National Sales Manager Sports

Gerflor Group creates, manufactures, and markets innovative, decorative and sustainable flooring solutions and wall finishes. We develop specific flooring and wall solutions to meet every indoor market application need: housing, healthcare, education, sport, retail, industry, offices, hospitality and transport vehicles. Gerflor Group gathers several world-renowned product brand names, such as Taraflex, Mipolam, DLW, Tarabus, Connor Sports, Sportcourt and Gradus.

Following our successful international growth strategy, we have an exciting and challenging opportunity for an experienced

National Sales Manager Sports

The National Sales Manager for Sport is leading a small team of Key Account Managers and drives sales success within the Sports & Education sector across the UK..

Your role

• Manage the Sports Teams (2 Key Account Managers) and drive business development for Gerflor sports products in UK.
• Additionally manage your own territory and be the Key Account Manager Sport & Education in the South of UK.
• Targeting and developing sales opportunities with DfE projects and Academy Trusts.
• Promotion of Gerflor’s latest sport surfaces innovations with specifiers and end-users.
• Fully manage the sales cycle from specification through to project completion with customer satisfaction as the conclusion
• Management of selected key education projects together with the team.
• Identify cross-selling and upselling opportunities for other Gerflor/Gradus products to maximize project values
• Contribute to the brand awareness of Gerflor and Gradus in the Sports sector
• Attend to relevant trade shows and exhibitions

Our requirements

• Proven track record in selling building products or equipment to the UK sports sector and/or education sector
• Sales experience in both architectural specification and end-user direct sales
• Proven experience in business development and project acquisition
• Preferred: Initial leadership experience
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Willingness to travel extensively within the region

Our offer

• Be part of an internationally successful group with strong brands
• Share your ideas and play a proactive role in the development of the company
• Company car, private health care, pension, attractive bonus schemes and training

Sounds interesting? We would like to get to know you better!