Area Sales Manager

Wolseley; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Pension (matched) up to 9%

Bonuses potential

Company car or car allowance

Enhanced maternity/adoption leave

Discounts (online & high street)

Healthcare access & wellbeing programs

Job summary

Fusion Utilities, part of the Wolseley Group, is recruiting for an Area Sales Manager to drive multi-utilities sales across the South West and South Wales. The role is field-based, offering a competitive salary, company car or allowance, and a strong benefits package.

You will grow revenue with an established base, secure new opportunities, and work closely with branches and internal teams to deliver excellent customer service and commercial results. Regular travel to customer sites is expected.

Qualifications

• Proven external sales, account management or business development success.
• Strong ability to build and maintain customer relationships.
• Track record of driving sales growth and delivering commercial results.
• Excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• Self-motivated, proactive, able to work independently across large geography.
• Willingness to learn and develop product knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Develop and grow sales across an established customer base while securing new business.
• Deliver a customer-first approach with exceptional service and commercially beneficial solutions.
• Build strong relationships with customers, stakeholders and internal teams to maximise opportunities.
• Grow sales, margin and market share via account management and business development activity.
• Collaborate with branches and specialist teams to deliver outstanding customer experience and achieve business objectives.
• Travel regularly across the South West/South Wales to customer sites and meetings.

Skills

External sales

Account management

Business development

Sales growth

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Independent worker

Job description

Area Sales Manager### Area Sales ManagerApply: Bristol: Full time: Posted Today: JR116833**Salary:***Competitive salary + Company Car or Allowance + Benefits* **Area Sales Manager - Multi Utilities -** **South West/South Wales** So, who are we? We are Fusion Utilities, part of the Wolseley Group - a leading specialist trade merchant across the UK and Ireland. We pride ourselves on 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. Also, did we mention? In addition to a competitive salary, there are also benefits on tap, including: * Annual leave (increasing with length of service)* Generous pension scheme (matched up to 9%)* Potential to earn bonuses* Company car or car allowance* Enhanced maternity/adoption leave* 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! **As an Area Sales Manager - Multi Utilities, you'll be responsible for:** * Developing and growing sales across an established customer base whilst identifying and securing new business opportunities.* Delivering a customer-first approach, ensuring customers receive exceptional service and commercially beneficial solutions.* Building strong relationships with customers, stakeholders and internal teams to maximise opportunities and drive business growth.* Growing sales, margin and market share across your territory through effective account management and business development activity.* Working collaboratively with branches and specialist teams to deliver an outstanding customer experience and achieve business objectives. This is a full-time, permanent role working 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday. This is a field-based role with regular travel across the South West/South Wales to customer sites and meetings. **And here's what we'd like you to have:** * Proven success in an external sales, account management or business development role.* Strong experience building and maintaining customer relationships, with a consultative and customer-focused approach.* A demonstrable track record of driving sales growth, winning new business and delivering commercial results.* Excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills.* A proactive, self-motivated approach and the ability to work independently across a large geographical area.* A willingness to learn and develop product knowledge. Previous industry experience is not essential, as full product and sector training will be provided. We look forward to receiving your application!### About UsThe Wolseley Group is a leading plumbing, heating, cooling and infrastructure trade specialist merchant, which employs over 5,500 people across the UK and Ireland, spanning 10 brands.Through our offices in Warwick and Ripon, our three distribution centres and our network of over 550 branches, our people work together to provide exceptional service to our customers every day.*We encourage applicants from all backgrounds, communities and industries, and are committed to having an organisation that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities, where everyone is treated with Fairness & Respect.*