Area Sales Manager – Plumbing & Heating 

Location: South West / South Wales Territory (Flexible Home-Based)
Salary: £45,000 - £55,000 Basic DOE + Annual Bonus + Company Car/Car Allowance + Benefits
Job Type: Full Time | Permanent

About the client

Simon Acres Group are delighted to be representing one of the UK's leading plumbing, heating and building products distributors in their search for an experienced Area Sales Manager.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a highly respected national business with a strong reputation for customer service, product availability and employee development.

About the role

Reporting to the Regional General Manager, you will be responsible for managing and developing an established portfolio of branch accounts while identifying and securing new business opportunities across your territory.

Working closely with branch teams, key suppliers and contractors, you will drive profitable sales growth through relationship management, product promotion and customer engagement.

The successful candidate will spend the majority of their time visiting customers and branches, building long-term partnerships and delivering commercial growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and grow sales across an established geographical territory.
• Develop relationships with plumbing contractors, M&E contractors, housebuilders, installers and commercial customers.
• Work closely with branch managers and internal sales teams to maximise opportunities.
• Identify and win new business through prospecting and networking.
• Deliver product presentations and promotional activity with customers.
• Increase market share across key product categories.
• Negotiate pricing within agreed company guidelines.
• Produce accurate sales forecasts and pipeline reports using CRM.
• Monitor competitor activity and market trends.
• Achieve monthly and annual sales, margin and KPI targets.
• Support supplier events, trade mornings and branch promotions where required.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• Proven experience in external sales within the plumbing, heating, builders' merchant or construction products sector.
• Strong knowledge of merchant distribution and the route to market.
• Experience developing both existing and new customer accounts.
• Excellent commercial awareness and negotiation skills.
• Ability to build long-term customer relationships.
• Self-motivated with strong organisational skills.
• Comfortable working independently across a large territory.
• Full UK Driving Licence.

Desirable Experience

• Plumbing & Heating Merchants
• Building Merchants
• Renewable Heating Products
• Commercial Plumbing
• Contractors & Installers
• CRM Systems
• Sales Forecasting
• Merchant Sales Strategy

What's on Offer

• Competitive basic salary
• Annual performance bonus
• Company car or car allowance
• Pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Private healthcare (depending on package)
• Mobile phone and laptop
• Ongoing product and sales training
• Genuine career progression within a national market-leading business