Area Sales Manager - Plumbing & Heating
Job Title: Area Sales Manager - Plumbing & Heating
Industry Sector: Hot Water Cylinders, Air Source Heat Pumps, Regional House Builders, Property Developers, M&E Contractors, Heating Installers, Plumbing Contractors and Plumbing & Heating Merchants
Area to be covered: South West (BS, BA, SN, GL) & South Wales
Remuneration: £38,000 Neg. + £10,000-£15,000 Uncapped Commission
Benefits: Fully expensed Hybrid Car & Full Benefits
The role of the Area Sales Manager - Plumbing & Heating will involve:
- Field sales role selling a manufactured range of hot water cylinders and air source heat pumps
- Four and a half days a week on the road field sales role, remainder of time making appointments and doing associated paperwork
- 90% Domestic focussed, 10% commercial
- 50% of your time selling through regional plumbing & heating contractors/ one man installers as well as regional house builder
- 50% of time account managing circa 100 plumbing and heating merchants such as Plumb Base, Grahams, Plumb Stores, City Plumbing Supplies and Wolseley
- Responsible for an area with a £6m turnover, hitting budget and only available due to splitting large South West region
- Very capable of growing to £7.5m/£8m
- 70% account management, 30% new business development
- Average order values for heat pumps £3,000, £500-£1,000 for cylinders
The ideal applicant will be an Area Sales Manager - Plumbing & Heating with:
- A proven field sales track record within the plumbing & heating market
- Sold to plumbing & heating contractors, heating installers or regional house builders
- Plumbing & heating merchant customer experience is not essential
- 12 months+ field sales experience, but may look at merchant sales person with significant experience with plumbing & heating contractors, heating installers or regional house builders experience
- Water heating/ cylinders or air source heat pump sales experience not essential
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Must be well organised with a desire to win business
The Company:
- Est. UK 12 years+
- £60m+ UK turnover
- 140+ UK Employees
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: Unvented Hot Water Cylinders, Air Source Heat Pumps, Gas Burner, House Builders, Property Developers, M&E Contractors, Plumbing Contractors and Plumbing & Heating Merchants, water heating, boilers, M&E, HVAC, H&V, ventilation, boilers, cylinders, pipework, M&E contractors, M&E consultants, plumbing, plumbing and heating, plumbing contractors