Specification Sales Manager - Architectural Aluminium

Job Title: Specification Sales Manager – Architectural Aluminium

Industry Sector: Architects, Local Authorities, Housing Associations, Government and Educational Institutions, Main Contractors, Aluminium Fabricators, Curtain Walling, Windows & Doors, Window Walling, Architectural Hardware, Solar Shading, Natural Ventilation and Rainscreen Cladding

Area to be covered: London

Remuneration: £55,000-£65,000 neg. + 10%-20% Bonus

Benefits: Plug-In Hybrid Car or Car Allowance + full benefits package

The role of the Specification Sales Manager Architectural Aluminium will involve:

Field sales position selling our clients designed, extruded and distributed range of curtain walling, high performance windows & doors, window walling, architectural hardware, solar shading and natural ventilation applications, as well as passing rainscreen cladding projects to a dedicated field sales specification team
Majority of your time influencing architects in order to win specifications for façade, window and glazing applications
Remainder of time managing relationships with 12-15 key aluminium fabricators on patch, checking availability for projects etc.
Targeting commercial projects, predominantly education/ schools, but also healthcare, retail, office plus some high end residential
Specification revenue target circa £1.8m
Project sizes typically around £75,000 metal (aluminium) value but can vary from £2,000 - £500,000
Inheriting a £12m project bank (largest area in the country) , your time will be focussed on new business development versus converting exiting projects
Once established in the role, it may be expected for you to conduct a couple of CPD’s per month
Chasing Glenigan leads and leads from fabricators and sub contractors as well as project managing the specification through the tendering process to metal order and project completion

The ideal applicant will be a Specification Sales Manager Architectural Aluminium experience with:

Proven field sales track record within architectural specification sales
Architectural aluminium systems knowledge
Stable career history, no job hoppers
Technical knowledge of products
Team player
Autonomous in nature
One of two competitors on the CV will be OK, but not industry journey men
Hungry, tenacious with bags of energy / get up and go

The Company:

Est. 55 years+
Circa £20m turnover
100+ employees
One of the largest privately held aluminium system companies in Europe

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: curtain walling, high performance windows & doors, window walling, architectural hardware, solar shading and natural ventilation applications, architectural glazing, rainscreen cladding, building envelope, roofing, steel framing systems, timber cladding, metal profile systems, architects, local authorities, housing associations, government and educational institutions, main contractors, fabricators, curtain walling and Rainscreen Cladding