Full job descriptionArea Sales Manager – Plumbing
Job Title: Regional Sales Manager – Plumbing Merchants
Job reference Number: 109793-2642
Industry Sector: Plumbing fittings, accessories, valves, waste pipes, guttering, plumbers merchants, builders merchants, distribution
Area to be covered: Area Sales Manager – South East, North London, East London, and Essex
(SG, CB, IP, N, E, IG, RM, EC, NR, CO, CM, SS & RM postcodes)
Remuneration: £40,000-£45,000 Neg. + £5,000-£7,000 Bonus (guarantee first 3 months)
Benefits: Hybrid Car + full benefits
The role of the Area Sales Manager – Plumbers Merchants will involve:
*Field sales position, selling a distributed range of plumbing fitting, values and accessories
*Promoting an extensive portfolio of 3,000+ products
*Selling into circa 350+ trading merchant accounts (approx. 180 in total), predominantly independent plumbing and builders merchants, but also buying group members and national merchants
*Working in a buddy system with a dedicated internal sales professional
*Responsible for £4m+ turnover (£2.4m+ independents)
*70% account management, 30% account development position
*Inheriting an area currently performing slightly below budget, due to lack of field sales coverage
*6 calls per day, typically selling into buyers within a trade counter
*Utilising an in-house CRM system which is fully accessible for your mobile devices
*Working as one of two field sales professionals covering London & South East
The ideal applicant will be an Area Sales Manager – Plumbing Merchants with:
*Proven field sales experience within the plumbing industry
*Must have sold plumbing products into plumbers merchants or building merchants
*May consider field sales experience having working for a plumbers merchants
*Familiarity with plumbing fitting, valves and accessories
*Proven account management/ account development skills
*Excellent territory planning skills
*Contacts within distributors is not essential
*Incredibly pro-active, driven and motivated, prepared to manage the area as if it was your own business
*Commercial acumen, resilient
The Company:
*Est. 35 years+
*Circa £27m turnover
*60 + employees
*Privately held




Mitchell Maguire is a specialist Construction Sales Recruitment Consultancy, dealing exclusively with Construction Sales Jobs, Construction sales vacancies and Specification sales positions within: Plumbing fittings, plumbing accessories, valves, waste pipes, guttering, plumbers merchants, builders merchants and distribution