Area Sales Representative

Are you hungry for success? Do you thrive on winning new business, smashing targets, and building strong customer relationships?

We’re looking for a high-energy, self-motivated Area Sales Representative who lives for growth and isn’t afraid to go after it. This is a role for someone with real drive, resilience, and the confidence to make things happen in a competitive market.

Location: Field based role covering South East London, supporting our branches in: Kenley, Penge and Coulsdon.

All applicants must have a full UK driving license*

Job Purpose

To drive profitable sales growth by actively winning new business, developing key customer relationships and consistently exceeding performance targets.

Key Responsibilities

Find and develop new business via cold calling, lead follow ups, and general customer interaction. Support customers with the on-boarding of their new account, ensuring that they start and continue to spend. Work with the branch teams on agreeing and setting new terms of trade for all accounts. Target dormant & lapsed accounts to reactivate them. Develop trust relationships with a portfolio of customers to maintain and improve profitability. Simplify the customer experience by ensuring close management of all owned accounts. Acquire a thorough understanding of customer needs and requirements, expanding relationships by continuously proposing solutions that meet the customer’s needs. Work with all functions and branch teams to ensure that all opportunities are leveraged. When on site must comply with all EHS policies and procedures.

What We're Looking For

A self motivated sales person with a genuine hunger to succeed. Proven track record of exceeding sales targets. High levels of energy, enthusiasm, and resilience. Strong communication and influencing skills. A strong commercial awareness with a winning mindset. Organisational skills with ability to manage your own diary. Experience in the building merchant or construction industry (ideal but not essential). All applicants must have a full UK driving license.

What’s in it for you?

Retirement Savings Plan (Pension) – with Legal & General. Life Assurance - From your first day of employment with us you are automatically covered for a lump-sum death in service benefit of 2 x your basic salary. However, if you join the STARK Building Materials Retirement Savings Plan (including if you are automatically enrolled) and contribute a minimum of 4% of your Pensionable Earnings, your lump sum death in service benefit will be increased to 4 x your Pensionable Earnings. WorkPerks – A platform home to hundreds of all your favourite high street and online discounts via the provider Reward Gateway. Aviva Digicare+ Workplace App (Access to a digital GP, second medical opinions, Mental Health consultation, bereavement service, nutritional consultation). Voluntary company benefits such as Car Salary Sacrifice scheme with VWFS, Cycle2Work, Benenden Healthcare, Critical Illness Cover. Employee Discount. Refer a Friend scheme. Wellbeing Centre via WorkPerks.

Why STARK?

We're proud to be part of STARK Building Materials UK and dedicated to providing top-quality products and exceptional service to our customers. We're a friendly and collaborative team, passionate about what we do and committed to doing it well.

If you're ready to take your career to the next level and join a team that is dedicated to providing great service, we want to hear from you. Apply today!

What's Next…

If your application is successful, our in-house recruitment team will be in touch to arrange an interview and to answer any initial questions you have.

Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

Stark Building Materials UK is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.