Area Sales Manager Home Based (remote) in Leicester

Field-based role (West Midlands, Wales, South West) with a competitive salary & benefits, plus company car & bonus.

At Marshalls Bricks and Masonry, we have over 100 years of expertise in designing and manufacturing bricks, walling and masonry. We’re a major supplier to the construction industry of 120 million great quality bricks a year! Since the millennium, with the investment in new manufacturing facilities and techniques, our concrete bricks have evolved beyond recognition to now become a real alternative to traditional clay bricks, and are more environmentally friendly.

We're looking for a Regional Sales Person which for our Bricks & Masonry division is known as a Commercial Manager. This is a sales role (no direct reports), where you will have responsibility for identifying sales opportunities and nurturing relationships. You'll develop your own effective business plan to achieve sales budgets, taking responsibility for improving the efficiency of our sales processes and the monitoring, reporting, and achievement of KPIs. The job will include attending regular meetings across your region and preparing monthly, quarterly, and yearly forecasts to support planning.

Reporting directly to the Trading Director of the Regional House Builder Team, this is a high-impact role with responsibility for driving growth and profitability across some of our most important customer relationships. This is a results-driven sales role where your expertise in developing and managing trading agreements will be crucial to maximising outcomes that align with our wider business objectives. You will also represent the business at customer events and reviews, strengthening long-term partnerships and ensuring our presence is both valued and influential.

At the same time, you’ll play an active role in shaping the wider sales strategy, helping to define initiatives that deliver sustainable growth and secure the company’s success for the future. This role carries the responsibility to maintain and grow, in line with ambitious business and budget expectations, sales of external bricks and masonry products for the division.

• Proven & successful experience in an external sales role within the construction sector.
• Strong experience within the Regional Housebuilder & construction sector, with an existing network of industry contacts is desirable.
• Experience in the Bricks & Masonry market (or wider construction industry) is highly desirable.
• Proven track record of exceeding sales targets and driving profitability.
• Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.
• Expertise in negotiating and contract management skills with the ability to secure favourable trading agreements.
• Commercially astute with strong financial and data analysis skills.
• Ability to quickly learn new ranges and understand bricks & masonry routes to market.
• Full driving licence required.

At Marshalls Bricks & Masonry, we’re leading the way by offering innovative concrete bricks as a sustainable, reliable alternative to traditional clay. As part of our Regional Housebuilder Team, you’ll be at the heart of this shift, helping us grow market share and strengthen partnerships.

Benefits include:

• Bonus
• Company Car
• Guaranteed Christmas holidays
• Development opportunities
• 34 days per annum or the equivalent in hours (inclusive of bank holidays) (35 days in Scotland)
• Health care cash plan – support with Dental, Optical, Prescription costs and many more!
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption pay and leave
• 5% employer-matched pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount on Marshalls and Marley products
• Retailer discounts
• Share purchase scheme
• Life assurance

To us, this is more than a legal, moral, or ethical necessity – it’s the right thing to do! We want our team to reflect the diverse nature of society and the communities we serve.