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Grundfos Area Sales Manager- Domestic Building Services (South West) in Leighton Buzzard, United Kingdom
Area Sales Manager- Domestic Building Services (South West)
Application deadline:
Workplace: Remote Position
Job Location (Short): Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
Contract Type: Full-Time
Employment Type: Regular
Are you an experienced Sales professional with a passion for the domestic plumbing and heating industry?
Do you have a proven track record of driving sales growth and building strong relationships with customers?
If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!
Grundfos are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Area Sales Manager to join our Southern Domestic Building Services team to cover the Southwest, postcodes: TR, PL, TQ, EX, TA, DT, SP, SN, BA, BS, GL, NP, CF, SA, OX. Ideally you will be located in or around the Bristol area.
In this role, you will be responsible for executing sales strategies to grow our customer base and exceed defined sales targets for your patch.
Responsibilities include:
Securing incremental sales across the complete Grundfos product portfolio with small to midsize domestic installers. (80% installer/20% merchant sales teams split)
Develop and maintain strong relationships with customers, including contractors, installers, and merchant sales teams.
Quickly and efficiently resolve customer queries.
Negotiate orders: either direct, via a contractor base or via local distribution channels, to support our multi-channel route to market.
Record all activities relating to Customer Relationship Management in our SAP CRM system.
Execution of marketing and sales strategies using specific and focussed promotional campaigns and incentives.
Monitor product sales, customer sales reports and other KPI’s
Identify new business opportunities and share with line manager
Collaborate with internal sales teams including marketing and customer service to optimise sales performance
Presenting and providing training to customers to support our sales efforts.
Management and maintenance of pricing support mechanisms
Out of hours work/entertaining/travel is required with this role
Your background
Our ideal candidate can work in a demanding and changing environment where meeting time deadlines and targets are a key focus. Has the technical knowledge and or the ability to learn technical information to support the business and market needs.
A minimum of 3 years external sales experience
Experience in the plumbing and heating industry- essential
Pump knowledge- advantageous.
Strong communication and relationship building skills
Strong planning and reporting skills
High degree of commercial business acumen
Confident and articulate
Confident in planning and hosting customer events and entertainment
Confident in presenting/training
SAP CRM knowledge- advantageous
Confident with computers and standard Microsoft office packages
Who are Grundfos Pumps?
Grundfos Pumps Ltd are a UK leader in the supply and service of pumps and pump systems for domestic and commercial building services, and process industry applications, as well as being a major supplier to the water supply and treatment industries. We are part of the Grundfos Group that employ 19,000 people in sales and production roles in 80 companies worldwide.
What can we offer you in return?
Flexible working hours
Access to training and opportunities for individual development
Access to health and wellbeing initiatives
Company car
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Flexible benefits package
Annual incentive bonus
Modern and spacious offices
We look forward to hearing from you
About Grundfos
Grundfos is one of the world’s leading water technology companies with more than 19.000 employees in 60+ countries all over the world. Our skills commit us to pioneering solutions to the world’s water and climate challenges and improve the quality of life for people. We dare to do things that others cannot or dare not do, as we believe innovation is not only a business opportunity, but an obligation. And what really matters to us is not short term profit, but the impact we make. By becoming part of our united powerful team, you too can drive this change no matter your role.
An inclusive team
We believe that the key to a work environment, where employees thrive and grow, is our ability to celebrate and value our differences in background, experiences and perspectives. In our recruitment process we welcome all professional people without consideration of age, colour, gender identity, national origin, physical or mental disability, ethnicity or religion.
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