Business Development Manager - Dublin

Heat Merchants Group trades in 42 outlets around Ireland under the Heat Merchants and Tubs & Tiles brands, supported by a central warehouse in Athlone and service hubs in Athlone and Balbriggan.

Business Development Manager - Dublin Region

Key Responsibilities

• Build and develop relationships with existing customers.
• Proactively develop new business relationships with builders, plumbers, M&E consultants and contractors to sell a wide range of commercial heating and plumbing solutions.
• Negotiate prices with customers while meeting agreed sales and margin targets.
• Produce quotations and follow up on all leads.
• Prepare technical submittals and specifications for consultant engineers.
• Manage and track project pipeline, reporting monthly.
• Maintain and update CRM systems daily.
• Work within a motivated sales and technical team and on own initiative.
• Liaise and support the local branch network to maximise service and closeness to customers.
• Keep abreast of new products, building regulation changes and industry standards.
• Adhere to all health and safety procedures.
• Undertake any other duties reasonably requested by management.

Professional Specification

The successful candidate must have:

• Proven track record in achieving sales targets and delivering results.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• PC literacy.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Full valid driver's licence.

Additional qualifications that would be advantageous:

• Degree in Mechanical or Building Engineering.
• Experience delivering technical presentations to consultants and M&E contractors.

Preferred Experience

• Previous experience selling commercial heating products such as water heaters, commercial boilers, radiators, renewables, pumps, etc.
• In depth knowledge of the Irish Building Services industry.

Company Benefits

Benefits enjoyed by employees of Heat Merchants Group include:

• Company vehicle/phone/laptop.
• Performance related bonus scheme.
• No late nights, no work on Sundays or bank holidays.
• 21 days annual leave (increases with service to a maximum of 25).
• Life cover.
• Employer contribution to pension scheme.
• Company sick pay scheme.
• EAP (Employee Assistance Programme).
• Wellness initiatives.
• Enhanced family leave.
• Further education support.
• Training & development.
• Benefix (employee benefits, wellbeing and discounts platform).
• GoodHabitz (platform providing unlimited access to a wide range of interactive online courses).

Office location: The Heat Merchants Sales Team office is located in our Naas branch, where all Business Development Managers are required to attend as necessary.