Sales Director – Timber Building Products

Job Title: Head of sales – Timber Building Products

Industry Sector: Timber processing, sawn timber, timber frame housing, engineered roof trusses, pallet & packaging case material, fencing products, structural carcassing sections

Area to be covered: UK & Ireland – ideally based near an airport

Benefits: Hybrid Car + benefits package

The role of the Sales Director - Timber Building Products will involve:

* Field sales man management position, responsible for the sawn and timber revenue within our client’s group (role doesn’t include responsibility for timber frame and energy sales team)

* 70% of your time will focus on driving sales revenue through buying groups and builders merchants

* Leading, mentoring, training and developing 4 area sales managers and two internal sales managers in GB, as well as dedicated Ireland Sales Manager (who in turn is responsible for 3 ASMs and an internal sales manager) and a sales operations manager

* Responsibility for the sales function with combined timber sales of €275 million

* 30% key account management of some large buying group builders merchant customers as well as driving sales strategy and sales plans at board level

* Travel to sawn timber sites in Ireland/ Northern Ireland and Scotland, typically monthly

* Joint visits with field sales team nationally, it’s likely you will sp...