Area Sales Manager – South East England
Basic £50,000 + 20% Bonus, EV Company Car, 5% Pension and Medical cover.
Location: South East England (home-based) – must be based in the region with flexibility for overnight stays
Develop your career in construction sales with a world leader.
A leading international organisation within the construction and building technology sector is seeking an experienced Area Sales Manager to take full commercial responsibility for its South East region.
The Role
Reporting to the UK Sales Manager, you will take ownership of a region covering the South East from the M3 to the M25, taking in Kent and Surrey from Southampton in the West to Margate in the East.
You will be based within the region, but also comfortable with occasional overnight stays when required.
You will develop strong, commercially focused relationships with installers, distributors, and key stakeholders across the construction sector, creating and executing a regional sales plan aligned to customer needs and company growth objectives.
Key Responsibilities
- Sales and relationship management with B2B customers
- Maintain and grow existing accounts through proactive engagement and opportunity development
- Identify and win new business through structured prospecting
- Prepare proposals and provide comprehensive product and service information
- Support customers with technical advice and on-site problem-solving
- Provide market insight (market share, pricing trends, competitor activity)
- Contribute to regional forecasting and annual budget planning
About You
- Ideally degree educated with evidence of formal sales training
- Minimum 5 years’ proven sales success ideally within the UK construction sector
- Experience selling to installers and distributors
- Direct involvement in commercial specification work is highly desirable
- Strong negotiation and stakeholder management skills
- Technically minded with the ability to assess feasibility and advise customers
- Self‑motivated, structured, and comfortable working autonomously
What’s on Offer
- £50,000 basic salary
- 20% performance bonus
- EV Company Car
- 5% Pension Contribution
- Private Medical Cover
- Structured development within a global organisation
- Genuine career progression opportunities
Why Join?
We are building a high-performance, high-trust team. We believe in ownership, clarity, and honest conversations delivered with positive intent. We challenge each other respectfully, give specific feedback focused on behaviours (not personalities), and hold ourselves accountable to high standards. As an organisation we develop and invest in our talent. This is an outstanding opportunity to join a growing global business with continual investment and product innovation. We move fast, back each other, and expect everyone to contribute to improving how we work. If you want to be part of a team where your voice matters, where performance and culture go hand-in-hand, and where you are trusted to take responsibility, if so, we would love to hear from you.
For a confidential initial discussion
Call Rob Gill, retained consultant at Red International Resourcing
07971 223435
To apply, email your CV to: rob.gill@redinternationalresourcing.com
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