Job Description

The role of Area Technical Manager is to provide innovative and labour saving techniques to the construction industry. Working with commercial and industrial building projects to provide a wire suspension solution and provide greater productivity for the contractors. The product focuses on working with and supplying the Mechanical, Electrical and Ventilation Industry through a distribution network. The role is working with existing Key Accounts and developing new routes to market.

The role requires a close working relationship with the current distributor network. This requires the management of growth and development of the account. Support should be provided on product knowledge, customer base development, technical and marketing support. A working relationship should also be managed with the Distributor Support role that will service the national accounts.

The role is also construction site based and requires identifying and establishing contact of the sub-contractors that shall be installing on site. This may also require educating and communicating with the building management team to get the Zip-clip product specified and onto site. The role requires technical support and advisory assistance on the fixing methods and provide a solution to application/installation problems that may arise. This may lead to tailoring a product to be most effective on site. The applicant will be required to oversee the whole process until the order has been placed with the distributor.

The applicant should also look to seek new opportunities and product development methods in order to provide labour saving initiatives that the company could develop and offer in the future.

The role consists of:

• Managing the growth and development of key accounts of the existing distribution network.
• Working with the key accounts customer base.
• Providing technical back up on the product and application methods.
• Identifying sub-contractors that could potentially use the product.
• Management of their own diary and appointments.
• Initial contact should be made and then followed through to completion with the distributor.
• Offering on-site advice and technical support to the contractor on product and application.
• Seeking new opportunities and developments of the zip-clip product range.
• Tailoring product to suit applications.
• Demonstrate and present product to distributors, contractors and building management teams.