Area Sales Manager – Heating

Mitchell Maguire; Manchester; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully expensed Plug-In Hybrid car

Job summary

Mitchell Maguire is seeking an Area Sales Manager – Heating to cover the North West and Leeds. You will sell radiators, heating products, and associated items to a mix of national and independent merchants, with a strong focus on growing new business and managing existing accounts.

The role demands a proactive, money-driven hunter with heating industry contacts, and the ability to hit budgets while expanding the customer base. A competitive package is on offer.

Qualifications

• 12 months+ field sales experience in heating/plumbing/bathroom industries.
• New business hunter with a money-driven attitude.
• Existing network in heating or plumbing merchants is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Cover the North West and Leeds with field sales activity.
• Sell heating products including radiators, designer radiators, and towel rails.
• Manage key accounts (about 50%) and develop new business (50%).
• Build relationships with heating merchants, plumbers merchants, builders merchants, and retailers.

Skills

Field sales

New business development

Account management

Networking

Job description

Area Sales Manager – Heating

Job Title: Area Sales Manager – Radiators, Plumbing & Heating

Industry Sector: Compact Radiators, Heating Merchants, Plumbing Merchants, Heating Merchants, Retail Showrooms, Kitchen Showrooms, Bathroom Retailers and Builders Merchants

Area to be covered: North West and Leeds

Remuneration: Competitive + Generous Bonus

Benefits: Fully expensed Plug-In Hybrid car & benefits

The role of the Area Sales Manager – Radiators, Plumbing & Heating will involve:

• Field sales roles covering the North West and Leeds
• Selling a distributed range of heating products: 85% compact radiators and 15% designer radiators (in stainless) and traditional towel rails
• Field sales position selling to a mix of national and independent plumbers merchants, heating merchants, builders merchants and independent kitchen and bathroom retailers
• Dealing with order values ranging from £500-£50k depending on project sizes
• 50% of your time account managing existing key accounts, 50% developing new business opportunities
• Turnover circa £3m, running very close to budget, 218 customers on patch
• 100s of independent plumbers merchants, heating merchants, builders merchants and independent kitchen and bathroom retailers on patch, hence fantastic opportunity for growth and to make a name for yourself

The ideal applicant will be an Area Sales Manager Radiators, Plumbing & Heating with:

• 12 months+ field sales experience ideally in the heating, plumbing/ bathroom industry
• New business hunter/ money hungry
• Working for a manufacturer
• Can hit ground running, ideally with a network of contacts within heating merchants, plumbers merchants, builders merchants or independent kitchen or bathroom retailers
• Knowledge of plumbing, heating or bathroom associated products such as radiators, boilers, heating controls, heating cylinders, showers, taps, towel rails, sanitaryware advantageous (not essential)
• Drive and determination
• Self starter
• No journey men / leaflet droppers

The Company:

• Circa £55m turnover
• 100+ employees
• Privately held
• Est. circa 25 years