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