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Howdens Joinery are looking for a Regional Contract Sales Manager to join our contracts team to cover the North London area

This role offers a Regional Contract Sales Manager an excellent opportunity to initiate contact with potential and existing High Rise contracts customers in order to promote and sell the full range of Howdens kitchens, accessories, appliances and joinery and to ensure all process’ are implemented correctly and works are completed within defined budgets.

The successful candidates must be able to demonstrate a passion for delivering excellent customer service and an exceptional talent for building and securing business relationships.

What will I be doing as a Regional Contract Sales Manager?
• Meeting and surpassing sales targets through developing new and existing contracts
• Making initial contact with potential customers including builders, developers, and housing associations
• Promoting and selling Howdens services and outstanding kitchen ranges, appliances and accessories
• Working closely with the Kitchen CAD designer to produce innovative, creative kitchen solutions to meet the needs of the end user within the restraints of the budget
What do I need to qualify for this role?
• Experience selling into the Construction / New Build Housing Market is essential.
• Experience selling into High Rise contracts customers is advantageous as is kitchen sales experience.
• Must have direct field sales experience.
• Business development experience, ideally in construction or trade only environment
• A passion for delivering excellent customer service and an exceptional talent for building and securing business relationships
• Passionate about customer care and building business through trust and recommendations
• Computer literate
• Hold a full driving license
• Anyone with experience working in the kitchen industry is advantageous.
What we can offer you:
• Highly competitive salary and bonus scheme
• Company car, laptop and mobile
• Pension plan (up to 12% employer contributions)
• 25 days rising to 27 days after 5 years’ service and 30 days after 10 years’ service
• Staff discount on Howdens products
• Share awards and prize draws

About Howdens
Howdens Joinery is the UK’s number one trade kitchen supplier providing thousands of products across kitchens, joinery, and hardware. We have over 800 depots throughout the UK and Europe – making us the first choice for more than 460,000 loyal trade professionals. Last year our sales reached circa 2.3bn, and we have an ambitious growth agenda.

Howdens is founded on the principle of being Worthwhile for ALL concerned. We’re working hard to ensure we provide an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome. We will do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, please email (url removed) with the job title and location, and we will be happy to help you