Field Sales Manager

Closing Date for Application:
Monday 29/06/2026

At Polypipe Building Products, our people and values sit at the centre of everything we do. We design and manufacture plumbing, drainage, ventilation and water‑management solutions used in homes and buildings across the UK. Part of the Genuit Group, we combine long‑term stability with a culture built on teamwork, accountability and continuous improvement.

Field Sales Manager – Polypipe. The role involves driving regional growth through specification and merchant partnership development across LL, SY, LD, SA, HR, NP, CF, GL, WR. Candidates must live in one of the patch areas.

• Specification Sales & Opportunity Conversion: proactively identify and convert specification opportunities across private and social housing developers, local authorities, contractors, ground workers and site managers; build trusted relationships with key customer decision makers including technical, commercial and procurement teams; track, manage and win project‑based opportunities using early engagement and real‑time tracking with our CRM platform; ensure our full product range is positioned at both on‑plot and off‑plot stages, driving value and volume across the board.
• Merchant Development & Account Management: manage and grow sales across regional merchants (open market and OTC), maximizing share of wallet, stockholding and POS visibility; deliver professional, value‑led presentations and campaigns tailored to branch and group level objectives; build strong working relationships with branch managers and influencers to support pull‑through activity, while taking share from the competition; collaborate with internal stakeholders (Marketing, Merchandising, Category Manager and Desk‑Based Account Managers) to deliver against trading plans and growth opportunities for your portfolio.
• Sales Execution and KPI’s: deliver and exceed volume, revenue and open specification pull‑through targets across your customer base; meet weekly customer call expectations; accurately report, update and manage sales activity through the CRM (Genvue) and business planning tools; deliver customer messaging and ambitions with clarity and confidence while preserving commercial relationships.
• Market Intelligence & Continuous Improvement: act as the regional eyes and ears of the business – feeding back market insights, competitor activity and customer sentiment; support compliance, auditing and site reporting where applicable; maintain up‑to‑date knowledge of product solutions, regulations and construction trends.

• Proven sales experience, exceeding targets, preferably within the construction sector.
• Preferable experience of working within a manufacturing business in a field sales role.
• Experience of specification and channel sales in commercial building segments.
• Ability to communicate, present and influence at all levels of the organisation.
• Ability to analyse data and provide succinct solutions.
• Excellent listening, negotiation, motivation and presentation skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Full driving licence – travel to customers and Polypipe sites is required.
• Commercial savvy with understanding of customer motivations linked to ability to develop tactics for negotiation and solution‑oriented business development.
• Proven experience of modern sales enablement tools (e.g. CRM, digital marketing).

• Monday – Friday, 37.5h
• 25 days annual leave
• Contributory pension scheme – matched up to 8%
• Life assurance
• Enhanced maternity & paternity pay
• Sharesave scheme
• Cycle‑to‑work scheme
• Free flu vouchers
• Various health & wellbeing initiatives including complimentary occupational health, on‑site physiotherapy and counselling services
• Staff discount on all Genuit Group products
• Free on‑site parking