Area Sales Manager - Plumbing & Heating
Job Title: Regional Sales Manager - Plumbing & Heating
Industry Sector: New Build, Regional Housebuilders, Housing Developers, National and Independent Plumbing & Heating Merchants, Pipe Clips and associated Fixing & Fastening
Area to be covered: Central - Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Leicestershire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire & West Midlands
Remuneration: £33,000-£38,000 + £6,000 Bonus
Benefits: Fully expensed Hybrid Car + Comprehensive Benefits
The role of the Area Sales Manager - Plumbing & Heating Merchants will involve:
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Field sales position selling a high quality manufactured range of pipe clips and associated fixing & fastenings
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40% of your time account developing circa 200+ active independent plumbing & heating merchants
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Responsible for approx. £450,000 of turnover from the independent plumbers merchants and heating merchants
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20% of your time account developing circa 200+ active national plumbing & heating merchants (Travis Perkins, Grafton, Wolseley, Saint Gobain etc.)
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Creating awareness amongst branch managers in respect of what products are available via their distribution centres (distribution centre agreements looked after by Commercial Director)
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30% winning specifications within the new build housing market with regional housebuilders and housing developers
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Inheriting a region currently performing well against budget expectation
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Average order values typically £200
The ideal applicant will be an Area Sales Manager - Plumbing & Heating Merchants with:
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Plumbing & heating associated field sales experience
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Ideally worked for a manufacturer, but may be open to field sales experience with a distributor
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Preferably sold into the new build housing market with contacts within regional housebuilders and housing developers and their local builders
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Industry experience, sold to plumbing & heating merchants
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CRM / Microsoft office experience
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Strong account management and relationships building skills
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Proven track record in field sales and territory management
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Autonomous in approach
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Good solid work ethic and 'get up and go’
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Trustworthy and self motivated
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Enthusiastic and hungry
The Company:
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Est. circa 35 Years
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Circa £12m+ turnover
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50+ employees
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Privately held
Mitchell Maguire is a specialist construction field sales recruitment consultancy, dealing exclusively with construction field sales jobs, construction field sales vacancies and specification field sales positions within: New Build, Regional Housebuilders, Housing Developers, National and Independent Plumbing & Heating Merchants, Pipe Clips and associated Fixing & Fastening