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Area Sales Manager - South West

Job Posted: 3 days ago

Salary: £ Competitive
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Bristol City Centre, Bristol

Expire in: 25 days

Job Description

At Saint-Gobain Interior Solutions, we're looking for an Area Sales Manager to join our commercial sales team, covering the South West and South Coast. In this role, you'll drive sales of our British Gypsum and Isover ranges through a merchant-led customer base. 

You'll take ownership of a defined region, building and growing relationships with national and independent merchants while delivering a focused, profitable sales plan. The aim is to increase market share, optimise product mix and drive strong commercial performance across your territory. 

We're looking for an experienced sales professional with a strong merchant mindset - someone highly customer-focused and confident selling construction products or solutions through distribution channels. 

This is a home-based role, with regular travel required across the South West and South Coast. 

What we're looking for: 

Experience in a field-based sales role, ideally within construction, building materials or merchant distribution 
Strong commercial awareness, including negotiation and margin management 
A proactive, opportunity-led approach with strong questioning and fact-finding skills 
Ability to build trusted relationships with stakeholders across merchant organisations 
Comfortable managing multiple priorities across a regional customer base  

What you will be doing: 

Manage and grow opportunities across your regional merchant customer base 
Support and negotiate commercial agreements aligned with regional and national strategies 
Regularly visit customers to build long-term partnerships and unlock growth opportunities 
Act as the key link between merchants, internal teams and wider stakeholders 
Increase visibility, product mix and market share of British Gypsum and Isover across your region  

Are SGIS and Saint-Gobain inclusive employers? 

Saint-Gobain is the worldwide leader in light and sustainable construction, improving daily life through high-performance solutions. From wherever you are, let your unique personality and our values guide you every day to invent a more sustainable world. 
We understand that a diverse workplace is not only a more enjoyable place to be, but also facilitates better decision-making and innovation. So, whoever you are, and whichever Saint-Gobain business you join, you can be sure of a warm welcome with us. 

And what about flexibility? 

The world of work is changing. At Saint-Gobain, we're always open to new ways of working. Everyone has different needs and commitments. We'll happily discuss any flexibility you might need for this role, whether that's flexible hours, job sharing or part-time working. Whilst we can't promise to meet every request, we do promise to listen

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