Trade Manager

Workforce Staffing Ltd; Twigworth; Remote; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

25 days holiday

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Company maternity and paternity pay

Job summary

Workforce Staffing Ltd is recruiting a Trade Manager for a remote/field-based, full-time permanent role in the fenestration sector. You will manage merchant networks, drive branch engagement and develop commercial opportunities while representing a premium product portfolio.

You’ll build strong relationships with merchant branches and trade counters, organise trade days and product demonstrations, and deliver training to merchant teams to boost showroom visibility and sales.

Qualifications

• Experience in fenestration, glazing, aluminium systems or merchant sales.
• Experience with merchant networks and trade counters.
• Ability to train and demonstrate products to customers.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with merchant branches, trade counters and key decision-makers.
• Drive branch engagement, product awareness and commercial opportunities.
• Organise trade days, product demos and promotional events.
• Deliver product training to merchant teams and customers.
• Maximise showroom displays and promotional activity.
• Identify growth opportunities within merchant branches.
• Collaborate with sales teams to grow the merchant network.

Skills

Fenestration industry experience

Merchant network experience

Relationship building

Product training delivery

Job description

Trade Manager

Remote / Field-Based | Full-time | Permanent

£45,000 per annum + Performance-Related Bonus (TBC) + Company Car

Ready to Make Your Mark in the Fenestration Industry?

We're recruiting an ambitious and commercially driven Trade Manager to join a highly respected, market-leading business within the aluminium systems and fenestration sector.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who knows the merchant sector, thrives on building relationships and enjoys turning opportunities into results. Our client has an excellent industry reputation, a premium product portfolio and ambitious growth plans.

If you love being out on the road, engaging with customers and making things happen, this could be your next big career move.

What You'll Be Doing

• Building strong relationships with merchant branches, trade counters and key decisionmakers.
• Driving branch engagement, product awareness and commercial opportunities.
• Organising trade days, product demonstrations and promotional events.
• Delivering product training to merchant teams and customers.
• Maximising showroom displays, product visibility and promotional activity.
• Identifying opportunities within existing and underperforming merchant branches.
• Working closely with sales teams to support growth across the merchant network.

About You

We're looking for a confident, proactive and commercially minded individual with experience in fenestration, glazing, aluminium systems, building products or merchant sales.

You’ll ideally have:

• Experience working with merchant networks, trade counters or branch teams.
• Strong relationship-building, communication and influencing skills.
• Experience in trade sales, merchant development or customer engagement.
• The ability to deliver product training and demonstrations.
• A self-motivated approach with excellent organisational skills.
• Knowledge of aluminium windows, doors or glazing systems would be advantageous.

Your Background Could Include Trade Manager, Merchant Development Manager, Area Sales Manager, Trade Sales Manager, Business Development Manager, Territory Sales Manager, Fenestration Sales Manager or Building Products Sales Manager.

What’s On Offer

• £45,000 basic salary plus performance-related bonus (TBC).
• Company car and remote / field-based working.
• 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays.
• Pension scheme, company sick pay and life assurance.
• Company maternity and paternity pay.
• Opportunity to join an established, ambitious business with excellent growth potential.

Interested?

If you're passionate about the fenestration or building products industry and ready for a fresh challenge, we'd love to hear from you.