Area Sales Manager – Showers, Bathrooms and Plumbing & Heating
Job Title: Area Sales Manager – Showers, Bathrooms and Plumbing & Heating
Industry Sector: Shower enclosures, shower panels, walk-in showers, wetroom systems, shower trays, plumbing and heating merchants, bathroom retail showrooms and buying groups
Area to be covered: South West & South Wales/ South
Remuneration: £50,000 + up to 20%-50% Bonus
Benefits: Fully expensed EV & Full Benefits
The role of the Area Sales Manager Showers, Bathrooms and Plumbing & Heating will involve:
* Field sales position, selling our clients designed and manufactured mid-upper range of shower enclosures, shower panels, walk-ins, wet room systems and shower trays
* Responsible for circa 700 active customers, split approx.. 30% plumbing & heating merchants (with a bathroom showroom) and 70% retail bathrooms showrooms
* Inheriting an area achieving £2m turnover, currently
* 30% account management, 70% focus on low or zero spending accounts, hence you will spend more time with plumbing & heating merchants as our clients sees this as the growth area
* Working in a “buddy system” with a Retail Support Manager who focus on display visits, technical enquiries and lower level accounts such as the national agreement with City Plumbing, UKPS etc.
* Also responsible for managing Barwick Bathroom Distribution, Dell Factor Distribution and Claygate’s ASM’s and the customers they supply
* Assisting with stock deals, working on promotions, buying policy, marketing and maximising possible stockholdings and revenues
* Reporting on CRM system
The ideal applicant will be a Key Account Manager Showers, Bathrooms and Plumbing & Heating with:
* Must have sold to plumbing & heating merchants and / or retail bathrooms showrooms or buying group members
* Proven field sales track record in new business/ hunter mentality
* Specific showering product knowledge is not essential as full product training will be provided
* KBB, bathroom and / or plumbing & heating product industry knowledge is required
* Outgoing team player
* Autonomous and able to hit the ground running
* Dynamic / energetic approach
* Must be prepared to put in the hours
The Company:
* Approx. 200 Employees
* Circa £20m turnover
* Privately held
* Multiple UK manufacturing facilities
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: Shower enclosures, shower panels, walk-in showers, wetroom systems, shower trays, plumbing and heating merchants, bathroom retail showrooms and buying groups