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Area Sales Manager – Plumbing and Heating

Chelmsford
3 weeks ago
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Area Sales Manager – Plumbing and Heating

Job Title: Area Sales Consultant – Plumbing & Heating/ Water Heaters

Industry Sector: HVAC, M&E, hot water solutions, continuous flow water heat systems, hot water systems, air source heat pumps, storage tank, water treatment, solar, solar thermal, gas water heaters, twin flow, heat pumps, heating radiators and water heaters

Area to be covered: South East & Anglia

Remuneration: £40,000 basic Neg. + £12,000-£15,000 Bonus

Benefits: Hybrid Company Car + Comprehensive Benefits

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

  • Field sales role promoting a manufactured and distributed range of gas water heaters, storage solutions, space heaters, air source heat pumps and solar thermal systems

  • Targeting commercial projects where a lot of water is consumed such as; schools, sports & leisure, hotels, care homes, food & beverage, restaurants, salons etc

  • Growing relationships within circa 50-60 M&E contractors, plumbing & heating contractors/ installers on patch

  • Predominantly new business development

  • Transactional role, all direct selling (not through distribution)

  • Targeted to achieve circa £40,000-£50,000 per month

  • 8-12 customer visits per week (one day working from home to catch up on proposals/ admin etc.)

  • Small order values from £3,000 (e.g. one heater and flue in a launderette) up to £50,000 (for multiple heaters on a large site such as a University campus) average order value £9,000-£10,000

    The ideal applicant will be an Area Sales Manager – Plumbing & Heating and Water Heaters experience with:

  • 12 months+ commercial field sales experience from the plumbing & gas heating industry

  • Must have field sales experience with M&E contractors or plumbing contractors/ installers

  • Ideally knowledge of hot water circuits, gas flues +/or boilers

  • Knowledge of gas water heaters, air source heat pumps, storage solutions, space heaters, gas fires and solar thermal systems is not essential as full product training will be provided

  • Excellent listening skills

  • Team player with passion, enthusiasm

  • Ambitious and driven

  • Autonomous

    The Company:

  • Est. in the UK circa 30Years

  • Approx. £10m UK turnover

  • 35+ UK employees

  • Part or a large group with 40+ subsidiaries around the world

    Mitchell Maguire is a specialist Construction Sales Recruitment Consultancy, with an enviable reputation in the marketplace. We pride ourselves on surpassing client and candidate expectations again and again. Our core focus is within the building materials arena, and includes such sectors as: HVAC, heating ventilation, air conditioning, air source heat pumps, hot water solutions, water heating, continuous flow hot water, water systems, hot water systems, storage tank, water treatment, solar, solar thermal, gas water heaters, twin flow, heat pumps, heating radiators, twin flow systems and M&E Consultants

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