We are looking for an outgoing, skilled and dynamic professional with business acumen to become a valued member of The Pitchmark Group team.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a rapidly growing family-run business, working with industry-leading manufacturers.

Who are The Pitchmark Group?

The Pitchmark Group is a Queen’s Award-winning; family run and owned business from Bristol, UK.

By 2019, Turfix was launched as a supplier of premium quality products to the professional sports turf sector, giving Pitchmark a sales arm within the UK alongside other leading manufacturers like ICL, Harrod Sport and Tildenet Sport. Turfix Services was added later in 2019 to assist grounds teams with GPS line marking.

The final addition is Total Amenity Supplies, formed in 2020 and supplying a range of best-value products including line marking paint and machines, fertilisers, weed killers and sports equipment through both retail e-commerce and trade platforms. The Total Amenity Supplies product portfolio has been curated especially for grassroots sport (especially football), landscaping and amenity contractors and local authorities.

What does the position entail?

Due to our continued growth, we are looking for an experienced, driven and ambitious salesperson with an excellent record of consistent sales performance to join the successful Pitchmark Group team.

Your key role will be to identify new business opportunities and generate sales of our product lines, whilst maintaining and developing existing customer relationships working alongside Regional Account Managers.

We want someone with industry knowledge who will work closely with our key suppliers including Pitchmark, ICL, Harrod Sport and Tildenet Sport. Additionally, you will ensure customers have a great understanding of The Pitchmark Group’s products and services including USPs, features and benefits.

You will also be required to provide appropriate product and service pricing based on achieving a target net margin.

Skills and attributes

• Be ambitious, motivated and determined

• Provide win/win solutions

• Ability to identify new business, sales, service and product opportunities

• Be flexible and adaptable – overnight stays and potential overseas travel may be required

• Be polite, courteous and customer-focused

• Be an outstanding communicator and work with a minimum of supervision within a team

• Have the ability to priorities workload and have excellent time management skills

• Be proactive and take initiative in a logical, highly driven manner

What we’re looking for:

Essential Experience

• Minimum of five years’ experience of successfully working in a sales environment

• Proven record of achieving sales targets

• Comfortable liaising with manufacturers and partners such as Pitchmark, ICL and Harrod Sport

• Experience in project management or facilitation skills

• Ability and willingness to conduct on-site meetings

• Willingness and ability to liaise with internal and external departments including, but not limited to, contractors, local authorities and governing bodies

• A full and (preferably) clean UK driving license

Desirable Experience

• Excellent technical knowledge and experience of working in the turf and amenity sector

• Experience in dealing with decision-makers in the professional sport and education sectors

The Benefits of working with us:

• Monday – Friday (37.5 hours)

• £35k – £50k basic salary

• A rewarding and uncapped personal bonus scheme in conjunction with an unrivalled annual company profit-share bonus

• Potential for the successful candidate to qualify for enrolment in a growth share scheme

• Fully expensed laptop, phone and company vehicle

• The company provides excellent opportunities for personal skills and career development

Location/Hours

• Monday – Friday (37.5 hours)

• Field-based and remote-working. Bi-monthly team meetings at our HQ in Bristol

How to Apply

Please send your CV along with a covering letter explaining why you would suit this position to careers@thepitchmarkgroup.com quoting KAM/01/22 as a job reference.

Alternatively, should you wish to have a confidential informal discussion about the above role, then please feel free to contact Oliver Boys on 07950472216.

The Pitchmark Group is an equal opportunities employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

www.thepitchmarkgroup.com