Housing Associations Sales Manager – Contract Furniture

Housing Associations Sales Manager – Contract Furniture

Job Title: Housing Associations Sales Manager – Contract Furniture

Industry Sector: Housing Associations, Social Housing, Hostels, Senior Living Accommodation, Furniture, Design, Refurbishment Accommodation

Area to be covered: National – ideally based Manchester or London

Remuneration: £60,000-£65,000 with opportunity to earn £100,000 OTE

Benefits: Car Allowance & Benefits Package

The role of the Housing Associations Sales Manager – Contract Furniture will involve:

·        Field sales role promoting furnishing and design solutions nationally

·        Winning projects and frameworks for replenishment within housing associations and social housing market

·        Focussing on housing associations, social housing, hostels and senior living accommodation

·        60-70% of your time managing a team of two housing field sales professionals

·        30-40% of your time selling

·        Team revenue target

·        Predominantly an account management field sales role as our client is known amongst the majority of housing associations

·        Order values vary from;

Ø  Replenishment - sofas/ chairs (circa  £2,000)

Ø  Packages - may require input from the design and project team (£15,000-£80,000)

Ø  Projects -  involve  large refurbishments (over £200,000)

·        National remit, although it is expected that the majority of your time with be spent in and around London or Manchester

·        Loads of leads to follow up with from trade shows, conferences, LinkedIn etc.

·        Fantastic support from design team for estimates, sales support team for your reports and the marketing team in respect of organising events

The ideal applicant will be a Housing Associations Sales Manager – Contract Furniture with:

·        Must have 2 years+ field sales experience within housing associations/ social housing sector

·        People management field sales experience (mentoring, training and coaching)

·        Fire in the belly

·        Knowledge or previous experience selling contract furniture is not essential

·        Previous experience selling interior design led products such as furniture, fabrics, flooring, wall coverings etc. would be ideal

·        Preferably with an understand of design and design schemes

·        Driven, resilient self starter

·        Trustworthy, able to work autonomously

·        Contacts within housing associations will be useful

The Company:

·        Est. 20 years +

·        200+ employees

·        £40m+ turnover

·        Privately owned

If your experience matches the requirements above please do not hesitate to contact Mitchell Maguire, simply apply by forwarding us a copy of  your CV. Whilst we will always endeavour to respond to you, due to the high levels of applications we receive this isn’t always possible. If you are not contacted within 5 working days, you have unfortunately not been shortlisted for this role.

Mitchell Maguire is a specialist Construction Field Sales Recruitment Consultancy, dealing exclusively with Field Construction Sales Jobs, Construction field sales vacancies and Specification field sales positions within: PBSA, Universities, Education, Student Accommodation, Main Contractors, Furniture, Design, Refurbishment Accommodation, FF&E, Design, Refurbishment Accommodation, and  Student Accommodation