Area Sales Manager – Bathrooms Retail Showrooms

Job Title: Area Sales Manager – Bathroom Retail Showrooms

Industry Sector: KBB, Bathroom Retailers, Independent Bathroom Retail Showrooms, Sanitaryware, Bathroom Furniture, Shower Trays, Bath Tubs, Bathroom Ceramics and Accessories

Area to be covered: Midlands

Preferred location: Birmingham / Coventry / M6 / M42)

Remuneration: £52,000 + guaranteed bonus £3,000

Benefits: Fully expensed Car & Full Benefits

The role of the Area Sales Manager – Bathroom Retail Showrooms will involve:

* Field sales position promoting a manufactured premium range of bathroom furniture, sanitary ceramics, shower trays, shower trays, bath tubs, shower-toilets and accessories

* Account management position, with a focus on relationship building (not hard selling)

* Selling to Owner and MD of small independent bathroom retail showrooms

* Responsible for circa 50 independent showrooms, 2 buying group members and 18 members of larger groups such as UKPS example: Willbonds Nottingham

* Tasked with stretching individual accounts by taking business from the competition and introducing new products lines

* Approx. three customer visits per day

* Meeting customers every 6 to 8 weeks depending on the size of the account

* Assisting with merchandising, training, developing and nurturing bathroom retailers

* Working for one of the best known brands in the industry, where the customer holds the door open for you!

The ideal applicant will be an Area Sales Manager – Bathroom Retail Showrooms with:

* Proven track record in account management and field sales ideally from within the bathroom industry but open to KBB

* Capable of account managing a multi-million pound business, like it was your own

* Must have sold into retail showrooms, bathroom showrooms within merchants

* Ideally sold associated products such as: underfloor heating, mirrors, tiles, showers, baths, toilets, basins, mixers, saunas, bathroom furniture etc (anything that goes into a bathroom)

* Adaptability to sell into retailer bathroom owners / MD’s

* Eye for design, appreciation for the value of a brand

* Resilient personality with genuine sales ability

* Professional and prepared with strong organisational and territory management skills

The Company:

* Leading global brand in the bathroom industry

* Privately held family business

* £25m UK turnover

* 30+ UK employees

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: underfloor heating, mirrors, tiles, showers, baths, toilets, basins, mixers, saunas, bathroom furniture, Independent Retailers, bathroom furniture, sanitaryware, taps, basins, showers, towel rails, and all other bathroom industry associated products