• SFR RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS

Month: September 2025

Vacancies

Business Development Executive – SFR481

Sep 23, 2025 , , , by sfrrecruitment

Business Development Executive (External)

About Our client.

There are many reasons to work for our client; as a leading manufacturer, recommended by many of the worlds lock manufacturers because of our high-quality performance in material production, technical support and competitive advantage.

The role.

  • ​​ You are responsible for planning and organising your routes to make sure that each day you work efficiently to see as many customers within your area.
  • You must ensure that you service existing customers on a regular basis.
  • You must approach any potential customers, providing them with a price list, relevant literature and contact details and follow the visit up.
  • You are to present a clean and professional appearance at all times when working.
  • On each visit you must identify the customer needs and look at the potential for new products and services for the customer.
  • You must maximise sales providing information on any current special offers.
  • To promote new products and special deals.
  • To liaise with the Managing Director for any sale prices, terms and payments.
  • Liaising with customers when stock and delivery issues arise.
  • To achieve and maintain sales targets set out at the beginning of the year.
  • Submit all orders to the office via email/phone without delay, you must communicate to the office any urgent orders or any special requirements.

 

We are looking for someone.

Driven, Resilient, Reliable, Organised, Flexible, with a positive attitude.

 

What do we offer you?

A supportive work environment. The opportunity to learn, develop and be well rewarded for a job well done.

 

If you are interested in this position, please contact SFR Recruitment Solutions for a complete job description and a confidential conversation.

 

Architectural Ironmongery | Internal & External Doors | Access Control | Window & Door Hardware

Vacancies

Area Sales Manager – SFR480

Sep 15, 2025 , by sfrrecruitment

Role Summary.

  • Area Sales Manager, Primary duties include building relationships with fabricators, generating new business, and meeting sales targets. This role involves understanding customer needs, presenting products, closing sales, and providing after-sales service. We are open to candidates from product manufacturers selling to distributors and re seller accounts.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Building Relationships:

Establishing and maintaining strong relationships with existing and potential clients within the designated territory.

  • Generating New Business:

Identifying and pursuing new sales opportunities, often through appointed meetings & cold calling.

  • Meeting Sales Targets:

Achieving and exceeding sales budgets and objectives within the territory.

  • Product Knowledge:

Understanding the company’s products or services thoroughly to effectively present them to customers (prior knowledge not essential).

  • Sales Process:

Managing the entire sales cycle, from initial contact to closing the sale and providing after-sales support.

  • Customer Service:

Addressing customer inquiries, resolving issues, and ensuring customer satisfaction.

  • Territory Management:

Planning and executing sales strategies within the assigned territory to maximize sales potential.

  • Reporting and Analysis:

Maintaining accurate records of sales activities, analysing results, and reporting on performance.

  • Industry Trends:

Staying informed about industry trends, competitor activities, and emerging market opportunities.

Experience.

  • Field sales experience.
  • Good communication skills.
  • IT literate mainly with Microsoft Office.

 

If you are interested in this position, please contact SFR Recruitment Solutions for a complete job description and a confidential conversation.

 

Architectural Ironmongery | Internal & External Doors | Access Control | Window & Door Hardware

Blog Post

This is what recruitment is all about

Sep 15, 2025 by sfrrecruitment

It’s not about keywords on a CV or hitting placement targets, it’s about the phone call I just made to a candidate to tell him he got the job.

And in that one call, we didn’t just secure him a new position. We secured him:

🔹 A shorter commute.

🔹 A more strategic career move.

🔹 More time with his newborn child.

 

Anyone can match a CV to a job description. It takes listening and patience to understand what truly matters to someone.

The right role isn’t always the first one we discuss. The market changes, priorities shift. But we remember the conversations about goals, aspirations, and what “a better life” looks like for you.

When that perfect role finally appears, our job is to connect the dots.

Are you looking for a recruiter who understands that your career is about more than just your job?

 

#RecruitmentSuccess #CareerGoals #TalentAcquisition #LifeChanging #WorkThatWorks #Hiring

 

Blog Post

Where can you find your Dream Move

Sep 15, 2025 by sfrrecruitment

If you’re a talented professional, you’ve been there. You’ve polished your CV, you know your industry inside and out, yet you find yourself scrolling through crowded job sites, feeling like just another number. You apply and your application vanishes into a digital black hole.

It’s a frustrating process and we’ll let you in on a secret: it’s just as frustrating for the companies trying to find you.

The truth is, the most career-defining opportunities—the roles that truly match your skills and ambitions—are rarely found on traditional job boards like CV Library or Indeed. Those platforms are built for volume, not value. They are flooded with active applicants, but the game-changing talent is often somewhere else entirely.

 

The Shift from Application to Connection

At our core, we believe that recruitment isn’t about sifting through applications; it’s about cultivating a community. Our experience is backed by undeniable results: the best, most successful placements come not from a job board but from our trusted network, personal referrals, and above all, from the vibrant professional ecosystem of LinkedIn.

This is our primary focus because it’s where true experts live. It’s where the most sought-after professionals—the ones excelling in their current roles but are passively open to the *perfect* opportunity—are building their reputations.

This is the key distinction. We are building relationships with the people who will define the future of their industry.

 

Why This Matters to You (and Our Clients)

Our approach is designed to benefit everyone.

For You, the Candidate: When you connect with us, you move from the chaotic open market to an exclusive, curated one. You gain access to a hidden stream of opportunities—some are live and advertised, but many more are “pipeline” roles. These are positions for which our forward-thinking clients are always seeking top-tier talent, even before a formal job description exists.

For Our Clients: This strategy is our commitment to delivering excellence. It’s how we find the candidates they can’t find anywhere else—the high-impact, passive talent that isn’t actively applying but is ready to make a move for a role that offers genuine growth and challenge.

 

Join a Growing Community of Experts

We’re not just building a business; we’re building a network of the best in the business. Our LinkedIn presence is growing daily, and our exclusive mail-out list is getting longer for one simple reason: professionals like you are realizing that the best way to advance your career is to connect, not just apply.

Don’t let your next career move be decided by an algorithm on a job board. Take control and place yourself where the real opportunities are born.

 

Ready to connect with what’s next?

  1.  Follow us on LinkedIn: Stay updated with industry insights and see our latest opportunities as they go live.
  2.  Sign up for our exclusive mail-out: Get first access to pipeline roles and opportunities that never make it to the open market.
  3.  Contact us today: Let’s start a conversation about your career goals. We connect great people with great companies.

 

Your next opportunity is a conversation away, not an application away. Let’s talk.

 

Vacancies

Estimating Manager – SFR479

Sep 8, 2025 , by sfrrecruitment

About Our client.

Our client is a leading global player in the field of automation and access control. Quality, reliability and passion are the values that drives this business and they welcome you to be part of it.

 

The role

The Estimating Manager supports the delivery of the New Equipment Sales targets and goals by

taking responsibility for all Internal Sales activity. They value engineer and competitively price our

proposals in collaboration with relevant Business Developers.

 

The Estimating Manager develops sound business relationships with Main Contractors, Façade

Sub-Contractors, End Users, Specifiers and Quantity Surveyors with the aim of establishing repeat

business and repeat opportunity to quote wherever automatic doors are specified or required.

 

Key Responsibilities

  • Day to day management of the EQS Internal Sales function and EQS Estimators
  • Management of the company sales enquiry folder and allocation to

Estimators

  • Monitor the issuing of timely proposals in line with agreed KPIs
  • Work closely with estimators and business developers to qualify and prioritise enquiries for

quoting

  • Monitoring that all relevant CRM/CPQ fields are accurately completed at all times.
  • Ensure good working relationships with both internal and external based teams such as our

existing and new customers. An element of this will be managing and maintaining the customer

relationship and to provide technical telephone and written support to all incoming enquiries.

  • Reporting EQS Internal Sales activity to ESUK Management Team.
  • Monitor the timely processing of projects through Commercial Clearance into operations in line

with customer programme and product lead times

  • Creation and maintenance of Key Account Management quotes
  • Review and creation of Major Project quotations in conjunction with Business Development

Managers

  • Maintenance of the Major Projects folder
  • Handover of Major Projects to Operations
  • Review of sub-contract orders prior to sign off by Directors
  • Monitor and discuss margin erosion from sale through technical clearance with Project

Managers and put in place remedial actions and controls as appropriate

  • Monitor and report accurate/realistic delivery dates in CRM system to facilitate accurate

forecasting

 

Knowledge / Skills / Experience Required

 

  • Ability to lead and motivate a team.
  • Be highly customer-focused and a team player.
  • Commercially aware and able to assess risk in relation to construction tenders
  • Highly numerate and articulate with good verbal and written communication skills and attention

to detail.

  • Highly-organised with the ability to plan and prioritise.
  • Ability to take the initiative and KPI driven, with experience of working to weekly/monthly/yearly

individual and team targets.

  • Ability to work under pressure and to tight timescales

 

Competencies / Capabilities 

 

  • PC literate and proficient in the use of MS Office – Essential.
  • Ability to read and understand construction drawings – Essential.
  • Have commercial awareness relating to pricing and creating value propositions – Essential.
  • Contractual awareness – Essential.
  • Familiar with CRM systems – Preferred.
  • EN16005 – Preferred, although training/assessment will be arranged if not held.

 

 

If you are interested in this position, please contact SFR Recruitment Solutions for a complete job description and a confidential conversation.

 

 

Architectural Ironmongery | Internal & External Doors | Access Control | Window & Door Hardware

 

Vacancies

Sales Representative – SFR478

Sep 1, 2025 , by sfrrecruitment

Sales Representative (internal)

Are you a passionate and experienced professional in the Architectural Ironmongery industry, looking to take the next step in your career?

About us
Architectural Ironmonger, continuously trading since 1935. Our prestigious showroom and trade counter are in the City of London. We continue both heritage and modern hardware solutions.

 

The Role
Seeking a highly motivated and experienced individual to join the dynamic sales team based in Clerkenwell. You will play a key role in expanding our business and maintaining our relationships with valued clients.

 

Key Responsibilities
Proactively increase sales and grow our customer base
Visit existing and potential clients, including architects, office fit out companies and contractors, across Central London and within the M25 area
Host engaging presentations and show room tours
Provide accurate door schedules and quotations
Handle customer enquiries and process orders efficiently and professionally

What we’re looking for
Proven experience within the architectural ironmongery industry
A confident, personable, and self-driven individual with strong communication skills
Ability to work independently and manage client relationships effectively
Knowledge of relevant products, regulations, and industry standards

Why join us?
Be part of a respected industry leader with a proud 90-year heritage
Work in a vibrant, design-led environment in the heart of Clerkenwell
Opportunity to grow with a company that values expertise and initiative
Competitive salary and benefits package based on experience.

 

If you are interested in this position, please contact SFR Recruitment Solutions for a complete job description and a confidential conversation.

 

Architectural Ironmongery | Internal & External Doors | Access Control | Window & Door Hardware

 

Vacancies

Ironmongery Product Manager – SFR477

Sep 1, 2025 by sfrrecruitment

About Our client

Founded over 100 years ago, our client has grown to become one of the largest Manufacturers, Distributors, and retailers of building materials in the UK.

Located in Essex, the organisation has become the destination of choice for local, regional, and national contractors of all types and trades.

The role

​​Reporting directly to a Main Board Director, the successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing the daily operations of our ironmongery products and sales.

Key responsibilities:

  • Ironmongery Product Management: Manage our Ironmongery product offering by liaising with manufacturers, negotiating, and driving sales of our Ironmongery products.
  • Sales & Business development: Drive sales growth by identifying new opportunities, building relationships with new and existing customers, and providing expert product knowledge, covering the Southeast of England.
  • To oversee the company range of products with new product ranges, training, and sales development nationwide.
  • To create strong links with organisations that would benefit from a close working partnership with group contacts.
  • Development of both current and future product ranges.
  • Complete door schedules and quotations for live enquiries.
  • Being able to assist with Sales team with product knowledge.

We are looking for (desirable)

  • Proven experience within Ironmongery with a similar operational role.
  • GAI Diploma qualification or Higher
  • Commercial awareness and a track record of achieving sales targets and driving business growth.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Strong organisational and problem-solving abilities.
  • A proactive and results-driven mindset.

What do we offer you?

We value every member of our team and believe in rewarding hard work. We provide a friendly and family-like environment for you to excel in, as well as many incentives to make your career with us enjoyable and valuable.

  • Comprehensive induction and ongoing training
  • Company car
  • Pension scheme
  • Holiday entitlement

 

If you are interested in this position, please contact SFR Recruitment Solutions for a complete job description and a confidential conversation.

 

Architectural Ironmongery | Internal & External Doors | Access Control | Window & Door Hardware

 

Vacancies

Production Controller – SFR467

Sep 1, 2025 , , by sfrrecruitment

About Our client

Our client is the leading UK manufacturer of bespoke timber doors and other timber products. With revenue of over £33m and a vision is to continue to deliver double digit revenue and profit growth. With a strong business culture that values people and team as being the heart of our success.

The role

​ As a Production Controller, your mission is to be the vital link between planning and production making sure everything runs like clockwork. You’ll take customer requirements, technical details, and drawings, and turn them into crystal clear, accurate instructions that the factory team can follow without a hitch. You’re the person who keeps things flowing, right first time.

Key responsibilities:

  • Support the Production Control Manager with daily operations and planning
  • Interpret technical drawings and specifications to produce accurate production work sheets
  • Check all manufacturing details for compliance before release to the factory
  • Prioritise workload to meet ‘release to factory’ deadlines
  • Communicate clearly with factory teams, ensuring they have what they need to get the job done
  • Collaborate with internal teams to resolve outstanding technical details
  • Keep production logs and documentation accurate and up to date
  • Follow internal processes and systems, training will be provided where needed
  • Actively contribute to quality and Health & Safety standards
  • Get involved in continuous improvement projects or other tasks as required

We are looking for.

Essential:

  • Good standard of written and spoken English to ensure clear communication and accurate documentation
  • Previous experience in a production control, planning or admin role
  • Strong understanding of technical documents, ideally within manufacturing or construction
  • Excellent written and verbal communication
  • Proficient in Microsoft Excel (intermediate level minimum)
  • Ability to manage deadlines and priorities in a fast paced environment

Desirable:

  • Background in manufacturing, joinery, or a similar technical/production based setting
  • Familiarity with interpreting technical drawings and specifications

Key skills and qualifications

  • Detail oriented with a high standard for personal output
  • Organised and able to juggle multiple priorities
  • Strong planning and time management skills
  • Comfortable with numbers and data
  • Great interpersonal skills, you can talk to anyone, from the shop floor to senior management
  • Process driven with a continuous improvement mindset
  • Tech savvy and quick to learn new systems

 

If you are interested in this position, please contact SFR Recruitment Solutions for a complete job description and a confidential conversation.

 

Architectural Ironmongery | Internal & External Doors | Access Control | Window & Door Hardware

 

SFR Recruitment Solutions