Sales Manager (Midlands, North of England & Scottish Borders)

John Davidson Pipes Limited; Leicester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in civil drainage and water management as a Sales Manager, where you'll lead external sales teams across Scotland and the north of England. This role requires strong leadership and a proven sales track record in the industry. Enjoy a competitive salary, annual bonus scheme, and a company car as part of the package.

Benefits

Annual bonus scheme

Company car

Generous pension scheme

Private health care

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Civils or Construction businesses.
• Proven track record of successful sales.
• Experience managing and developing external sales teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead external sales teams across Scotland and the north of England.
• Promote JDP's market profile and secure increased market share.
• Feed market intelligence back into the business.

Skills

Leadership

Business Development

Sales

Commercial Acumen

Relationship Building

Job description

Sales Manager (Midlands, North of England & Scottish Borders)

Company description

At JDP, we are the experts in civils drainage and water management. For over half a century we’ve been combining quality products, knowledgeable staff, dedicated delivery, a national branch network and technical assistance to be the one-stop shop for our customers. We continue to experience remarkable growth and stability and this is thanks to our unwavering commitment to excellent customer service and robust business strategy. Our people are at the heart of our operations and we pride ourselves on being a great company to work for!

LOCATION: You can be based anywhere on patch. This could include the central belt of Scotland, Newcastle, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds for example. But this is not an exhaustive list. You must be able to travel by car.

What an exciting time to join JDP! We’ve had a fabulous start to 2025 - building on our significant growth over several years.

We need an experienced Sales Manager to lead our external sales teams acrossScotland, the north of England and the Midlands. Somebody who can join the team and keep us on track and has the ambition to grow even further. If you think you can make a big impact and are a Sales Manager with extensive experience in Civils or Construction businesses - we should talk!

This role sits on JDPs Senior Management Team and reports directly to the national Head of Sales. You’ll be an important part of feeding market intelligence back into the business.

You will need:

• product knowledge and experienceof the civil drainage industry or closely associated industry
• strong leadership skills
• proven track record of successful sales yourself
• management and development of an external sales team that have both met and exceeded their sales targets with your support and guidance
• experience of winning with both existing and new customers
• commercial and financial acumen to maximise profitability and growth
• to be a natural relationship builder with strong business development skills
• be able to travel regularly across the regions you manage (a company car is part of the package)

You will be responsible for the performance of all sales activities across your geographic region. You'll be confident in promoting JDP's market profile and securing increased market share. Your team will love working for you and be highly motivated and supported by you.

Offer

We will not consider overseas applications from candidates with no right to live or work in the UK. Thank you.

This job attracts an annual bonus scheme, company car, generous pension scheme and private health care.