Area Sales Manager - Plumbing & Heating

Job Title: Regional Sales Manager - Plumbing & Heating

Industry Sector: New Build, Regional Housebuilders, Housing Developers, National and Independent Plumbing & Heating Merchants, Pipe Clips and associated Fixing & Fastening

Area to be covered: Central - Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Leicestershire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire & West Midlands

Remuneration: £33,000-£38,000 + £6,000 Bonus

Benefits: Fully expensed Hybrid Car + Comprehensive Benefits

The role of the Area Sales Manager - Plumbing & Heating Merchants will involve:

* Field sales position selling a high quality manufactured range of pipe clips and associated fixing & fastenings

* 40% of your time account developing circa 200+ active independent plumbing & heating merchants

* Responsible for approx. £450,000 of turnover from the independent plumbers merchants and heating merchants

* 20% of your time account developing circa 200+ active national plumbing & heating merchants (Travis Perkins, Grafton, Wolseley, Saint Gobain etc.)

* Creating awareness amongst branch managers in respect of what products are available via their distribution centres (distribution centre agreements looked after by Commercial Director)

* 30% winning specifications within the new build housing market with regional housebuilders and housing developers

* Inheriting a region currently performing well against budget expectation

* Average order values typically £200

The ideal applicant will be an Area Sales Manager - Plumbing & Heating Merchants with:

* Plumbing & heating associated field sales experience

* Ideally worked for a manufacturer, but may be open to field sales experience with a distributor

* Preferably sold into the new build housing market with contacts within regional housebuilders and housing developers and their local builders

* Industry experience, sold to plumbing & heating merchants

* CRM / Microsoft office experience

* Strong account management and relationships building skills

* Proven track record in field sales and territory management

* Autonomous in approach

* Good solid work ethic and 'get up and go'

* Trustworthy and self motivated

* Enthusiastic and hungry

The Company:

* Est. circa 35 Years

* Circa £12m+ turnover

* 50+ employees

* Privately held

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: New Build, Regional Housebuilders, Housing Developers, National and Independent Plumbing & Heating Merchants, Pipe Clips and associated Fixing & Fastening