Area Sales Manager – Plumbing Products

Courtney Smith Group; West of England; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing plumbing products company in the UK is seeking a sales professional to manage relationships with Independent Plumbers Merchants and Buying Group Members, including various high-profile clients. The role includes building and maintaining key accounts, encouraging stock increases, and promoting product diversity. Ideal for candidates with plumbing sales experience and strong product knowledge. Competitive OTE of £50k offered.

Qualifications

• Experience in plumbing/heating/bathroom sales.
• Understanding of trade counter environment.
• Experience as Branch Manager/Assistant Manager or field sales.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with key accounts.
• Encourage stock holding and wider product portfolios.
• Attend breakfast mornings and trade events.

Skills

Plumbing sales experience

Strong product knowledge

Relationship building

Job description

Overview

Job Type: OTE £50k - you will earn full quota.

Package: You will sell the full range of plumbing products which will include valves, piping, push-fit plumbing, shower hoses, brassware, taps and consumables.

Responsibilities

This position is 100% focused on Independent Plumbers Merchants and Buying Group Members. Customers will include UK Plumbing Supplies, MKM, Bradfords, Coastline in Poole, Williams & Co., PHG Members, IPG Members. You will inherit around 275 spending / non-spending accounts across the patch, with a revenue of around £2.5m. A big part of this role is building and maintaining key working relationships over the trade counter with Branch Managers / Assistant Managers & Trade Counter staff. You will be encouraging them to hold more stock, take in a wider portfolio of products and push the products where possible. Breakfast mornings and trade events are encouraged as they are an excellent way of building relationships with plumbing installers who are present within the branch. The area is Bristol, Dorset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Herefordshire and South Wales.

Company

The company are growing rapidly and are enjoying an amazing 2025, posting record months throughout the summer. They are in-fact 25% up against the same period last year.

Person

My client stated he wants someone who is currently working within plumbing / heating / potentially bathroom sales. You could be working for a merchant as a Branch Manager / Assistant Manager and be looking for a switch to field sales; this will be an ideal background due to your understanding of the trade counter environment and strong product knowledge. Alternatively you could be in field sales just now and be working for a manufacturer selling into Merchants, this will also carry lots of synergy.

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