Area Sales Manager Bathroom Retail Showrooms – Mitchell Maguire Recruitment Ltd
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
Responsibilities
* 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, focusing on relationship building (not hard selling).
* Sell 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 like Willbonds Nottingham.
* Tasked with stretching individual accounts by taking business from competition and introducing new product lines.
* Approx. three customer visits per day.
* Meeting customers every 6 to 8 weeks depending on the size of the account.
* Assist with merchandising, training, development and nurturing of bathroom retailers.
* Working for one of the best known brands in the industry, where the customer holds the door open for you.
Qualifications
* 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.
* Adaptability to sell into retailer bathroom owners / MDs.
* 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.
Job Details
* Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level
* Employment type: Full‑time
* Job function: Sales and Business Development
* Industries: Retail
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