales analytical skills
• MS Excel knowledge essential
• You must be highly motivated, with strong sales skills capable of working in a high pressure fast moving industry
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills are a must
• Drive and enthusiasm
• A proactive approach
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and under pressure

Benefits Package for the Area Sales Manager:

• 35 days holiday incl bank holidays
• Annual Pay Review
• Bonus Scheme - subject to business performance
• Company Car
• One of the UK’s leading contribution pension schemes
• Discounts with local and national retailers and services

To find out more about this fabulous opportunity, please send your CV ASAP.

The Role:

In this capacity, you will be required to provide technical advice to the end user by designing and scheduling lintels for a full range of UK construction including housing, industrial and commercial projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Designing and scheduling lintels for a full range of projects to include housing, industrial and commercial throughout the UK
• Providing technical advice to end users by the provision of schedules and structural calculations
• Responsibility for understanding current and competitor products and to be aware of the strengths and weaknesses of client’s current products and drives through improvements on product range
• Promoting the advantages of the product range both technically and commercially based on sound working knowledge of building technology
• Ensuring that all work, including those undertaken on the Company's behalf by third party service providers, are conducted in a manner which fully complies with the businesses health and safety, quality, environmental and corporate policies.

Person Specification:

• To be considered for this opportunity, you will require a minimum of an HNC qualification in Building, Structures or related subject as well as experience in AutoCAD and building technology to be able to fulfil this role effectively
• You will require both a commercial awareness and technical skills to include the following:

• Understanding of housing and general building design
• Ability to assess structural loads
• CAD Drawing & Design
• Documentation of design processes and changes
• Practical understanding of system performance and installation
• Product knowledge – training provided
• You will need an IT proficiency in Microsoft Office, AutoCAD and CLASS (training provided)

• Additionally, you will require a proven track record of working under pressure and to tight timescales.

Benefits:

• A market competitive salary
• 35 days holidays per annum
• Company Bonus
• One of the UK’s leading defined contribution pension schemes (10% employer contribution / 6% employee contribution)
• Private Healthcare
• Annual Pay Review
• Employee discount scheme for companies including Vodafone, Nissan, Jaguar Land Rover and also various local services

The Role:

Reporting to the Technical Director, the purpose of the role is to manage the Technical Services Department that comprises a team of engineers and administration staff, who’s primary role is the production of lintel schedules and to provide lintel technical design support to the businesses range of customers. The accurate, efficient scheduling of lintels is a critical part of the lintel sales process and the Technical Department work closely with customers and their designers to ensure customer satisfaction goals are met.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure that the servicing of customer scheduling requirement is carried out in accordance with targets agreed internally and with the customers
• Recruit, motivate, train, develop and organise the technical team, managing its performance and reward, to maintain an effective workforce capable of meeting its current and projected objectives
• Drive change and improvement to ensure the department’s staff and processes match the changing requirements of our customers
• Manage external engineers who carry out contract lintel scheduling
• Monitor changes to Building legislation in partnership with the Product Development Department
• Identify market requirements for current and future products
• Understand competitors’ products and service

Person Specification:

• To be considered for this opportunity, you will ideally be educated to degree / HND in a Civil, Structural or Building Engineering, but they will also consider individuals who are qualified through experience at this level
• You should be capable of producing structural calculations and interpreting architectural drawings and should ideally have experience of the following:

• Working in the Building/construction industry in a technical or design role
• Managing and developing a team of staff
• Understanding and providing first class customer service
• Excellent communication skills and strong analytical ability
• The ability to work under pressure and to tight timescales
• The job holder will be expected to show sophisticated influencing skills and demonstrate analytical and planning ability, as well as a commitment to achievement of targets

Benefits:

• A market competitive salary
• 35 days holidays per annum
• Company Bonus
• One of the UK’s leading defined contribution pension schemes (10% employer contribution / 6% employee contribution)
• Private Healthcare
• Annual Pay Review
• Employee discount scheme for companies including Vodafone, Nissan, Jaguar Land Rover and also various local services

Introduction:

Are you an experienced Commodity Manager looking for a new challenge within a growing, investing organisation?

Enjoy a Challenge????

Enjoy developing communication and the supply chain??

This is the position for you!

Company:

This company pride themselves in being experts in their market as part of a larger group who have a strong presence in the Manufacturing and Engineering Sector.  

Duties:

The Commodity Manager will be responsible for developing, maintaining, communicating and executing robust supply chain strategy based on commodities, as well as:

• Reduce material cost
• Extend credit terms
• Drive key performance indicators
• Strong negotiation and strategy responsibilities
• Calculate the total cost of acquisition and develop sourcing strategies globally
• To be flexible to travel to various operations and supplier locations in line with the business needs – this should not exceed one per month

Skills & Experience:

The successful Commodity Manager will have:

• 5years’ experience in procurement and commodities
• Engineering or Business Degree
• CIPS is desirable

I would be keen to speak with candidates who have experience as a Senior Commodity Buyer, Commodity Manager, Global Commodity Manager, Regional Commodity Manager

Benefits:

Bonus

Hours of work are 8am – 4.30pm and 3.30pm on a Friday

Healthcare

Dental Plan

Birthday day off

Gym Membership contribution

This role is commutable from Welsh Pool and Powys, and Surrounding Areas

For an informal chat or to apply for this position or to discuss any further please send your CV complete with a cover letter ASAP.