Area Sales Manager - Plumbing & Heating

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: M62 East of Manchester

Remuneration: £40,000 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 £2m-£3m turnover, hitting budget and only available due to splitting large North West region
• Circa 200 heat pumps per year (4 per week)
• Area very capable of doubling in turnover
• 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