Area Sales Manager Plumbing & Drainage

Mitchell Maguire; Colchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction recruitment firm seeks an Area Sales Manager to drive sales in the plumbing and drainage sector across Anglia. You will be responsible for managing existing accounts and developing new business relationships with contractors. The ideal candidate will have proven field sales experience and knowledge of heavyside building materials. The role offers a competitive salary with a bonus structure and benefits, including a company car.

Benefits

Lunch Allowance

Fully Expensed Plug-In Hybrid Car

Commission Bonus

Qualifications

• 2-3 years proven field sales territory management experience.
• Experience selling heavyside building materials.
• High level of ability in numeracy, IT, communication & organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Sell gravity fed above and below ground drainage systems.
• Build relationships with building contractors and civil contractors.
• Develop new business while managing existing accounts.

Skills

Field sales territory management experience

Communication skills

IT capability

Numeracy

Organisational skills

Tools

CRM software

Job description

Overview

Area Sales Manager - Plumbing & Drainage. Job Title: Business Development Manager - Plumbing & Drainage. Industry Sector: Heavyside Building Materials, Gravity Fed Drainage Systems, Plumbing and Drainage, Builders Merchants, Civil Merchants, Drainage Merchants, Plumbers Merchants, Building Contractors, Civil Contractors, Groundwork Contractors, House Builders and Housing Developers. Area to be covered: Anglia (Essex, Suffolk & Norfolk). Remuneration: £45,000 Neg. + Lunch Allowance + £15,000-£18,000 Bonus. Benefits: Fully Expensed Plug-In Hybrid Car & Full Benefits.

Responsibilities

• Field sales role, selling company's manufactured range of gravity fed above and below ground drainage systems, including underground drainage, rainwater guttering, soil and waste drainage systems
• 60% of your time building relationships with building contractors, civil contractors, groundworkers and various small to medium sized builders and developers (looking to grow house builder customer base)
• 40% Back selling through independent builders merchants & civil merchants and independent plumbers merchants (approx. 75-100 accounts in total)
• Inheriting a territory achieving circa £2.5m turnover, up on budget expectation
• Inheriting an extremely mature territory, incumbent field sales representative has been on patch 10 years
• 60% new business development, 40% account management role

Ideal applicant

• Must have 2-3 years proven field sales territory management experience
• Sold heavyside building materials
• Ideally sold to building contractors, civil contractors, groundworkers or various small to medium sized builders and developers
• Open to candidates that have also sold to builders merchants, plumbers merchants or civil merchants
• Also be open to a field sales representative that has worked for a builders merchants, plumbers merchants or civil merchants
• Specific knowledge of gravity fed above and below ground drainage applications such as underground drainage, rainwater guttering, soil and waste drainage systems is not required
• Plumbing, drainage or heating field sales experience is not essential, our client is open to many different heavyside building product backgrounds
• CRM proficient, high level of ability in terms of numeracy, IT capability, communication & organisational skills
• Go getter with raw enthusiasm

The Company

• 500+ employees
• British company
• 100m+ turnover
• Large independent manufacturer

Mitchell Maguire is a specialist construction field sales recruitment consultancy, dealing exclusively with construction field sales jobs, construction field sales vacancies and specification field sales positions within: Heavyside Building Materials, Gravity Fed Drainage Systems, Plumbing and Drainage, Builders Merchants, Civil Merchants, Drainage Merchants, Plumbers Merchants, Building Contractors, Civil Contractors, Groundwork Contractors, House Builders and Housing Developers