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Posted 02 August, 2026

Sales Manager - GRP Roofing

Mitchell Maguire
Birmingham, ENG, GB Full Time

Job Description

Sales Manager – GRP Roofing

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Job Title: Sales Manager (National) – GRP Roofing

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Industry Sector: GRP Rooflights, Rooflights, Profiled Rooflights, Roof Fixing Systems, Industrial Rooflights, Roof Lights, Glazing, Skylights, Roof Glazing, Roofing, Building Envelope, Builders Merchants and Roofing Contractors

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Area to be covered: National

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Based: South West, South Central, West Midlands, Wales or Cheshire

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Remuneration: £70,000 + profit related bonus (circa £3,000-£4,000)

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Benefits: Hybrid company car & full benefits package

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The role of the Sales Manager (National) – GRP Roofing will involve:

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  • Field sales position selling a manufactured range of GRP roofing products including rooflights and GRP valley troughs
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  • Player manager role, you will be responsible for a sales agent in Scotland and a field sales person for North and East side of England
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  • 80% selling into builders merchants, 20% stimulating demand with roofing contractors
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  • Approximately 150 specialist roofing merchants and approximately 800 generalist builders’ merchants (Jewson / TP etc). The focus is on specialist roofing merchants.
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  • Personal sales responsibly for the South West, South Central, West Midlands, Wales and Cheshire areas
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  • Personal revenue responsibility for circa £9m as well as responsibility for the overall UK target of £18m
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  • 80-90% sales 10-20% sales management
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  • Typical order value £3,000, large specialist roofing distributor would be £1m+ per annum, and a small spend account would be spending between £5-10k per annum
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  • Inheriting a team currently 18% down on budget, largely due to economic factors
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The ideal applicant will be a Sales Manager (National) – GRP Roofing with:

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  • Must have a roofing related field sales background
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  • Must have sold in builders merchants
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  • Roofing contractor customer experience useful
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  • Field sales management would be nice but not essential
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  • Any knowledge of GRP products and applications may be advantageous
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  • Specific knowledge of; rooflights, GRP, profiles, roofing, valley troughs, gutters etc. not essential
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  • Strong computer literacy skills
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  • High levels of organisational skills such as planning, punctuality and prescience
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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: GRP Rooflights, Rooflights, Profiled Rooflights, Roof Fixing Systems, Industrial Rooflights, Roof Lights, Glazing, Skylights, Roof Glazing, Roofing, Building Envelope, Builders Merchants and Roofing Contractors

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