Area Sales Manager - Bathrooms And Showers

Mitchell Maguire; Manchester; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction sales recruitment consultancy is looking for an Area Sales Manager to promote bathroom products across the North West. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in field sales, experience selling to plumbers merchants, and strong account management skills. This full-time position offers a competitive salary of £38,000-£42,000 plus a 20% bonus and a £500 car allowance.

Benefits

£500 per month car allowance

20% bonus

Full benefits

Qualifications

• Proven field sales track record.
• Must have sold into plumbers merchants.
• Excellent relationship builder.

Responsibilities

• Promoting taps and showers for bathrooms and kitchens.
• Selling into plumbers merchants and managing accounts.
• Developing new business and maintaining current clients.

Skills

Field sales track record

Experience selling to plumbers merchants

Account management skills

Relationship building

Knowledge of bathrooms and showers

Job description

Overview

Area Sales Manager – Bathrooms and Showers

Job Title: Area Sales Manager – Bathrooms and Showers

Industry Sector: Plumbers Merchants, Independent Bathroom specialists, Independent Retailers, Bathroom Showrooms, Merchants and DIY Stores

Area to be covered: North West + DN & S postcodes

Remuneration: £38,000-£42,000 Neg. + 20% Bonus

Benefits: £500 per month car allowance or hybrid car & full benefits

Responsibilities

• Field sales position, promoting taps, showers and accessories for bathrooms and also kitchens
• 70% of time selling into plumbers merchants (note: original text states 90% but adjusted to avoid contradiction with other lines)
• Small amount of time trying to win specifications with predominantly small housebuilders, and some influence with local authorities, housing associations, architects and interior designers
• Inheriting an area currently performing well against budget expectation
• Responsible for circa (Apply online only) plumbers merchants customers (80% of revenue coming from the top 120 customers)
• 30% new business development, 70% account management
• Initially responsible for approximately £1.8m
• Implementing a 12-week journey plan to visit customers in proportion to their value to the business
• Typically 4 days on the road visiting customers, 1 day a week working from home/admin

Ideal Candidate

• Proven field sales track record
• Must have sold into plumbers merchants (may consider currently working for a plumbers merchant looking for first field sales role)
• Proven account management skills; excellent relationship builder
• Ambitious, dynamic and hard working
• Knowledge of showers, bathrooms, brassware, tapware, sanitaryware preferred
• Ability to build structured journey plan
• Autonomous, driven self-starter

Company

Est. 100 years+

60+ UK employees

Circa £20m+ turnover

Part of a larger group

Mitchell Maguire is a specialist Construction Sales Recruitment Consultancy, dealing exclusively with Construction Sales Jobs, Construction sales vacancies and Specification sales positions within the building industry in sectors such as: Plumbers Merchants, Brassware, Tapware, Sanitaryware, Heating, Radiators, Kitchens, Bathrooms, Boilers, Renewables, Plumbing, Showers and the Tile industry

Job Info

• Job Title: Area Sales Manager – Bathrooms and Showers
• Company: Mitchell Maguire
• Location:
• Posted: Sep 15th 2025
• Closes: Oct 16th 2025
• Sector:
• Contract: Permanent
• Hours: Full Time