Area Sales Manager Designer Paint

Area Sales Manager Designer Paint Job Title: Area Sales Manager Designer Paint Industry Sector: Architects & Interior Designers, Paint Merchants, Decorating Merchants, Hardware shops, Builders Merchants and high end independent retailers / stockists Area to be covered: East Midlands & East Anglia Remuneration: £35,000-£50,000 10% Bonus & uncapped stretch commission Benefits: Fully Expensed Plug-In Hybrid car comprehensive benefits The role of the Area Sales Manager Designer Paint will involve: Field sales position selling 2 high end designer paint brands as well as 1 trade paint brand (5% of sales promoting designer wallpaper) Area created through growth 90% account development role of circa 150 customer accounts (majority of these are decorating centres with tinting machines, smaller amount time spent with interior stores, interior designers etc.) 10% new business development, predominantly within the trade brand and builders merchants Customers typically turnover between £20,000-£90,000 annually Approx. 80% branches are from nationals decorating centres such as Brewers and Dulux and 20% independent interior stores, interior designers etc. Taking over our clients smallest area nationally with a turnover of circa £2m, huge potential on growing trade brand paint Typically 3-4 days a week on the road, remainder working from home/ admin The ideal applicant will be an Area Sales Manager Designer Paints with: 2-3 years field sales experience Ideally sold interior aesthetically pleasing/ design led products Must have sold into retail/ distribution customers such as; decorating centres, builders merchants, retail showrooms, independent retailers etc. Ideally sold a premium/ high end product Must be IT literate Can do/ glass if half full mentality Autonomous in nature Open to various high end interior design led products such as: paint, tiles, carpet, wallpaper, sanitaryware, high end kitchens etc. Consultative in approach excellent relationship builder, but also a closer Knowledge of designer paint is not required The Company: Est. 30 years 140 employees Family run £20m turnover 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: Architects & Interior Designers, Paint Merchants, Decorating Merchants, Hardware shops, Builders Merchants and high end independent retailers / stockists

Location: Cambridge, East Anglia, GB

Posted Date: 11/4/2025