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Posted 21 July, 2026

Area Sales Manager - Building & Plumbing Tools

Mitchell Maguire
Farringdon, ENG, GB Full Time

Job Description

Area Sales Manager – Building & Plumbing Tools Job Title: Area Sales Manager – Hand Tools Industry Sector: Area Sales Manager, Field Sales Executive, Sales Representative, Business Development Manager, Independent Builders Merchants, Plumbing Merchants, DIY & Hardware Stores, Independent Retailers, Building Products, Construction, Hand Tools Area to be covered: London Remuneration: £35,000-£40,000 + uncapped commission Benefits: £5,400 car allowance, £240 mobile allowance & benefits The role of the Area Sales Manager – Hand Tools will involve: * Field sales role, selling a distributed range of mid-market hand tools for the building trade * All of your time will be spent selling into independent builders merchants, plumbing merchants, DIY & hardware stores, and independent retailers * Turnover target circa £550k * Will be given 300 accounts * Typical order vales around £350 * Typical on-boarding process for new independent retail customers, 2-3 months The ideal applicant will be an Field Sales Representative – Hand Tools with: * Must have field sales experience selling to merchants – ideally independent * Open in terms of what building products you’ve sold previously * Experience of having sold hand tools is not essential as full product training will be provided * Must be IT proficient/ computer literate * Go getter with roll sleeves up mentality Mitchell Maguire is a specialist construction field sales recruitment consultancy, dealing exclusively with construction field sales jobs, construction field sales vacancies and specification field sales positions within: Area Sales Manager, Field Sales Executive, Sales Representative, Business Development Manager, Independent Builders Merchants, Plumbing Merchants, DIY & Hardware Stores, Independent Retailers, Building Products, Construction, Hand Tools