Technical Sales Manager- Ireland
Since 1969, we, the svt group of companies, have been one of the leading suppliers in passive fire protection and damage restoration. We are represented at more than 50 locations nationwide and operate internationally in many countries with our own companies and partner firms. Our employees are experts in a wide range of fields: whether passive fire protection or damage restoration, we are united by a passion for what we do.
To develop and gain new Partnerships, Customers and Client sales of the Pyroguard T products within the, fabrication, construction and specification sectors of the Fire glass market.
Your Tasks
- Retaining and growing existing accounts by improving margins and regular assessing their profitability and action required to improve this.
- Sole responsibility for managing your sales territory
- Proactively seeking out new customers and business opportunities
- Providing Solutions to customers architects and specifiers within our product portfolio
- Daily reporting of activities, opportunities, customer dealings and contacts into CRM
- Carrying out occasional CPD or training presentations to architectural practices and customers
- Work closely with UK & Ireland Director for Fire rated products within your network to achieve profitable growth of Pyroguard T products from our UK factories
- To provide a second–to-none customer service.
- Identify early stage project and development opportunities produced from our Internal team, and move them forward with your customers to construct a strong specification need using our products,
- Proactively seek out new customers from industry research, recommendation and existing own client base of fabricators, specialist fire contractors and main contractors.
- To prepare product quotations to secure business at target margins.
- To provide a technical support to the client base including advice on product suitability applications, quotations, support meetings at customer locations and sites of application.
- To work proactively with business partners to ensure cross lead generation and third part recommendation of products and services on a reciprocal agreement. To continually gauge market activity and requirements, to maintain and improve company perception in the market and improve market coverage
- To contribute to the whole project team ensuring group development to become the market leading project specification and commercial team, improving awareness of the company brand ‘Pyroguard’
- Attain set sales and KPI targets
Your Profile
- Be highly tenacious in approach, determined, goal-orientated and hungry to succeed
- Have excellent influencing, persuading and negotiating skills.
- Have strong planning and organising skills and be able to handle the detail
- Be extremely customer focused, a good listener and commercial awareness
- Be both professional and structured in approach, acting as an ambassador for our company
- Develop compelling solution-orientated arguments to win new business and constantly seek ways to convert customers to our products
- Have a high level of commitment and a desire to learn
- Be highly self-motivated and have the ability to work under own initiative
- Experience selling solutions to a diverse range of customers with the ability to adapt style and negotiate from lowest to most senior level
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Strong numeracy skills
- Strong IT skills and a good knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel
- Glass or Fire Glass knowledge preferable but not necessary
- Experience in the Steel or Aluminium fenestration market preferable but not necessary
- Solid previous experience in a similar role with proven track record
Special Factors:
Our industry holds high regard for those well versed and with a solid understanding of the market, emerging trends, key issues, market pricing, changing legislation and a wide knowledge of players and competition - keeping up to date with this is a necessary part of the role
We Offer
Feedback culture
We attach importance to maintaining an honest, open communication style. Therefore, we take the time to talk with, and give feedback to, each employee because we want them to feel valued and comfortable in the long term.
Home Office
You will be at liberty to work from home.
Celebrate Success
We organise team and company events at regular intervals because a strong company relies on a strong team.
Room for Initiative
Engage in driving innovation together with us and play an active role in the successful evolution of our company.
Bonnus Schemes
We offer a range of bonus schemes across the business with clear objectives
A Job with Relevance
See you career from a new perspective and work with us to make the world a safer place!
Retirement Pension Plan
We will support your pension provisions by granting a 30 % subsidy.
Company Car
You are free to select and configure your company car from a range of models; of course, you can also use the car for personal purposes.
Long Service Recognition
We offer long service awards of £200 for 10 years, £500 for 25 years and £1000 for 30 years
Sounds like an exciting job?
Then hit the Apply button and let us know about you! If you have questions for us, we will be delighted to answer them. Please feel free to reach out to Laura from the Talent Acquisition team, who can be contacted as follows:
+44 7776 257 646
Saverto Holding GmbH
Talent Acquisition
Karnapp 25
21079 Hamburg | Deutschland
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