Area Sales Manager - Building Plastics

Mitchell Maguire; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully expensed hybrid car

Full benefits

Job summary

Mitchell Maguire is seeking an Area Sales Manager - Building Plastics to cover Anglia and Home Counties. The role focuses on selling a manufactured range of building plastics for roofline, rainwater, and drainage to distributors and specifiers, with an initially heavy emphasis on managing around 130 accounts valued between £20k and £250k each.

Revenue responsibility is around £10m+, with progression to selling to end users after 6–12 months, including housebuilders, main contractors and social

Qualifications

• 2–3 years field sales experience selling building products.

Responsibilities

• Sell a range of building plastics for roofline, rainwater, and underground applications.
• Manage ~130 distributor accounts with £20k–£250k each.
• Drive revenue of £10m+ and develop new business with end users after 6–12 months.
• Cover Anglia and Home Counties with a hybrid car provided.

Skills

Field sales

Account management

Analytical thinking

Team player

Target driven

New business development

Job description

Area Sales Manager - Building Plastics

Job Title: Area Sales Manager - Building Plastics

Industry Sector: Roofline, Rainwater Systems, Bath Panels, Underground Drainage, Cellular Plastics & Room Liner, Window Trims, PVC, uPVC, Fascia, Gutters, Cladding Systems, Builders Merchants, Buying Groups, Specialist Plastic Suppliers, Housebuilders, Installers, New Build, Social Housing and Local Authorities

Area to be covered: Anglia and Home Counties (East of line from Peterborough to London)

Remuneration: £40,000-£45,000 Neg. + up to £8,000 Bonus

Benefits: Fully expensed hybrid car & full benefits

The role of the Area Sales Manager - Building Plastics will involve:

• Field sales position selling a manufactured range of building plastics for roofline, rainwater, and underground applications as well as PVC bath panels
• Initially all of your time managing circa 130 customer (distributor) accounts, typically £20,000-£250,000
• Majority of customer accounts are builders merchants (incl. buying groups) and specialist plastic/ PVC suppliers
• Revenue responsibility for approx. £10m+
• After 6-12 months you will spend up to 40% of your tie selling into end users such as; national and regional housebuilders (new build), main contactors, installers and social housing providers
• Huge portfolio of products including; fascias, gutters, window trims, underground drainage & room liner etc.

The ideal applicant will be an Area Sales Manager - Building Plastics with:

• 2-3 years field sales expeirence, must have a proven track record of selling building products (open to bricks, blocks, roofing systems, rooflights, windows etc.)
• Ideally a blend of customer experience, housebuilders, main contractors, installers or social housing providers and builders merchants/ buying groups or specialist plastic distributors
• Ideally some allied building plastics knowledge such as; fascias, gutters, cladding systems, window trims, underground drainage, decking & room liner etc. although full product training will be provided
• Capable of being a "safe pair of hands" in respect of account managing existing customers, but also with new business development capability
• Driven, target focussed and a team player
• Analytical thinker

The Company:

• Established 30 years+
• Part of an established group
• £100m+ turnover