Area Account Manager

Wolseley Group

Stoke-on-Trent

On-site

GBP 32,000 - 46,000

Full time

6 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave (increasing with length)

Company car or car allowance

Generous pension scheme (matched up to

Bonuses potential

Enhanced maternity / adoption leave

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Job summary

Wolseley Group in the UK is seeking an Area Account Manager to cover Mid/North Wales, Stoke, and Cheshire. This field-based, full-time position focuses on developing new business and managing key accounts to drive sales and margins.

You will build strong relationships with customer decision-makers, work with branch teams to maximise opportunities, and promote digital trading solutions while delivering excellent customer service.

Qualifications

Proven experience in account management, business development, field sales or similar customer-facing sales role.
Strong 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-related sectors advantageous.

Responsibilities

Driving sales and margin growth across 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.

Job description

Salary

Competitive Salary + Company Car/Car Allowance + Bonus + Excellent Benefits

Area Account Manager - Field Based - Wolseley Local Division

We have an Area Account Manager role available covering Mid/North Wales, Stoke, Cheshire areas

So, who are we?

We are the Wolseley Group - a leading specialist trade merchant across the UK and Ireland. We pride ourselves in putting our people and customers at the heart of everything we do and, best of all, provide opportunities to develop skills and build careers through our award-winning Wolseley Talent Guild.

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.

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

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

Benefits