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Product Manager – SFR408

Our client is an established and globally recognised leading brand of both mechanical and electrical locking solutions and door hardware products. Products designed for your safety and security.

The business is now looking to recruit a Product Manager located in either the North West or West Midlands to look after the range of access control (70%) and mechanical hardware (30%)

The Role

The Product Manager for Access Control & Mechanical Hardware will be responsible for driving profitable growth in their product categories, working to deliver our new product development (NPD) roadmap. You will be a critical member of the team in shaping our future product state.

Key Responsibilities

  • Ensure on-time and on-budget delivery of your category NPD roadmap.
  • Category management of the Access Control & Mechanical hardware product groups.
  • Train and support our business units and customers with new product line introductions.
  • Manage third party suppliers’ delivery on project milestones and product testing.
  • Work with our technical manager to ensure product compliance to the relevant standards.
  • Provide clear communication to the wider business units on project steps and management.
  • Drive and identify opportunities for cost down and product innovation in your category.
  • Know the market: Identify emerging trends, opportunities and potential product enhancements.

The Person

The right person:

  • End user focussed mindset on product usability and improvements.
  • Technically minded, Access Control / Intruder Alarms / Mechanical hardware would be ideal but not critical.
  • A track record of experience working in the access control / mechanical hardware or the intruder market.
  • Demonstrable success in developing and launching innovative products that drive user value and business financial goals.
  • The necessary blend of business and technical understanding of product management
  • Ready to challenge the status quo of how a product should be and how it could be made.

The Benefits

  • 25 Days Holiday  
  • On site parking
  • Fully Flexible – Hybrid working
  • Generous Salary
  • Travel paid for

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

Digital Marketing Specialist – SFR407

Our client is an established and leading global brand of both mechanical and electrical locking solutions and door hardware products. Products designed for your safety and security.

The business is now looking to recruit a Creative Digital Marketing Specialist.

The Benefits

  • A salary dependent of experience
  • Flexible Hybrid working
  • Working for a global business
  • Pension 6%
  • 25 Days Holiday  
  • On site parking with fantastic office

The Role

What does the role involve?

This is a broad role which represents an opportunity for a Digital Marketer to create and deliver multi-channel campaigns inhouse as well as marketing all products and services to deliver business growth.

  • Animated ‘new product showcases’ for use in ‘digital toolkits’ to support the sales team
  •  Digital adverts for national press
  •  Website content including animated hero banners
  •  Animated e-signatures for company-wide use
  •  Creative content for our in-house e-zine ‘The Buzz’
  •  Animated content for customer proposal and new business pitches as required
  •  A range of traditional marketing materials including product literature, catalogues, and brochures

The Person

  • Worked in a similar position for 2+ years.
  • Degree level education
  • Minimum 3 years’ experience in a B2B environment
  • Demonstrable experience of multi-channel creative campaigns
  • Mac literate and Microsoft Office
  • Fluent in Adobe Creative Suite – InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, and particularly After Effects – software packages
  • Knowledge of Key shot rendering software would be advantageous
  • Ideas driven with team working attributes and excellent organisational skills
  • Excellent communication and writing skills with a focus on accuracy and attention to detail
  • Confidence to share and implement new ideas and ability to work pro-actively and reactively

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

Specification Sales Consultant – SFR406

Our client is an established and leading supplier of Architectural Ironmongery and Hardware products to the Construction sector.  

To manage, maintain and convert all new and existing projects and quotes held within the company quote bank, ensuring an upward growth curve.

To systematically grow relationships with our Architects, Interior Designers, Main & Sub Contractor customer base while providing a high level of customer service.

Benefits

  • Working for a leading brand
  • Well established and secure business
  • London centric
  • Travel costs paid for
  • Excellent Package
  • Training provided to a high standard
  • Continuous improvement

Duties

  • Develop and maintain relationships with Key Architects in your area
  • Influence hardware specifications using the company product portfolio
  • Follow up on all new Leads, Projects & Quotes received
  • Track all projects and outstanding quotes from the design and specification stage through to negotiation and procurement
  • Record all Sales activities on the company CRM system
  • Keep all accounts on the CRM up to date (names, star rating, address and social media etc.)

Key Skills

  • Specification sales and negotiation skills
  • Excellent technical skills, with building materials background

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

Technical Manager – SFR405

With rigid core Company Values and a strong Group Vision, we are the UK’s foremost bespoke steel door manufacturer.

We offer a friendly, fun working environment whilst aiming to be more corporate and professional.

We believe in the value of our people; be they colleagues of long standing or new recruits. Everyone has the opportunity to make a valid contribution to our success.

Office based – Newcastle-under-Lyme

Benefits:

  • Supportive culture
  • Excellent management team
  • Growth opportunities
  • Extremely competitive remuneration
  • Discretionary bonus

Key Requirements for Role:

• 3 years’ experience in a similar, fast-paced role, managing a Team, ideally within manufacturing.

• 1 years’ experience within Sales and Customer Service.

• Good working knowledge of Office 365 and competent/experienced on excel.

• Good written and verbal communication skills.

• Good time-management, planning and organisational skills, with the ability to remain Focused.

• Good data collection, analysis and numerical skills to produce and interpret Management Reports.

• Able to read building and construction plans with an eye for detail.

• Basic CAD understanding and ability to read/modify technical drawings.

• Experience managing larger customers and attendance of virtual or face to face meetings

Person Specification:

• A passion for Sales and Customer Service.

• Target-driven.

• A team-player.

• Willing to take on ownership of tasks to their completion.

• Flexible approach.

• Energetic, active and resilient.

• An aptitude for Office Systems.

• Self-driven with an ability to motivate others.

• Tendency to thrive in a technical environment.

• Ability to project-manage a wide range of small or large projects.

• Detail orientated.

• Desire to develop a growing business and develop customer relationships.

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

Regional Sales Manager – SFR403/4

Regional Sales Representative

With rigid core Company Values and a strong Group Vision, we are the UK’s foremost bespoke steel door manufacturer.

We offer a friendly, fun working environment whilst aiming to be more corporate and professional.

We believe in the value of our people; be they colleagues of long standing or new recruits. Everyone has the opportunity to make a valid contribution to our success.

Benefits:

  • Supportive culture
  • Excellent management team
  • Growth opportunities
  • Extremely competitive remuneration
  • Discretionary bonus

Key Tasks:

• Communicate with existing customers to ensure opportunities to quote and secure

contracts.

• Use Sales Database to track and contact existing and potential customers. Use other

resources i.e. internet, trade journals etc with a view to potential future business.

• Locate and target new markets for our products.

• Plan and prioritise activities and customer / prospect contact towards achieving agreed

business aims, including costs and sales.

• Plan and manage agreed territory according to an agreed market development strategy.

• Manage product pricing and margins according to agreed aims.

• Use customer and prospect contact activities tools and systems, and update relevant

information held in these systems.

• Respond to and follow up Sales enquiries using appropriate methods.

• Monitor and report on market and competitor activities and provide relevant reports and

information.

• Communicate, liaise, and negotiate internally and externally using appropriate methods to

facilitate the development of profitable business and sustainable relationships.

• Attend and present at external customer meetings and internal meetings with other

company functions necessary to perform duties and aid business development.

• Attend training and to develop relevant knowledge, techniques and skills.

• Adhere to health and safety policy, and other requirements relating to care of equipment.

Key Requirements for Role:

• Full, clean driving license.

• A good standard of Maths and English.

• Good time management and organisational skills.

• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken.

• Ability to take ownership of tasks through to completion.

Person Specification:

• Ideally 3 years of experience in a similar role.

• Ideally familiarity with door manufacturing and hardware.

• Familiarity with modern manufacturing techniques.

• Professional demeanour.

• Self-motivated.

• A resilient nature.

• Target-driven

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

Group Supply Chain Manager – SFR402

Our client is a family owned group of businesses that contain two manufacturers and two distributors. The business is now looking to recruit someone in the position of Supply Chain Manager. To lead and over see two purchase administrators.

Responsible for all consumable purchases for the Group companies:

  • Visiting, evaluating and relationship building and maintenance with Suppliers.
  • Price negotiation and effective purchasing and reordering procedures.
  • Research product specification sources of new products.
  • Agree product quality standards and ensure these standards are maintained throughout the supply chain process.
  • Product specification – working with the warehouse supervisor, ensuring deliveries are to specification from samples, first offs and ongoing quality inspection to maintain quality.
  • Rectify product non-conformances with suppliers and associates.
  • Analysis of KPI supplier data presenting findings and actions at KPI reviews
  • Control of supplier invoices and associated paperwork, passing off for payments
  • Maintenance of pricing data and responsibility to supply data to accounts for system standard pricing/uplifts and updates.
  • Providing packaging waste information on an annual basis for Distribution
  • Management of Imports globally for purchased items, shipping agents, paperwork through to delivery.
  • Assisting in providing data for the negotiation of transport contracts
  • Providing and managing data for the product development and technical function of the business
  • Attend and contribute to product meetings with accurate supply and pricing data when required.
  • Provide office support and product training when required.
  • Training and maintenance of the use of the balance calculator within the sales function
  • Waste Transfer duty of Care Requirements

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

Architectural Ironmongery / Door Sets / Locks & Security

 Access Control / Washroom / Automation

Customer Service Project Manager – SFR399

We are currently seeking an organised and detail-oriented Customer Service Project Manager to join our business at this exciting time as we experience further business growth.

As part of the Customer Service Team, you will play a crucial role in ensuring our customers receive the best service, are kept up to date with their order, troubleshoot any issues encountered and liaise with various internal departments to ensure we get orders to customers in the agreed timescales. 

Key duties and responsibilities:

Work closely with the technical scheduling team to ensure all technical queries are closed out to a level that enables the job to be prepared for the factory.

Obtain site programmes, adhere to delivery timescales and book in deliveries with site.

Manage projects from order stage through to delivery providing an excellent customer experience.

Interact and collaborate with internal teams to answer or resolve project queries or questions.

Provide information or data to customers where required.

Raise quotations and process sales orders to assist customers with additional requirements.

Process purchase orders and ensure costs are allocated correctly.

Deal with customer queries ensuring a resolution is arrived at that is satisfactory to both the business and the customer.

Dealing with multiple order and enquiry values up to circa £1m.

What we need from you:

Experience in doors and/or ironmongery preferred but not essential.

Experience of project management preferred but not essential if can demonstrate other skills.

Excellent Communication skills, both written and verbally.

Be knowledgeable and resourceful.

Be detailed conscious and organised.

Have the ability to follow through a task to completion.

Benefits

  • Supportive culture
  • Excellent management team
  • Growth opportunities
  • Extremely competitive remuneration
  • Discretionary bonus

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

Specification Sales Consultant – SFR400

Architectural Ironmongery – Washrooms Solutions – Access Control 

Competitive Salary – Car Allowance  

Key Responsibilities

• Assist customers with project specification and scheduling.

• Handle project and delivery requirements.

• Conduct customer and site visits.

• Manage own project quote bank.

• Liaise with team and assist with tasks if required.

Skills & Experience

• Dip GAI diploma required.

• Ability to write and prepare an ironmongery schedule.

Behaviours & Beliefs

• Show a keen interest in our customers.

• Demonstrate a pro-active, “can do” attitude.

• Be flexible and willing to support all areas of the business as required.

If you are interested in this position, please contact Matthew for more information 07512602431

Specification Sales Manager – SFR398

Benefits

  • Supportive culture
  • Excellent management team
  • Growth opportunities
  • Extremely competitive remuneration
  • Discretionary bonus
  • Car Allowance

Main Duties:

  • Build & Maintain relationships with New & Existing Customers (Contractors)
  • Build & Maintain relationships with Architects and get specified on identified major Projects/Industry Sectors.
  • Achieve Sales Targets and manage the front-end profitability of the territory.
  • Provide consultative/technical advice to clients on fire test certification within Project Specifications

You will be successful in this role if you are motivated to get in front of clients to support them with solutions. The industry opportunities in fire safety are ever-increasing with the advent of the Building Safety & Fire Safety Act’s, providing the successful candidate with an exciting opportunity to become established in an industry that has growing requirements for competent people, recognised as trusted advisors.

You will need to demonstrate a success in Sales or Business Development that exhibits the ability to generate revenue by creating new and cultivating ongoing client relationships.

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

Sales Coordinator – SFR397

Our client is an established and leading supplier of building products and builders’ hardware.  

The business is now looking to recruit a Sales Coordinator because of the continued growth and demand from customers in the area. This role is internal based in the trade counter in Kent
DA13 9PH.

The Role

What does the role involve?

  • Ironmongery: House Builder and Commercial.
  • General hardware sales via phone, email.
  • Booking out and inputting.
  • Liaising and negotiating with suppliers and customer.
  • Trade counter assistance (hardware)

The Person

  • Located close to DA13 9PH
  • Experience of selling building and / or construction products
  • Worked in a similar position for 2+ years.

The Benefits

  • A salary dependent of experience
  • Monthly bonus
  • Working for an independent family owned business
  • Great team and training.  

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

Architectural Ironmongery / Door Sets / Locks & Security / Access Control / Washroom / Automation

SFR Recruitment Solutions