Sales Executive

Portakabin Ltd.; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction solutions provider in Aylesbury seeks a Sales Executive to drive sales and promote products. The role involves administrative support, business development, and maintaining customer relations. Ideal candidates will have experience in customer service and administrative roles. This permanent position offers an annual salary of £25,000 - £30,000 plus commission, alongside benefits including a contributory pension and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Contributory pension including life insurance benefit

Health and wellbeing services

Annual volunteering day

Cycle to Work Scheme

Employee Benefits Program

Learning & development opportunities

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Administrative experience in a customer service environment.
• Experience in a target driven environment.
• Experience of business development activities e.g. cold calling.

Responsibilities

• Execute all commercial administrative activities accurately and efficiently.
• Collaborate with team members to provide business development support.
• Support onboarding and provide training for new team members.

Skills

Administrative experience in a customer service environment

Experience in a target driven environment

Experience of business development activities

Competent in using Microsoft packages

Working knowledge of SAP

Education

Minimum GCSE or Equivalent level of education including Maths and English

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

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Are you looking to join a successful and growing organisation who are committed to creating a great safe place to work where all employees have the opportunity to contribute, grow and develop? We are looking for a Sales Executive to join our team in Aylesbury who will drive sales and order winning activities by actively promoting Portakabin products and services.

As a Sales Executive you will play a pivotal role, supporting commercial colleagues by managing administrative tasks related to order-winning activities and contribute to business development by promoting Portakabin products and services.

Role Details:

• Annual salary up to £25,000 - £30,000 dependent on skills and experience. Plus, commission of up to £5,000
• Role based: Aylesbury, HP18 0XB
• Contract type: Permanent
• Annual leave of 25 days per annum plus bank holidays and opportunity to buy an additional 5 days each year.

Responsibilities

• Execute all commercial administrative activities accurately and efficiently.
• Collaborate with team members and colleagues across different teams to provide business development, commercial and administrative support aimed at achieving order targets at agreed margins.
• Support onboarding and provide on-the-job training for new team members as required.
• Identify and resolve issues promptly, escalating where necessary to improve processes and share learning.
• Prioritise customer service to maximise customer satisfaction and ensure continuity of service for future order winning opportunities.
• Collaborate with colleagues to understand and confirm stock availability, refurbishment and fit out details.
• Collaborate with customers and internal teams to expedite collection of outstanding customer payments.
• Maintain effective relationships across teams and respond to administrative queries through appropriate communication channels.
• Quotations are prepared and collated accurately and followed up with customers on time.
• Stock records are kept accurate and regularly updated.
• Customer cash collection targets met through timely customer payments.
• Structured business development campaigns are conducted to meet order targets.

Benefits & Opportunities

• Contributory pension including life insurance benefit
• A range of dedicated health and wellbeing services
• A chance to give back to your community with an annual volunteering day
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Benefits Program (Discounts at 100s of shops, gyms, restaurants and even holidays!)
• Learning & development opportunities and resources
• Opportunity for career progression

Our Ideal Candidate

We are looking for someone who has:

• Administrative experience in a customer service environment.
• Experience in a target driven environment.
• Experience of business development activities e.g. cold calling.
• Minimum GCSE or Equivalent level of education including Maths and English.
• Competent in using Microsoft packages including MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Working knowledge of SAP (or similar systems).

Even if you do not match all our ideal criteria we would still be very keen to receive your CV as we love developing our people and may feel that you could be developed into this role.

NOTE: If we receive a high volume of applications for a role, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than scheduled.

Equal Opportunity

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. Portakabin is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective colleagues. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives and hire great people to build talented and diverse teams.

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the application, recruitment, and onboarding processes for candidates that require additional support and/or adjustments to be made. If you are having any difficulty applying, please contact our recruitment team.