Area Sales Manager – Exterior Lighting

Mitchell MaguireBirminghamreedpublished 09/30/2026

Job Title: Area Sales Manager – Exterior Street Lighting Job reference Number: 610994-3457-26273 Industry Sector: Exterior Lighting Products, Street Lighting, Street Furniture, Electrical Products, Public Highways, Electrical Signals, Solar Lighting, Heritage Lighting, Electrical Contractors, Highway Contractors, M&E Contractors, Main Contractors, Local Authorities, Facilities Managers, Universities, Housebuilders, Private Developers, Electrical Wholesalers, Electrical Distributors Area to be covered: North West and West Midlands Remuneration: £50,000-£60,000 basic + £75,000 OTE year one (top earners £120,000+) Benefits: £600 car allowance OR fully electric / hybrid company or salary sacrifice + full benefits package The role of the Area Sales Manager – Exterior Street Lighting Products will involve: Field sales position selling a manufactured range of exterior lighting products Lighting will be a mix of heritage and solar lighting initially Focus of the role will be to break specifications with; highways contractors, street lighting departments, local authorities, housebuilders and private developers and also facilities managers working on behalf of university campus’s etc. Circa 3 days a week on the road breaking specifications with contractors, 1-2 days with electrical wholesalers and other electrical distributors picking up projects to chase New business development role with an annual 1st year sales target of circa £650,000 (Year 3 target £1m+) Following up on Glenigan leads and leads from the office Typical project size for heritage is circa £45,000, solar £20,000

The ideal applicant will be Area Specification Manager – Exterior Street Lighting Products with: Must have electrical field sales experience Must have some experience of selling into; highways contractors, street lighting departments, local authorities, housebuilders, private developers or facilities managers working on behalf of university campus’s etc. Specific knowledge of exterior street lighting is not essential Open to most electrical products backgrounds; signals, communication systems etc. May also consider street furniture Self-starters, capable of being moulded from a technology stand point Personable, team player, people person, driven and enthusiastic

Mitchell Maguire is a specialist Construction Field Sales Recruitment Consultancy, dealing exclusively with Construction Field Sales Jobs, Construction field sales vacancies and Specification field sales positions within: Exterior Lighting Products, Street Lighting, Street Furniture, Electrical Products, Public Highways, Electrical Signals, Solar Lighting, Heritage Lighting, Electrical Contractors, Highway Contractors, M&E Contractors, Main Contractors, Local Authorities, Facilities Managers, Universities, Housebuilders, Private Developers, Electrical Wholesalers, Electrical Distributors