Area Sales Manager – Showers, Bathrooms and Plumbing & Heating

Position: Area Sales Manager – Showers, Bathrooms and Plumbing & Heating (Permanent)
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 stock holdings 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