Area Account Manager

Wolseley; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car or car allowance

Pension scheme (matched up to 9%)

Bonuses

Healthcare access

YuLife app

Cycle to Work scheme

Job summary

Wolseley is seeking an Area Account Manager to cover the East Anglia region. You will own the territory, drive customer growth and manage relationships with key buyers, while collaborating with branch teams to maximise opportunities.

The role emphasizes proactive selling, identifying opportunities, and delivering outstanding service. A competitive salary and strong benefits package are on offer.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in account management, business development or field sales.
• Track record of winning new business and growing customer accounts.
• Excellent communication, relationship-building and negotiation skills.
• Strong commercial awareness with ability to identify opportunities and deliver results.
• Self-motivated, resilient and target-driven; experience in merchanting, distribution, wholesale or construction sectors is a plus.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Account management

New business development

Relationship building

Negotiation

Communication

Target-driven

Commercial awareness

Job description

We have an Area Account Manager role available covering the East Anglia area. 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

This is a full-time, permanent role working 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

Requirements

• 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...

Benefits

• 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.
• Free access to healthcare, our popular YuLife app, our Cycle to Work scheme and more!