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Join a fast paced and exciting sales force. Be part of our fast paced, ambitious sales team and help to shape the future success of the Crown Paints brands. We’re looking for a Contractor/Specification Sales Manager to join our Contractor Team. Covering Newcastle and surrounding areas, you will promote and sell Crown trade brands, Sandtex Trade, and Sadolin Trade brands via sales and specification assigned to a specific geographic area and customer group. Postcodes: DH, Dl, IM, NE, SR, LA, CA, TS.
Job Responsibility
Sell and promote products and services to a ledger of contractor customers and end clients
Contribute to and implement National promotional strategy and measure own performance/effectiveness
Drive regional promotions to give the territory a competitive advantage
Strategically develop nominated accounts to increase sustainable profitable sales growth
Manage nominated accounts and clients
Identify, develop and manage new opportunities
Identification of key strategic clients for development
Management of secured business and implementation of tailored specification support packages to include detailed site condition surveys
Produce highly detailed technical specifications
Requirements
Previous B2B sales experience within a field based sales role preferably within the construction/trades industry
sufficient specification and technical proficiency
ability to understand and communicate product and technical information
influencing and negotiation skills
commercially aware
ability to work on own initiative
self-motivation
hold a current valid driving license
Nice to have
Product focused background
understanding of margin improvement
What we offer
Competitive salary
company car
phone and laptop
28 days basic annual leave each year (plus 8 bank holidays)
discounts / vouchers on products that Crown supply
generous pension plan where the Company will match, and even double your contribution
Multiple other benefits relating to health and wellbeing