Job Description
Area Sales Manager Heating Controls\n\nJob Title: Trade Area Sales Manager – Heating Controls\n\nJob Reference Number: (phone number removed)\n\nIndustry Sector: Social Housing, Housing Associations, Housebuilders, Central Heating Controls, Smart Thermostat for Radiators, Plumbing & Heating Merchants and Distributors, Electrical Wholesale, Electrical Wholesalers, Independent Merchants, Plumbing & Heating Contractors/ Installers and small House Builders, Field Sales, Construction Sales, Area Sales Manager, Sales Manager\n\nArea to be covered: South West and South Wales\n\nRemuneration: £35,000-£40,000 + 8% bonus\n\nBenefits: Hybrid Car or car allowance + full benefits package\n\nThe role of the Trade Area Sales Manager - Heating Controls will involve:\n\n * Field sales position selling a manufactured range of heating controls systems and newly launched smart thermostat for radiators\n\n * Majority of your time will be spent selling to housing associations, housebuilders, social housing organisations, plumbing & heating contractors & installers\n\n * The remaining portion of your time will be spent selling to / managing plumbing & heating merchants, electrical wholesalers and independent merchants accounts\n\n * Offering advice on promotions, merchandising (small amount), providing support, technical input, passing on sales leads etc.\n\n * Targeted to achieve circa £1m revenue\n\n * Four days a week on the road, one day a week (Friday) working from home – administration\n\nThe ideal applicant will be a Trade Area Sales Manager - Heating Controls with:\n\n * Ideally 2 years+ construction external field sales experience\n\n * Plumbing & heating/ electrical market experience is not essential but may be useful\n\n * May consider a branch manager for a plumbing and heating merchant or electrical wholesaler\n\n * Would consider someone more junior in their career\n\n * Ideally sold to plumbing & heating contractors/ installers\n\n * Ideally managed merchants, distributors or electrical wholesale accounts\n\n * Enthusiastic, and comfortable working with an evolving business\n\n * Must be IT literate\n\n * IEE electrical/electronics HNC / HND or equivalent would be a bonus\n\n * Attention to detail and methodical organisational skills\n\nIndustry Sector: Social Housing, Housing Associations, Housebuilders, Central Heating Controls, Smart Thermostat for Radiators, Plumbing & Heating Merchants and Distributors, Electrical Wholesale, Electrical Wholesalers, Independent Merchants, Plumbing & Heating Contractors/ Installers and small House Builders, Field Sales, Construction Sales, Area Sales Manager, Sales Manager