Area Sales Manager – PlumbingJob Title: Regional Sales Manager – Plumbing Merchants
Industry Sector: Plumbing fittings, accessories, valves, waste pipes, guttering, plumbers merchants, builders merchants, distributionArea to be covered: Area Sales Manager – South East, North London, East London, and Essex(SG, CB, IP, N, E, IG, RM, EC, NR, CO, CM, SS & RM postcodes)Remuneration: £40,000-£45,000 Neg. + £5,000-£7,000 Bonus (guarantee first 3 months)Benefits: Hybrid Car + full benefits
The role of the Area Sales Manager – Plumbers Merchants will involve:Field sales position, selling a distributed range of plumbing fitting, values and accessoriesPromoting an extensive portfolio of 3,000+ productsSelling into circa 350+ trading merchant accounts (approx. 180 in total), predominantly independent plumbing and builders merchants, but also buying group members and national merchantsWorking in a buddy system with a dedicated internal sales professionalResponsible for £4m+ turnover (£2.4m+ independents)70% account management, 30% account development positionInheriting an area currently performing slightly below budget, due to lack of field sales coverage6 calls per day, typically selling into buyers within a trade counterUtilising an in-house CRM system which is fully accessible for your mobile devicesWorking as one of two field sales professionals covering London & South EastThe ideal applicant will be an Area Sales Manager – Plumbing Merchants with:·
Proven field sales experience within the plumbing industry·
Must have sold plumbing products into plumbers merchants or building merchants·
May consider field sales experience having working for a plumbers merchants·
Familiarity with
plumbing fitting, valves and accessories·
Proven account management/ account development skills·
Excellent territory planning skills·
Contacts within distributors is not essential·
Incredibly pro-active, driven and motivated, prepared to manage the area as if it was your own business·
Commercial acumen, resilientThe Company:·
Est. 35 years+·
Circa £27m turnover·
60 + employees·
Privately heldMitchell Maguire is a specialist Construction Sales Recruitment Consultancy, dealing exclusively with Construction Sales Jobs, Construction sales vacancies and Specification sales positions within: Plumbing fittings, plumbing accessories, valves, waste pipes, guttering, plumbers merchants, builders merchants and distribution
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