Area Account Manager

Wolseley; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car or car allowance

Pension scheme (matched up to 9%)

Bonus potential

Annual leave

Healthcare access

YuLife app

Cycle to Work

Discounts

Job summary

Wolseley, a leading specialist trade merchant in the UK and Ireland, is recruiting for an Area Account Manager to cover Mid/North Wales, Stoke and Cheshire. You will manage a defined territory, win new business, and strengthen customer relationships through regular branch collaboration and face-to-face engagement.

The role is full-time and field-based, typically a 40-hour week, Monday to Friday, with a competitive package including a company car or car allowance and bonus potential.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in account management, business development or field sales.
• Strong track record of winning new business and growing existing accounts.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills; relationship building is essential.

Responsibilities

• Drive sales and margin growth across designated territory through proactive account management.
• Win new customers and grow spend with existing accounts.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with customer decision-makers through regular in-person engagement.
• Promote digital trading solutions and use market insights to grow market share.

Skills

Account management

Business development

Field sales

New business

Relationship building

Negotiation

Communication skills

Target driven

Job description

## Area Account ManagerApply: Stoke (JF): Full time: Posted Today: JR116319**Salary:****Competitive Salary + Company Car/Car Allowance + Bonus + Excellent Benefits****Area Account Manager - Field Based - Wolseley Local Division****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.We have an **Area Account Manager** role available covering **Mid/North Wales, Stoke, Cheshire** areasThis 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.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**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!