Overview
To work with key suppliers and stakeholders to sell an agreed product range to the existing customer base and to develop new business throughout a defined region.
This position is full time, permanent (40 hours per week, Monday to Friday).
Role and Responsibilities
- Generate new and manage existing business within a defined area
- Identify and target new accounts as per company objectives and KPIs
- Maintain and develop existing accounts in line with KPIs
- Manage key accounts within the region
- Respond to all customer enquiries in a timely and professional manner
- Effectively manage customer database
- Complete all trip reports in a timely manner and in line with the Company minimum standards
- Effective call/trip planning in line with regional strategy and resource
- Work effectively with the sales support coordinators
- Ensure that all orders are processed via the sales support coordinators
- Work with credit control and invoice teams to resolve queries or issues
- Work closely with suppliers as a key contact
- Support sales executives in their role and with their development
- Provide back up to the regional manager
- Represent the Company at relevant trade organisations and associations
- Identify mutually beneficial marketing opportunities
- Analysis of markets to identify sales opportunities
- Identify and attend targeted hospitality events
- Any other duty deemed by the management team to be in the interest of achieving the company objectives
Essential
- Proven sales experience
- Proactive and strategic thinking
- Valid UK driving license
- Proficient Microsoft package
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work under pressure and make correct decisions
- Organised and good time management skills
- Self-motivated and able to work on own initiative
- Ability to build and maintain positive internal and external relationships
- Ability to work as an individual or as part of a team
Desirable
- Experience in timber or construction products sales
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Company car scheme
- Office car parking
- iPad, mobile, laptop
- 25 days’ holiday, increasing with years of service
- Annual company bonus scheme
- Pension scheme
- Life insurance
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistant Programme (EAP)
- Annual leave purchase scheme
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