Area Sales Manager

SRS Recruitment Solutions; Tyseley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Bonus and commission scheme

Health plan

Contributory pension

25 days holiday rising to 30 with 1st/

Birthday off

4x life assurance

Job summary

SRS Recruitment Solutions is seeking an Area Sales Manager to cover the Midlands and North of England. You will manage merchant distributor accounts, build strong relationships at all levels, and drive growth across the full fixing and fastening range.

This field-based role offers a competitive package with a company car, bonus/commission, and a structured pipeline approach. You’ll travel within your patch and report via CRM, shaping strategy with the team.

Qualifications

• Field sales experience, ideally selling into builders' or fixings merchants (construction products a real plus).
• A relationship builder who is confident face to face, on the phone and by email.
• Organised, self-motivated and disciplined with CRM and planning; you like a process and stick to it.
• Willing to stay away occasionally for meetings, training and customer visits.

Responsibilities

• Owning and growing a portfolio of merchant distributor accounts, with a 100% merchant focus.
• Building relationships at every level: owners, managers, counter teams, external sales and technical teams.
• Turning prospects into spenders, stockists and multi-range profile accounts.
• Selling the full range's USPs and value-added solutions with confidence.
• Forecasting your pipeline and market trends to help shape production, supply chain and marketing.
• Representing the brand at trade shows and customer events.
• Maintaining a sharp, up-to-date CRM with notes, next steps and your weekly forward plan.

Skills

Field sales experience

Relationship building

CRM & planning

Organised & self-motivated

Willing to travel

Full UK driving licence

Job description

Vacancy No 5635

Vacancy Title Area Sales Manager

Location Midlands / North

Field-based · Merchant distributor channel · Fixing & fastening solutions for construction

Love being out on the road, building real relationships and watching your numbers climb? This is your chance to represent one of the most respected names in fixing and fastening solutions, with a market-leading product range, genuine technical backing and a business that invests in its people.

Our client is a well-established international manufacturer of fixing and fastening solutions for the construction industry. They are looking for an ambitious Area Sales Manager to grow their merchant distributor network across the Midlands and the North of England, and to become the trusted face of the brand in every branch they visit.

WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT

• A brand merchants already know and trust, so you'll be opening doors rather than knocking on them
• A full, market-leading product range with real technical expertise behind it
• Your own patch, run your own way: you manage your diary for maximum sales impact
• Authority to set customer pricing within agreed guidelines, so you can close deals and not just chase them
• A culture built on long-term customer partnerships, not one-off transactions

WHAT'S ON OFFER

• Competitive basic salary
• Bonus and commission scheme, with the first 3 months guaranteed
• Company car
• Health plan and contributory pension
• 25 days' holiday, rising to 30 with service, plus your birthday off
• 4x life assurance

YOUR TERRITORY

• The Midlands and the North of England. The final patch will be confirmed at interview.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

• Owning and growing a portfolio of merchant distributor accounts, with a 100% merchant focus
• Building relationships at every level: owners, managers, counter teams, external sales and technical teams
• Turning prospects into spenders, spenders into stockists and stockists into multi-range profile accounts
• Selling the full range's USPs and value-added solutions with confidence
• Forecasting your pipeline and market trends to help shape production, supply chain and marketing
• Representing the brand at trade shows and customer events
• Keeping a sharp, up-to-date CRM, with notes, next steps and your weekly forward plan in by Friday

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• Field sales experience, ideally selling into builders' or fixings merchants (construction products a real plus)
• A relationship builder who is confident face to face, on the phone and by email
• Organised, self-motivated and disciplined with CRM and planning; you like a process and stick to it
• Resilient, inquisitive and proactive, someone who takes ownership and goes the extra mile
• Happy to stay away occasionally for meetings, training and customer visits
• A full UK driving licence