Area Account Manager

Are you a driven field sales professional with a passion for the construction sector? Aliaxis UK is looking for an ambitious **Area Account Manager** to grow demand for our market‑leading pipes and fittings portfolio across the South East and South London. **What You’ll Do** * Develop and grow relationships with independent and national distributors. * Build and execute a regional account plan aligned to our sales strategy. * Spend at least 4 days a week in the field meeting customers and driving activity. * Identify and influence project opportunities by engaging subcontractors and contractors. * Create pull‑demand, deliver take‑offs, track project pipelines and secure conversions. * Collaborate closely with Technical Consultants and Major Account Managers. * Support customer events, exhibitions and promotional activity. * Stay on top of product knowledge, market trends, competitor activity and reporting. **What You’ll Bring** * Proven field sales experience in construction – ideally from a manufacturing background. * Strong experience selling through distributors and working on project specifications. * Ability to break and influence design-and-build project specs. * Commercially sharp, data‑driven, and confident in building your own pipeline. * Excellent presentation, training and relationship-building skills. * High competence with CRM tools and account management processes. * Self‑motivated, resilient, and hungry to win new business. * Full UK driving licence. **Benefits** * Car Allowance * Private Medical Insurance * Life Assurance 6x annual salary * Critical illness cover * Compan Pension contribution up to 10% * Dental cash plan * Holiday purchase scheme * Enhanced parental leave * Great discounts on local retailers and restaurants * Fantastic Health & Wellbeing package including an Employee Assistance Programme and access to My Strength * Cycle to work scheme Plus many more