Job Description:

Business Development Manager – Construction Products
Field-Based, South West & South Wales | Bristol / Bath / Wiltshire Preferred
£40,000 - £45,000 + Uncapped Bonus + Company Car / Allowance

Are you a driven and commercially focused Area Sales Manager with strong relationships across merchants, contractors and distributors in the South West and South Wales?
We're recruiting for a successful and growing manufacturer supplying specialist construction products into merchant and contractor channels. This is an exciting opportunity to take ownership of a territory with significant untapped potential and make a real impact from day one.
If you're currently selling drainage, rainwater, plastics, roofing, civils, plumbing or building products and enjoy winning new business as much as managing existing accounts, we'd love to hear from you.

The Opportunity
This is a field-based role covering South West England and South Wales.
The territory offers exceptional growth potential, with a solid customer base already in place alongside substantial opportunities to win new business and develop project-led sales.
You'll be joining an established and supportive sales team while having the autonomy to run your territory like your own business.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and grow sales across South West England and South Wales
• Build relationships with merchants, plumbing merchants, contractors and installers
• Identify, win and develop new business opportunities
• Manage and develop existing customer accounts
• Follow up quotations, project leads and specifications
• Conduct customer meetings, site visits and project surveys
• Build and maintain a healthy sales pipeline through CRM
• Deliver sales growth against agreed territory targets

What We're Looking For

• Proven experience in a field sales role within construction products
• Strong understanding of merchant and contractor sales channels
• Experience within sectors such as drainage, rainwater, roofing, plumbing, civils, plastics or building products
• A proven track record of winning new business
• Well-connected within the South West and South Wales construction market
• Self-motivated, energetic and highly driven
• Strong commercial awareness and relationship-building skills
• Ability to work independently and manage your own territory

Package

• £40,000 - £45,000 basic salary
• Uncapped bonus scheme
• Company car or car allowance
• Pension scheme
• Full product and company training
• Long-term career prospects within a growing business
• Opportunity to take ownership of a territory with significant growth potential

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