Divisional Contract Manager

at  HOWDENS JOINERY CO

Howdens Joinery have an exciting new opportunity for a new Divisional Sales Manager to join our Contracts division. You will effectively manage a team of Regional Contract Managers and Contract Sales Representatives covering the North of the UK & Ireland to develop and grow the contracts newbuild business.

What will I be doing as a Divisional Contract Manager?

• Responsible for growing the business and dealing with any issues arising on sites.
• Up to 10 direct reports – Mentor and KPI staff in order to meet and exceed targets.
• Reporting into the Head of Contracts and working closely with the Head of Finance and Support Staff.
• Covering the North of the UK and Ireland
• Achieve and surpass area sales targets by monitoring (KPIs) and developing the Regional. Contracts Managers (RCM) and Contract Sales Representatives (CSR).
• Develop key account growth and implement price increases on to customers.
• Explore and develop routes to market.
• Manage project budgets and incremental remedial costs.
• Develop relationships and collaborate with Contract Depots to improve service.
• Work closely with the Head of Contracts and Contracts Finance Manager to achieve commercial goals.

What we need from you.

• Experience managing regional / geographically spread teams.
• Experience working in the construction industry with Kitchen product knowledge.
• Experience working with M&E drawings.
• Solid business development experience.
• Demonstrable experience achieving and surpassing sales targets.
• Used to being customer focussed with a delivery approach.
• Working knowledge of CAD plans and the ability to value engineer designs to maximise profit.
• A manager who can lead, develop and motivate a diverse team of managers and staff.
• Highly organised with the ability to prioritise own workload and delegate to others
• Ability to coach and mentor others to achieve required standards.
• Exceptional communications skills both written and oral.
• Ability to communicate at any level with people from a variety of backgrounds, industries and cultures.
• Strong commercial customer service skills.
• Can deliver high standards to a tight deadlines.
• Must be flexible with working arrangements in order to meet the demands of the contract customers.
• Extensive travel with some overnight stays.

What we can offer you:

• OTE of £80,000
• 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

Please refer the Job description for details