You will sell the range of domestic heating products. You will be working with the merchant partners such as City Plumbing Supplies, Williams & Co., MP Moran, Wolseley, UK Plumbing Supplies & buying groups such as PHG, Fortis, IMBG, IPG. You will deal with branch managers / regional managers / sales representative’s / area directors to improve sales activity and relationships with the merchants. You will also deal with contractors and demonstrate the many features & benefits the product has. (currently 90% of your time is spent with merchants & 10% with contractors). You will arrange and attend trade mornings and develop new stockists, finding sales opportunities. The budget for the region is £1.1m for 2025, in 2024 the region achieved £1m. Circa 1 or 2 nights away per month. The region you will manage is London and the surrounding counties including East Anglia, Essex, Herts, Beds, Bucks, Kent, Surrey.
The company are firmly established in the UK with an excellent name & reputation. They have solid opportunities for the right people.
You will currently sell within the plumbing & heating industry into plumbers merchants. This could be plumbing tools, boilers, pumps, water treatment / softeners, cylinders, controls, push-fit plumbing, piping, underfloor heating etc. In an ideal world you will have 3- 4 years on the road as an Area Sales Manager with lots of energy and passion to make a difference. Even 1 year experience as an Area Sales Manager will be fine, especially if you have worked previously for a merchant beforehand.