Come and join us as an Area Business Development Manager covering our Northern Region (North West, Yorkshire, North East, and Scotland) in this 12 month fixed term contract. wienerberger is a leading international provider of building materials and infrastructure solutions.We improve the quality of life and shape the future of construction. About the Role We are recruiting for an Area Business Development Manager role within our Distribution sales team on a 12 month fixed term contract basis. Our sales/commercial team is growing all the time so our hope is that this will lead to a permanent opportunity in the team, subject to performance. Covering our northern region (which includes the North West, Yorkshire, North East and Scotland), you will be promoting and selling our building products (roof, bricks, blocks and facades), managing key distributor partner relationships, and managing orders through to completion on site with clients. You will be the key account manager for our distributors, managing projects and providing quotations. Duties include: Early identification of project opportunities Providing technical insight and expertise across the product catalogues for customers Identifying and developing new customers, new market sectors, and promotion of our building product and system opportunities This role will involve regular travel across the territory and therefore a company car is provided. The hours are 9 to 5pm, Monday to Friday. About You You will be an established sales professional with knowledge and experience of the construction/building supplies industry. You will have be equally accomplished at account management as you are with pro-active business development activities. You will have strong communication skills, with experience explaining technical specifications to customers and highlighting the benefits of the features. Your existing experience in the building supplies industry will give you a solid understanding about the dynamics of a commercial supply chain for construction (from specification through to project delivery). You will also have Full UK driving licence Flexibility to travel across the territory regularly. Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) Desirable Experience of Key Account Management through Design and Distribution Desirable Experience of CRM Systems (e.g. Salesforce) About our Benefits Annual salary - Competitive Company car/allowance Sales bonus Professional growth, training, and opportunities to hone your skills and knowledge Sales commission scheme Ability to purchase additional holidays Company Pension SIP ability to become a shareholder via our Share Scheme Life Assurance Flexible benefits offering (including health, wellbeing and money saving opportunities) About us With our 19,000 employees at 216 locations in 28 countries, weienerberger improves the lives of people all over the world. Our products and system solutions enable energy-efficient, healthy, climate-friendly and affordable living. The closing date for this role is subject to change and may be closed earlier than advertised. ADZN1_UKTJ