Area Account Manager

Wolseley; Ilkeston; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Car allowance

Pension 9%

Bonus scheme

Healthcare

Discounts

Cycle to Work

YuLife app

Job summary

Wolseley is seeking an Area Account Manager to cover Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire. You will drive sales, manage key accounts, and win new business, taking ownership of a territory and delivering growth through proactive account management and customer engagement.

You will build strong relationships with branch teams and decision-makers, promote digital trading solutions, and use market insights to grow market share while enjoying a competitive salary and benefits.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in account management, business development, field sales or a similar customer-facing sales role.
• A strong track record of winning new business and growing customer accounts.
• Excellent communication, relationship-building and negotiation skills.
• Strong commercial awareness with the ability to identify opportunities and deliver results.
• A self-motivated, resilient and target-driven approach, with experience in merchanting, distribution, wholesale or construction-related sectors being advantageous

Responsibilities

• Drive sales and margin growth across your designated territory through proactive business development and account management.
• Win new customers while identifying opportunities to grow spend within existing accounts.
• Build strong relationships with customer decision-makers through regular face-to-face engagement.
• Work closely with branch teams to maximise sales opportunities and deliver outstanding customer service.
• Promote digital trading solutions and using market insights to increase customer engagement and grow market share

Skills

Account management

Business development

Field sales

Negotiation

Communication

Relationship building

Job description

We have an Area Account Manager role available covering Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire areas. This is a fantastic new opportunity for a driven sales professional to join a market-leading business, take ownership of a territory and make a real impact through customer growth, new business development and relationship management, while building a long-term career with Wolseley.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Driving sales and margin growth across your designated territory through proactive business development and account management.
• Winning new customers while identifying opportunities to grow spend within existing accounts.
• Building strong relationships with customer decision-makers through regular face-to-face engagement.
• Working closely with branch teams to maximise sales opportunities and deliver outstanding customer service.
• Promoting digital trading solutions and using market insights to increase customer engagement and grow market share.

And here's what we'd like you to have

• Proven experience in account management, business development, field sales or a similar customer-facing sales role.
• A strong track record of winning new business and growing customer accounts.
• Excellent communication, relationship-building and negotiation skills.
• Strong commercial awareness with the ability to identify opportunities and deliver results.
• A self-motivated, resilient and target-driven approach, with experience in merchanting, distribution, wholesale or construction-related sectors being advantageous

Also, did we mention? In addition to the competitive salary, there are also benefits on tap - including...

• Annual leave (increasing with length of service), company car or car allowance, a generous pension scheme (matched up to 9%), potential to earn bonuses, enhanced maternity / adoption leave and access to a great range of online and high street discounts.
• We also promote positive health and wellbeing by offering free access to healthcare, our popular YuLife app, our Cycle to Work scheme and more!

We look forward to receiving your application!