Area Sales Manager – Plumbing and Heating in Birmingham

Area Sales Manager – Plumbing and Heating

Job Title: Area Sales Manager – Plumbing & Heating

Industry Sector: HVAC, Domestic Heating, M&E Contractors, Mechanical Contractors, Plumbing Installers, Housebuilder Developers, Private Developers, M&E Consultants, Heat Pumps, Radiators and Underfloor Heating

Area to be covered: Midlands – access East Midlands office fortnightly

Remuneration: £50,000-£60,000 + up to £10,000 Bonus

Benefits: Electric Car + full benefits package

The role of the Area Sales Manager – Plumbing & Heating will involve:

• Field sales role selling the  design, supply, commissioning and servicing of air to water heat pumps, radiators and underfloor heating solutions
• Predominantly targeting domestic projects
• Majority of your time selling into mechanical and plumbing contractors/ installers and plumbing and heating merchants
• Remainder of time winning specifications with housebuilders/ private developers
• 60% new business development role, working in a “buddy system” with technical support team in the office
• Targeted to achieve circa £1m+
• Project from 1-100 houses (typically £5,000-£6,000 per house)
• Ideally circa 3-4 customer visits per day, four days per week, one day working from home or East Midlands office
• Exclusive distribution rights for Haier and Exhaust Air as well as distributing LG

The ideal applicant will be an Area Sales Manager – Plumbing & Heating with:

• Plumbing & heating field sales experience
• Must have sold into mechanical/ plumbing contractors/ installers and plumbing and heating merchants
• Ideally also won specifications with housebuilders/ private developers
• Heat pump, radiator and underfloor heating product knowledge advantageous
• New business hunter mentality
• Contacts within mechanical/ plumbing contractors/ installers or housebuilder developers/ private developers may be beneficial
• Ability to sell direct when required and back-sell via plumbing & heating merchants when needed
• Strong technical capability preferred, although the internal team of technical support engineers can manage accounts once business has been won
• Energetic and passionate
• IT/ CRM proficient
• Team player

The Company:

• Part of a large established group
• 15 employees
• £10m+ turnover

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: HVAC, Domestic Heating, M&E Contractors, Mechanical Contractors, Plumbing Installers, Housebuilder Developers, Private Developers, M&E Consultants, Heat Pumps, Radiators and Underfloor Heating