Area Sales Manager – Plumbing & Heating

Courtney Smith Group; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established manufacturer in the heating products sector seeks an Area Sales Manager to cultivate strong relationships with Plumbing & Heating merchants. This role offers a genuine opportunity for career development into field sales, backed by a stable sales team and comprehensive support. Ideal candidates are those with a plumbing background, strong commercial awareness, and ambition to excel in sales.

Qualifications

• Experience within a Plumbing & Heating merchant or bathroom showroom.
• Strong relationship-building skills and commercial awareness.
• Ambition to step into a field-based sales role.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Sell a respected product portfolio through buying groups and nationals.
• Manage in-branch relationships and support promotions.
• Deliver training and help merchants drive sell-through.

Skills

Relationship-building skills

Commercial awareness

Field sales ambition

Job description

Overview

London, Kent, Surrey, East Sussex, West Sussex

We’re recruiting for an Area Sales Manager to join a well-established manufacturer with strong UK presence and European backing. The role covers a live, well-performing territory and offers the chance to build strong relationships with both independent and national Plumbing & Heating merchants.

You’ll be selling a respected product portfolio through buying groups (PHG, NBG, IPG) and nationals (Wolseley, UKPS, City Plumbing), managing in-branch relationships, supporting promotions, delivering training, and helping merchants drive sell-through.

This is a great opportunity for someone currently in a branch-based or internal merchant role looking to take their first step into field sales.

Company

Our client is a long-standing manufacturer within the heating products space, with multiple brands under its umbrella and a reputation for consistent service and product quality. They offer strong infrastructure, career development, and a stable, well-managed sales team.

Qualifications

We’re looking for someone with:

• Experience within a Plumbing & Heating merchant or bathroom showroom
• Strong relationship-building skills and commercial awareness
• Ambition to step into a field-based sales role
• Full UK driving licence

Recent hires into the team have come from assistant branch manager and internal sales roles – this is a genuine career opportunity to develop into external sales with the right support and structure in place.