Lighting Specification Sales Engineer

Job Title: Specification Sales Engineer - Lighting

Industry Sector: Architectural Lighting, Indoor Lighting, Outdoor Lighting, Electrical Engineers, Architects, Consulting Engineers, A&D, Lighting Designers, M&E Consultants, Interior Designers, Landscape Designers and Specification Sales

Area to be covered: Greater London

Remuneration: £40,000-£65,000 + £5,000-£15,000 Bonus (1% of sales)

Benefits: Executive Car & Full Benefits

The role of the Lighting Specification Sales Engineer will involve:

• Field sales role, promoting a range of architectural indoor and outdoor lighting
• Specification sales led role, winning projects and influence within electrical engineers, architects, consulting engineers, A&D, lighting designers, M&E consultants, interior designers and landscape designers
• Working within a London centric team of 7 field sales professionals
• Following up on leads via Barber ABI as well as managing projects
• Inheriting circa 600 clients with a view to focusing on the top 50
• Project sizes up to £1m
• Nominal £500,000 target year one (whilst building up pipeline) on invoiced sales
• 95% specification sales role targeting Architects, Consultants, M&E Consultants, Consulting Engineers and Lighting Designers
• Managing a CRM database of contacts but most business/projects will be new
• Targeting prestigious commercial projects and also high street retailers

The ideal applicant will be a Lighting Specification Sales Engineer with:

• Ideally working for an architectural lighting competitor
• Open to any electrical specification sales experience, product training will be provided
• Technically minded
• Contacts within interior designers, electrical engineers, M&E consultants may be advantageous
• Daily access to London
• Proactive approach
• Hard working, tenacous with good business acumen

The Company:

• Leading lighting manufacturer
• €300m Euros turnover
• ISO 9001 accredited
• 500+ employees

Mitchell Maguire is a specialist Construction Sales Recruitment Consultancy, with an enviable reputation in the marketplace. We pride ourselves on surpassing client and candidate expectations again and again. Our core focus is within the building materials arena, and includes such sectors as: Architectural Lighting, Indoor Lighting, Outdoor Lighting, Electrical Engineers, Architects, Consulting Engineers, A&D, Lighting Designers, M&E Consultants, Interior Designers, Landscape Designers and Specification Sales