Area Sales Manager

Magnet; Guildford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Employee discounts

Volunteer day

Flexible holidays

Job summary

Magnet is seeking an Area Sales Manager to drive growth and develop new-build opportunities across High-Rise, BTR, Social Housing and Regional Private Housebuilding in the South East. You will build relationships, identify opportunities and manage a sales pipeline to meet revenue targets.

This high-visibility role requires stakeholder engagement, market insight, and collaboration with estimating teams to craft competitive proposals.

Qualifications

• Proven B2B sales experience across both products and services.
• Strong understanding of new-build construction sales.
• Service within the KBB (Kitchen, Bedroom and Bathroom) sector.
• Successful track record in both new business acquisition and account development.
• Experience managing long sales cycles, tender processes and complex opportunities.
• Knowledge of high-rise/BTR, social housing, and private development markets is advantageous.
• Ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Customer focused with an organised and target-driven approach.
• Full UK driving licence with flexibility to travel as required.

Responsibilities

• Building and expanding relationships through effective stakeholder engagement.
• Identifying and securing new business opportunities through prospecting, networking and market engagement.
• Managing a sales pipeline to deliver order intake and revenue targets.
• Qualifying opportunities based on commercial viability, strategic fit and operational capability.
• Developing detailed project briefs and working closely with estimating teams to create competitive proposals.
• Presenting solutions, proposals and value propositions to customers and key decision-makers.
• Managing the customer journey, ensuring effective communication between the customer and internal teams.
• Collaborating cross-functionally to ensure successful project delivery.
• Maintaining accurate CRM records to support forecasting, planning and reporting.
• Providing market intelligence, competitor insights and business performance updates.

Skills

B2B sales

Construction sales

KBB sector

New business acquisition

Tender processes

Market knowledge

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Customer focus

Driving licence

Job description

Salary: Competitive

We’re looking for a driven and commercially focused Area Sales Manager to drive growth and develop new-build opportunities across High-Rise, Build to Rent (BTR), Social Housing and Regional Private Housebuilding.

Role: Area Sales Manager

Reports to: Head of Sales (New Build)

Location: South East Region

Hours: 40

Salary: Competitive

We’re looking for a driven and commercially focused Area Sales Manager to drive growth and develop new-build opportunities across High-Rise, Build to Rent (BTR), Social Housing and Regional Private Housebuilding.

This is a highly visible role where you'll be responsible for driving profitable growth, developing key customer relationships, and securing new business opportunities across your territory. If you're passionate about relationship-led sales, thriving in a fast-paced construction environment, and making a real impact with a market-leading brand, we'd love to hear from you.

What’s in it for you?

• Company car
• Fantastic company discounts: Up to 80% off our stylish kitchen ranges and products
• Paid volunteer day
• Access to Retail Trust
• Flexible holidays: Buy up to five extra days with our holiday purchase scheme
• Wellbeing support: Access to our virtual GP service and employee assistance platform 24/7
• Lifestyle perks: Cycle to work scheme and savings on hundreds of top brands via our benefits app
• A collaborative culture: built on care, inclusion, and continuous improvement

What you’ll be doing:

• Building and expanding relationships through effective stakeholder engagement
• Identifying and securing new business opportunities through prospecting, networking and market engagement
• Managing a sales pipeline to deliver order intake and revenue targets
• Qualifying opportunities based on commercial viability, strategic fit and operational capability
• Developing detailed project briefs and working closely with estimating teams to create competitive proposals
• Presenting solutions, proposals and value propositions to customers and key decision-makers
• Managing the customer journey, ensuring effective communication between the customer and internal teams
• Collaborating cross-functionally to ensure successful project delivery
• Maintaining accurate CRM records to support forecasting, planning and reporting
• Providing market intelligence, competitor insights and business performance updates

Who we’re looking for:

• Proven B2B sales experience across both products and services
• Strong understanding of new-build construction sales
• Service within the KBB (Kitchen, Bedroom and Bathroom) sector
• Successful track record in both new business acquisition and account development
• Experience managing long sales cycles, tender processes and complex opportunities
• Knowledge of high-rise/BTR, social housing, and private development markets is advantageous
• Ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Customer focused with an organised and target-driven approach
• Full UK driving licence with flexibility to travel as required

Why choose Magnet?

At Magnet, we bring over 100 years of heritage, but our focus is firmly on the future.

As the UK’s leading kitchen specialist, our success is driven by the expertise, insight and innovation of our people.

We are a company M.A.D.E. by our values. We Make room for everyone, Aim to be brilliant, Do the right thing, and Explore with curiosity every day. These values shape how we work, support customers, and helps create an environment where everyone can grow, contribute and thrive. If these values resonate with you, we'd love you to be part of our team.

We’re in the middle of an exciting transformation, with a real opportunity to shape how we work, grow and deliver for our customers.

We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.