Business Unit Manager

Business Unit Manager – Trade Plumbing, Heating & Bathroom Merchant

Location: Aldershot

Salary: Negotiable + Company Car Allowance + Profit Share

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Lead Your Own Business – With the Backing of the UK\’s #1 Independent Plumbing Merchant

We\’re looking for an ambitious and entrepreneurial Site Manager to take ownership of our HPS Aldershot site, part of UK Plumbing Supplies – the UK\’s largest independent group of plumbing & heating merchants.

This is a rare opportunity to run your own site with the full autonomy to make local decisions on stock, sales, pricing, people, and performance – without corporate red tape. You\’ll lead from the front, grow your customer base, manage your team, and drive profit like it\’s your own business.

What You\’ll Be Doing

· Leading all day-to-day operations of the Graham Livingston site

· Setting local strategy to drive sales, customer growth, and margin

· Managing the site team across sales, warehouse, admin and delivery

· Building strong relationships with local trade customers and key accounts

· Controlling stock profiles, purchasing, site overheads and forecasting

· Ensuring safety, compliance, and presentation standards across the site

· Developing your team through hands-on leadership and coaching

Who You Are

· A confident people leader with experience either running a trade / merchant site or within senior sales for Plumbing, Heating or Bathroom supplies

· Commercially sharp – you understand P&L, margin, cost control, and what it means to run a profitable operation

· Passionate about customer service and building long-term local relationships

· Hands-on, proactive and comfortable making decisions at pace

· Strong in planning, communication and motivating others to succeed

· Holds a full UK driving licence (essential)

Why Join Us?

At HPS, you\’ll get the freedom of a business owner with the security and backing of a larger group. Our decentralised model gives you space to grow, with a trusted network of 310+ sites and no red tape slowing you down.

· A competitive salary + company car allowance

· Uncapped profit share directly tied to your site\’s performance

· Company pension scheme, life assurance & healthcare benefits

· Opportunities for senior progression across the larger network

If you\’re ready to take full ownership of a site and build something that\’s truly yours – we want to hear from you.

Keywords: Site Manager, Branch Manager, Trade Counter, Plumbing Merchant, Merchant Manager, Warehouse Manager, Depot Manager, Builders Merchant, Heating and Pipeline, Sales Manager, Operations Manager, Plumbing Jobs

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Company car
• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Profit sharing

Work Location: In person