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Sales Negotiator

Guildford Permanent View Job Description
As a Sales Negotiator, you will play a key role in achieving sales targets by supporting both internal and external sales teams, managing customer relationships, and proactively generating new business opportunities. Your responsibilities will include completing sales administration tasks, calling and visiting customers, reporting on KPI's, and ensuring seamless collaboration across departments to drive growth and efficiency.
  • Supportive team in a fast-paced industry, in a company with a great culture.
  • A great opportunity for progression at a leading company in the sector.

About Our Client

Our client is a leading supplier of construction and building materials, dedicated to delivering high-quality products and exceptional service to their customers. With a strong reputation in the industry, they pride themselves on offering a wide range of innovative solutions tailored to meet the demands of the construction sector.

Job Description

  • Reporting to the Depot Manager/ Assistant Depot Manager/ Sales Office Manager relating to all sales activities within the internal sales office.
  • Liaising and supporting all sales staff internally and externally to achieve sales targets set by the Management team.
  • Embrace all forms of sales, systems and product training with interaction with External sales staff, senior Line Managers and suppliers.
  • Ensure all administration duties for sales are completed effectively and in a timely manner for quotations, system training/awareness, product knowledge, addresses, key dashboard widgets, general system maintenance and maintaining pricelists.
  • Regularly reviewing your sales targets and activity, key performance indicators (KPI).
  • Reporting on progress towards sales KPI's, weekly reports and regular daily contact with your Line Manager(s).
  • Visiting customers and potential customers alongside other External Sales Managers, Directors regularly (once per month on average).
  • Cold calling potential and existing customers and selling services and products.
  • Liaising with other departments within the company to ensure seamless processes are achieved.
  • Developing existing business and chasing new leads, following up on opportunities to generate sales from either External sales staff leads, suppliers and any other market intelligence.
  • Generating new leads and developing new and existing customers.
  • Responding to customer enquiries by phone, email or from other staff.
  • Networking with key suppliers in the industry when visiting the sales offices or over the telephone.
  • Holiday cover for internal sales staff will be required possibly at other depots, your Line Manager will advise in advance if required.
  • Ensure External Sales are copied in on quotes to their customers and any new customers in their area.

The Successful Applicant

The successful candidate will have strong knowledge of the construction and building materials sector, and ideally some customer-facing experience. They will be a hard-working and diligent individual who performs their tasks in a timely manner, making sure emails are responded to and quotes and orders are processed on time. The preferred candidate will also have a likeable personality, fitting in with the company and team's sociable culture in the office.

What's on Offer

The salary ranges from £28k-£32k depending on experience, with a bonus available alongside great benefits including a tastecard, health shield and 24 hour GP. 28 days holiday including bank holidays.

Contact
Jelani Franklin
Quote job ref
JN-022025-6667890
Phone number
+441189559037

Job summary

Job function
Sales
Subsector
Technical / Industrial
Sector
Property
Location
Guildford
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Jelani Franklin
Consultant phone
+441189559037
Job reference
JN-022025-6667890