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Business Development Manager – SFR470

Jul 3, 2025 , , by sfrrecruitment

Business Development Manager

 

Location – West Midlands

Territory – West Midlands

 

Client: A reputable supplier of doors and architectural hardware, focusing on sales to local authorities, councils, developers and contractors.

 

Key Responsibilities:

– Develop and maintain relationships with local authorities, councils, developers and contractors within the West Midlands area.

– Proactively identify and pursue new business opportunities to expand the customer base.

– Represent the company with a positive attitude and commitment to excellent customer service.

– Collaborate with the team to provide tailored solutions and demonstrate the company’s extensive product range.

 

Key Requirements:

– Minimum of three years of sales experience in the construction/building product sector.

– A proactive approach to business development with a strong desire to learn and adapt.

– Ability to thrive in a family-owned business environment with a rich history.

– Excellent interpersonal skills and a passion for delivering exceptional customer service.

 

What We Offer:

– A competitive and rewarding salary package.

– A supportive environment that encourages career development and growth within the company.

 

Join and be part of a dedicated team that values its heritage and strives for excellence in customer service.

 

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 Hardware

 

 

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Business Development Manager – SFR466

May 19, 2025 , , , by sfrrecruitment

Our client is a leading manufacturer of Architectural Hardware and Door Hardware products.

They would like to strengthen their sales team by adding a Business Development Specialist.

Someone ideally based in the Midlands or North but with National coverage.

 

About the job

The ideal candidates will lead initiatives to generate and engage with partners to build new business for the company within the UK composite door sector. The candidate will be focused and have strong communication skills. They should be able to think critically when making plans and have a demonstrated ability to execute a particular strategy.

 

Responsibilities

Identify partnership opportunities within the UK composite door sector

Develop new relationships in an effort to grow business and help company expand

Maintain and grow existing business

Think critically when planning to assure project success

 

Qualifications

3 – 4 years’ prior industry related business development experience and be able to demonstrate this within the composite door sector

Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Proven knowledge and execution of successful development strategies

Focused and goal-oriented

Be able to work on own initiative

 

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 – SFR462

Apr 24, 2025 , , , by sfrrecruitment

Our client is a leading manufacturer of hinge and hardware products whom are looking for a highly driven and skilled individual to join their team as Area Sales Manager.

Role:

As Area Sales Manager you will be required to identify and secure new business opportunities and maintain knowledge of industry standards and procedures.

Responsibilities:

  • Represent the company in a professional manner
  • Report directly to Head of Sales.
  • Provide weekly sales reports and collect customer feedback and market research
  • Keep customer database up to date + establishing, maintaining, and increasing the customer base with both current Dealers, door producers and developers.
  • Maintain and grow sales of company products
  • Achieving reasonable sales targets and goals based on current market trends
  • Maintaining company profitability and sales margins
  • Evaluating sales data to identify strengths and weaknesses in the current products
  • Identifying new business opportunities within other market sectors
  • Identifying and collaboration of projects within distributor customer base
  • Have excellent product and technical knowledge of the product portfolio
  • Maintaining and securing project and product specification
  • Identifying and supporting in new product development
  • Promoting of company and products via trade exhibitions
  • Research and distinguish marketing opportunities

Skills & Experience:

  • Experience in sales of Hardware systems for both architectural and specialist door manufacturers.
  • Formal sales training.
  • Contacts with Architects and / or developers
  • Confident and personable
  • Clean driving licence

.          Presentation of PowerPoint.

  • GAI Diploma (this is a desire, not a demand)

Why should you apply?

This is a brilliant opportunity for a highly skilled sales professional in the construction sector to further develop their career with a forward thing business with a rewarding culture.

 

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

Vacancies

Ironmongery Scheduler – SFR443

Dec 2, 2024 , by sfrrecruitment

Ironmongery Scheduler – Barnsley

 

Our client is a supplier of BM Trada Fire rated doorsets and Architectural Ironmongery. Members of the Guild of Architectural Ironmongers.

Specifying and supply ironmongery in Commercial, Education, Residential, Healthcare and Hospitality sectors.

Due to current workload the role will mostly be dealing with existing clients where targets are already being achieved.

Hours will be 37.5 per week.

Monday-Thursday – 8am – 5pm (1hr lunch)

Friday – 8am -1.30pm

 

Duties:

  • Using Intec Scheduling software to schedule and price Architectural Ironmongery specifications from information by clients directly using all details provided.
  • To follow through from start to completion of project including Ironmongery order dates and delivery dates.
  • Ensuring Ironmongery specified meets the requirements of our fire door certification.
  • Work with our fire door team and organising ironmongery samples for CNC cut outs.
  • Organisation of ironmongery products within stock room including stock levels of core products.
  • To become proficient in all aspects of the estimating department
  • Develop and maintain effective working relationships with customers, whilst maintaining the highest level of professional conduct
  • To communicate with the procurement team and other team members to ensure smooth running of projects.
  • To ensure that all work leaving the estimating department has been checked before being sent to the client and is of an acceptable and high standard

 

Relevant Experience:

  • 3+ Years Estimating and scheduling experience in Architectural Ironmongery
  • Experience in understanding how to commercially analyse ironmongery schedules in conjunction with door schedules, general arrangement drawings, fire strategy drawings, lock suiting strategies and NBS P21 specifications.
  • Good technical skills
  • Knowledge of Fire Doors

 

Key competencies:

  • Preferably experienced using the Intec Door Scheduling software.
  • Competent on all Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.
  • Organised and able to multitask
  • Attention to detail
  • Able to work under pressure to deadlines
  • Technically knowledgeable about products
     

Relevant Education:

  • Minimum GCSE/”O” Level Maths and English
  • GAI Diploma (preferred but not essential)

 

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

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Territory Sales Manager – SFR439

Oct 29, 2024 , , , by sfrrecruitment

Territory Sales – North (m62 corridor)

 

SFR Recruitment Solutions are delighted to being working on this Territory Sales opportunity for a leading manufacturer and brand of entrance doors and solutions.

Based from home, your main responsibility will be the commercial development of a geographical area, contacting, engaging with and winning clients, ensuring the growth of project business. You will proactively manage your own diary and workload, planning and tracking different opportunities, arranging meetings and consulting with clients.

The successful salespeople collaborate extensively with other team members throughout the business, such as customer account managers, the specifications team and a variety of other professionals to ensure that we maximise the opportunities available to the business.

Therefore, if you are proactive, self-motivated, collaborative sales professional who can bring results we would like to hear from you.

 

YOUR SKILLS

To be considered for this role we would expect you to demonstrate:

  • Previous experience in sales to the construction industry, with a focus on “consultative sales” (where you were responsible for recommending a specific solution to fit a client’s requirements)
  • A proven track record in successful sales growth and client retention
  • Excellent negotiation skills
  • Proven ability to work both independently and remotely without close supervision
  • Resident in the Northwest of the UK, ideally Greater Manchester, or surrounding.

 

 

If you are interested in this position, please contact SFR Recruitment Solutions.

 

Ironmongery / Doors / Access Control / Door Hardware

 

 

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Area Sales Manager – SFR433

Sep 10, 2024 , , , by sfrrecruitment

Our client is a leading manufacturer of Timber, Steel, security and Fire Doorsets.

Promoting all Security Door products to potential direct or indirect customers, specifiers, engineers and anyone who could influence the decision of purchasing the company’s products within a defined sales area (South East England).

Benefits:

  • Supportive culture
  • Excellent management team
  • Growth opportunities
  • Competitive remuneration
  • Remote Sales role
  • Working for a market leader

Key Requirements for Role:

  1. Take responsibility for planning sales strategy within the territory in agreement with the business Sales leadership and ensure implementation to deliver business growth
  • Manage, develop and motivate select accounts within a specified territory in order to achieve company objectives and strategy.
  • Achievement of orders on a monthly, quarterly and YTD basis. 
  • Ensuring timely follow up and reporting of all sales enquiries on the territory including end users.
  • Seek opportunities to specify solutions with end users, architects, consultants & specifiers
  • Ensuring a constant flow of new business activity whilst maintaining and developing existing business levels.
  • Deliver accurate order intake and budget forecasts.

Person Specification:

Experience – Essential

  • Previous / current experience of working in a results orientated commercial environment
  • Experienced in internal / external relationship development
  • Able to demonstrate “Solution Based” selling skills
  • Clear evidence of achieving targets

Experience – Preferable

  • 3 years’ experience within the industrial door or associated products industry in the UK

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

Vacancies

Regional Sales Manager – SFR431

Aug 23, 2024 , , by sfrrecruitment

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:

Covering Scotland & Cumbria.

• 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

Vacancies

Divisional Manager – SFR426

Jul 16, 2024 , , , , by sfrrecruitment

Hardware and Fire Door Division

Our client is a well-respected supplier of ironmongery products and fire doorsets throughout the UK.

Description

An opportunity to join a growing business in the door solutions market. Continuing the ongoing process of aligning sales of architectural Ironmongery with their range of fire doorsets.

Responsible for sales of £3m and team of 9 staff.

We are looking for a dynamic person to work with the directors to expand the business into strategic markets. Routes to market include construction specification, facilities management, property developers, corporate, & export.

Management Responsibility

Internal specification team

General sales team

Procurement

Key Activities

Business development

Responsible for managing internal sales office activities overseeing procurement

Staff training Health and Safety for the department

Marketing – assist with development of online and offline activities

Reporting to directors

Management reporting

Skills Required

Knowledge of timber fire doorsets

Management experience

Strategic understanding of the specifications industry

Team player

Deal with confidential matters

Nice to Have

Knowledge of architectural ironmongery

GAI Qualifications

Experience of delivering CPD’s

Marketing experience

Future Projects

Implement and maintain CRM system

Remuneration

Competitive salary

Pension

Performance related bonus

If you are interested in this position, please contact SFR Recruitment Solutions.

Vacancies

Estimator – SFR425

Jul 10, 2024 , , , by sfrrecruitment

Our client is a leading supplier of performance doorsets and architectural ironmongery providing high quality products ideally suited to the health, education, commercial, defence, office fit-out and high-end residential markets.

Summary of Role: Estimator

•             Provide competitive estimates for bespoke doorset & ironmongery packages, wall panelling and associated joinery items using internal estimating systems to accurately cost the project/enquiry.

•             Engaging customers and other stakeholders to determine product solutions in accordance with tested designs.

•             Checking tender documents, making amendments where required.

•             Identifying scope for design alternatives and value engineering.

•             Work alongside team leader and members of the senior leadership team to create compliant estimates in a timely, accurate and intelligent manner.

•             Attend adjudication meeting and present full tender to estimating management team, ensuring all risks are highlighted.

•             Attend internal project handover meetings to formally handover ‘won’ orders to our contracts team.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

•             Self-motivated and organised individual that also offers excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

•             A strong team-player with a drive to succeed.

•             Time management skills with the ability to multi-task and prioritise work.

•             High standard of accuracy and attention to detail.

•             Experience of estimating, however training will be given.

•             Understanding of Doors and Door sets, nonetheless training will be given.

•             Technical understanding of Ironmongery would be beneficial.

•             Advanced / Excellent Excel knowledge, V look up, Formulas, Pivot tables.

•             Detail orientated.

If you are interested in this position, please contact SFR Recruitment Solutions.

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Sales Estimator – SFR422

Jul 3, 2024 , , , by sfrrecruitment

Our client is a leading supplier of performance doorsets and architectural ironmongery providing high quality products ideally suited to the health, education, commercial, defence, office fit-out and high-end residential markets.

As a Sales Estimator within the key accounts departments, you will be responsible for quoting customer requirements and progressing quotes into sales.

Understand customer expectations and drive certain service levels across the business communicating with internal and external stake holders.

Maintain existing accounts and assist with development of new key accounts that will deliver new and continued business offering a full range of products include performance timber doorsets, ironmongery, joinery products.

JOB PURPOSE

•             Support the accounts manager with the day to day operations of valued key accounts.

•             Development of new key accounts as well as management of existing.

•             Maintain strong relationships with new and existing customers.

•             Maximising business growth within key accounts.

•             Interpreting customer information into compliant quotations or costing options.

•             Work closely with all areas of the business to ensure effective delivery of customer requirements on time.

•             Proactive and clear communication.

•             Engage with internal stakeholders to ensure customer expectations are met.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

1.            Self-motivated and organised individual.

2.            Experience of account management – on the job training will be given.

3.            Understanding of the range of products – full training will be given.

4.            Ability to work within a team environment.

5.            Ability to work under pressure.

6.            Advanced / Excellent Excel knowledge, V look up, Formulas, Pivot table – Full training to be given.

If you are interested in this position, please contact SFR Recruitment Solutions.

SFR Recruitment Solutions