Field Sales Manager

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Polypipe Building Products are focused on delivering solutions to the residential sector. Polypipe Building Products works with national and local developers, plumbing and heating engineers, general builders and ground workers to deliver above and below ground drainage systems, rainwater solutions as well as hot and cold plastic plumbing products.

• 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.
• 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, whilst taking share from the competition.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders (Marketing, Merchandising, Category Manager and the Desk Based Account Managers) to deliver against trading plans and growth opportunities for your portfolio.
• 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.
• 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.
• A full driving licence is required as travel to customers and Polypipe sites is necessary.
• Commercial savvy with an understanding of customer motivations linked to tactics for negotiation and solution‑oriented business development.
• Proven experience of modern sales enablement tools, e.g. CRM, digital marketing.

You will be based in the North West region, with a location covering CH, CW, L, SK, ST, TF, WA, WV and must be able to work on‑patch.