Plumbing Merchant Business Manager

Site Manager / Business Manager – Trade Plumbing, Heating & Bathroom Supplies

Location: Yeovil

Salary: Competitive Salary + Company Car Allowance + Profit Share

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Hours: 44.5 per week M-F 07.30 – 17.00 Alternative Saturdays 08.00 – 12.00

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 Plumbase Yeovil 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 Plumbase Yeovil 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 Plumbase, 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 320+ 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.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Employee discount
• On-site parking
• Paid volunteer time
• Profit sharing

Experience:

• Managing: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (preferred)

Work Location: In person