Area Sales Manager – Furniture Solutions

Job description

Area Sales Manager – Furniture Solutions

Job Title: Area Sales Manager – Education Furniture Solutions

Job reference Number: 419397-6844-2623

Industry Sector: Portable Furniture, Furniture, Furniture Solutions, Tables, Chairs, Lockers, Flooring, Interior Spaces, Education Sector, Education, LEA’s, MAT’s, Schools, Colleges, Universities, Dealers, Leisure, Hotels, Hospitality, Dealer Partners, Corporate End Users

Area to be covered: North, Scotland, Ireland & Scandinavia – ideally based North / Scotland

(Occasionally travel to Scandinavia typically once a quarter but perhaps less)

Remuneration: £35,000 - £40,000 + circa £14,000 commission

Benefits: £6,000 car allowance & full benefits packages

The role of the Area Sales Manager – Education Furniture Solutions will involve:

• Field sales role selling a high quality manufactured range of furniture predominantly solutions for the education sector
• All of your time will be spent selling to dealers, large education furniture manufacture’s, LEA’s, MAT’s, schools, colleges and universities
• Problem solving, resolving conflicts and providing solutions to customer’s needs
• Majority of your time managing existing accounts, with element of new business
• Dealing with order values ranging from £3k - £150k depending on project sizes, with average order ranging between £3k-£6k
• Inheriting a patch currently achieving £1m

The ideal applicant will be an Area Sales Manager – Education Furniture Solutions with:

• Must have a proven track record in field sales selling into furniture dealers or the education sector via schools, colleges and universities, LEA’s & MAT’s
• Ideally familiar with furniture products such as; lockers, stages, tables and chairs (would consider other product backgrounds with strong route to market experience)
• Highly motivated and able to work on own initiative
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Self-starter, good time management skills, focused and customer service orientated

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Manchester Area

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

03-02-2026

Profession type

Sales

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English