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Area Sales Manager – Construction & Building Services

Salary

£40,000-50,000 , per year , Negotiable

Location

Haywards Heath, West Sussex, United Kingdom

Job type

Permanent, Full time

Sector

Sales

Job ref

X3-1281412

Job posted

Posted 6 hours ago

Area Sales Manager – Construction & Building Services

Location: Field‑based – South East (South London, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire & South Coast). Head office Location: Cirencester
Type: Permanent, Full‑time
Salary: £40,000 – £50,000 (negotiable) + car/car allowance + bonus

REED Sales are delighted to be working with a well‑established, growing organisation within the construction and building services sector who are looking to appoint an Area Sales Manager to cover a key Southeast territory. This is an exciting opportunity to join a business experiencing strong year‑on‑year growth, with ambitious plans to continue expanding over the coming years.

This is a pivotal field‑based role focused on driving new business, growing existing accounts, and building strong relationships across a competitive B2B trade environment.

Reporting into the Sales Manager, you will take ownership of your territory, developing a strong pipeline and delivering profitable, sustainable sales growth. 

What you will be doing:

  • Taking full ownership of a defined South East territory, driving revenue and margin performance 
  • Proactively winning new business through targeted prospecting, customer visits, and relationship building 
  • Managing and developing existing accounts, increasing product penetration and spend
  • Building strong partnerships with wholesalers, merchants, contractors, and trade customers 
  • Conducting regular site visits (approx. 40%) to engage with contractors and identify opportunities 
  • Creating and maintaining a strong pipeline of opportunities and delivering against sales targets and KPIs 
  • Providing accurate forecasts, market feedback, and pipeline updates
  • Working closely with internal teams, including key account support, to deliver excellent customer service 
  • Developing strong product knowledge to provide practical, solution‑based support to customers 

Experience required:

  • Proven field sales, area sales, or business development experience
  • Experience within construction, building services, electrical wholesale, or a related trade environment is highly desirable 
  • Strong track record of winning new business and growing existing accounts 
  • Commercially astute, with experience managing pricing, margin, and negotiations 
  • Confident communicator with strong relationship‑building skills
  • Highly organised with strong territory planning and pipeline management ability
  • Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel regularly across the region 

What’s on offer:

  • Competitive salary with quarterly profit‑share bonus (linked to company and individual performance) 
  • Company car or car allowance (with a preference for electric vehicles) 
  • 22 days holiday plus bank holidays and your birthday off, increasing with service
  • Hybrid working structure (4 days field‑based, 1 day admin from home) 
  • Support from a dedicated internal key account function
  • Opportunity to join a growing business with strong career progression potential 

To apply for this Area Sales Manager role, please apply online or contact Jo Aldred at REED for more information.

Apply now

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