Area Sales Manager - Plumbing & Heating

Job Title: Regional Sales Manager - Plumbing & HeatingIndustry 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