Commercial Account Manager

Marshalls Plc; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading landscaping products manufacturer in the UK seeks an experienced sales professional to join their Commercial Sales team. This role involves developing relationships with contractors and key merchants while managing your own sales and profitability budget. Candidates should have a successful track record in account management and demonstrate strong relationship-building skills. The position offers a supportive environment for professional development and benefits such as a sales bonus and health care cash plan.

Benefits

Sales Bonus

Health care cash plan

Employee discount on products

Cycle to work scheme

Life assurance

5% company matched pension scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in sales, preferably within the construction industry.
• Demonstrated ability to cultivate relationships with key stakeholders.
• Driving license required for commuting within the sales patch.

Responsibilities

• Develop relationships with contractors and merchants.
• Manage sales and profitability budget independently.
• Design and execute business plans collaboratively.

Skills

Knowledge of construction products

Track record in project management

Ability to develop long-term relationships

Self-motivation and drive

Confident working independently

Presentation and reliability

Job description

Within our Commercial Sales team, we are recruiting for an experienced sales professional with a strong background in Commercial Account Management, to develop relationships with Contractors and our Key Merchant customer base. Would you like to be a part of this award-winning team? So what's the mission? We need you to bring with you your blend of commercial acumen and relationship expertise. This role gives you the freedom and responsibility to shape your own success, managing your entire sales and profitability budget. You will take the lead in designing and executing your business plan, actively partnering with colleagues to collaboratively identify and capture new market opportunities. A key element is cultivating strong relationships with contractors and leading insightful business reviews throughout your region, all anchored by our mission to 'Create Better Spaces.' If you are ready to demonstrate your strategic influence, showcase your entrepreneurial drive, and establish yourself as a valued leader in a successful and supportive team environment, we are ready for you.

Whilst it would be great if you have experience in the construction industry selling civils or landscaping products to main contractors, sub-contractors, and key merchants. We are open to applicants from a range of sectors, it is more important to us that you are able to showcase your skillset as a sales professional- we can teach you the rest! The other skills we would like to see are:

• Knowledge and experience of products to main contractors, sub-contractors, and key merchants
• You have a successful track record including major project and account management
• You can demonstrate your ability to develop long-term relationships with both customers and colleagues
• You are self-motivated, dynamic, and driven
• Confident at working independently with the skills to work under your own initiative
• Presentable, credible, and reliable
• Being home-based you will need to have a driving license and be able to commute within the patch

What's in it for you? You will join an engaging and collaborative environment that values diverse perspectives and encourages bold thinking. This role offers full support for continuous professional development, ensuring you have the resources and mentorship to excel. It is a genuine opportunity to contribute to a meaningful body of work and build a rewarding career trajectory where your innovation and contributions are recognised and celebrated.

As one of the UK's leading manufacturers of superior landscaping products, our brand is synonymous with quality; supplying landmarks such as Trafalgar Square, whilst also caring for the environment and communities in which we operate. Our Marshalls mission is 'Creating Better Spaces'., Marshalls Landscape Products stands out as the leading UK manufacturer of high-quality natural stone and innovative concrete hard landscaping products. We cater to the construction, home improvement, and landscape markets, offering superior solutions. Marshalls Building Products serves as a reliable supplier of concrete drainage products, concrete bricks, ready-to-use mortars, and aggregates. Marley Roofing Products is recognised as a leader in the manufacturing and supply of pitched roofing systems. Our product range includes clay and concrete tiles, timber battens, roof-integrated solar solutions, and various roofing accessories. Although divisional, we work as one Marshalls team. We're particularly proud to have paved every location on the Monopoly Board! To find out more about Marshalls please visit our website: www.Marshalls.co.uk

Equal Opportunities Whoever you are and whatever your background, at Marshalls you'll find a fair and supportive workplace. You are unique and we want you to bring every part of who you are to work, every day. We're committed to ensuring equal opportunities for everyone. To us, this is more than a legal, moral, or ethical necessity - it's the right thing to do! We call this doing business The Marshalls Way. We want our team to reflect the diverse nature of society and the communities we serve. Marshalls is a workplace where you are valued for the contribution you make, and where you can grow and develop by being entirely yourself!

Benefits

• Sales Bonus
• 37.5 hours per week Monday - Friday
• Health care cash plan
• Eye care scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount on products
• Retailer discounts
• Marshalls Wellbeing Centre
• EE mobile phone discount - friends and family
• Share purchase scheme
• Life assurance
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption pay and leave
• 5% company matched pension scheme

More about Marshalls

Our operations are organised into three distinct divisions: Landscape Products, Building Products, and Roofing Products.