Technical Sales Manager

Technical Sales Manager

Commercial Pipes and Fittings

Candidate Location: London and M25 region

Salary: £50-£60,000 +25% bonus + EV or Allowance

• Global player in sanitary pipes and pipe fittings
• Forward thinking and innovative range with reputation for quality
• Excellent opportunity to grow the London region
• An established German manufacturer with a great brand and welcoming culture
• Will suit a Plumbing and Heating candidate who understands the contractor sell

THE ROLE: As a Technical Sales Manager for the South East of England you will not only maintain and grow a successful customer base of national and regional plumbing and heating distributor but also focus heavily on driving demand and projects through M&E Contractors in the region. This is a relatively untapped area so a hunter mentality and drive to win business is key to success. The projects side of your role will involve close networking and relationship building with Project Managers, Contracts Managers, Estimators, and Site Survey teams and the other side of the role will be branch based relationship building with buying groups, distributors and buyers. Working as part of a close knit and highly successful sales team, you will represent a profitable and forward thinking German manufacturer. The position will require you to be organised, utilise your CRM and Lead generation tools, maintain and update your project pipeline and collaborate with the wider sales team. Key to success in this role is a proven track record of selling plumbing and heating products, renewables or HVAC products and ability to demonstrate sales into M&E contractors.

THE COMPANY: Established in Germany over 60 years ago, the holding company is a global market leader in steel, plastic and copper piping solutions. They have a strong family feel despite a sales presence in 21 countries with 7,000 employees. It is constantly diversifying in order to offer integrated and environmentally sensitive products. Growth this year has come from their air conditioning and refrigeration product portfolio as well as their core range.

We are looking for individuals who meet the following criteria:

· Five years or more in construction sales selling to M&E Contractors

· Proven track record in product selling to contractors and distributors

· A consultative, driven and professional salesperson with good attention to detail

· Happy on site as well as in branch or working with project teams