Business Development Manager

Polypipe Building Products; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the construction sector is seeking a sales professional to drive sales through technical specifications with housing developers and local authorities. Responsibilities include managing contractor accounts, utilizing CRM, and ensuring compliance. The role offers a competitive salary, company car, and benefits such as a contributory pension scheme.

Benefits

Company Car

Bonus structure

25 days holiday entitlement

Save as you earn Sharesave Scheme

Contributory pension scheme

Life assurance

Health & wellbeing initiatives

Staff discount on all products

Qualifications

• Proven track record of selling into the merchant, contractor and developer market.
• Previous sales experience in the construction industry is essential.

Responsibilities

• Drive sales with technical specification for housing developers and local authorities.
• Manage business with major contractors in the private and social housing markets.
• Convert leads using CRM and maintain customer records.

Skills

Sales experience within the Construction Industry

CRM skills

IS skills

Job description

Polypipe Building Products are focused on delivering solutions to the residential sector. Polypipe Building Products works with national and local developers, plumbing and heating engineers, general builders and groundworkers to deliver above and below ground drainage systems, rainwater solutions as well as hot and cold plastic plumbing products.

Role Overview: This role is to work in conjunction with the sales team and to support the needs of the business in each of the sales areas. Covering the postcodes of CA, DH, DL, IM, LA, NE, TD, TS.

The objective will be to drive the sales of the business forward through driving technical specification with private and social housing developers and local authorities. You will also be required to grow sales with the plumbing, heating and drainage in this market and contribute to growth through existing and new merchant accounts.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for gaining full specification of company product range with private house builders.
  
• Full specification and develop awareness of company product range with social housing builders and local authorities.
  
• Working within a territory, effectively map and manage regional design consultants, architects, main clients (developers in the main), groundworkers & plumbing contractors.
  
• Using CRM convert leads and opportunities provided by our commercial team and maintain customer records & data management
  
• Manage business with all major contractors working in the private and social housing markets.
  
• Act in a supporting capacity assisting the regional site auditor and auditing process where necessary, this may include, site verification, rebate claims and compliance reporting.
  
• Manage and report back on compliance improvements highlighted by the Regional Site Auditors reporting.
  
• Maintain up to date records of sites where rebate claims are submitted.
  
• Manage price increase implementation to developer clients and manage any price increase deferrals to sub-contractors. In addition, manage profitability of existing & new agreements maximising profit return wherever possible.
  
• Competency across AG, BG, PP, UFH, On & Off Plot specification route understanding & reporting.
  

Skills & Requirements:

• The successful candidate will have a proven track record of selling into the merchant, contractor and developer market.
  
• Previous Sales experience within the Construction Industry is essential.
  
• Relevant CRM and IS skills required.
  

Working Hours and Benefits:

• Competitive Salary
  
• Company Car
  
• Bonus structure
  
• 25 days holiday entitlement
  
• Save as you earn Sharesave Scheme
  
• Contributory pension scheme
  
• Life assurance (linked to pension scheme membership)
  
• Various health & wellbeing initiatives including complimentary occupational health on-site physiotherapy and counselling services
  
• Staff discount on all Genuit Group products