Internal Sales - Construction Supplies

Role: Internal Sales Executive

Location: Watford, Hertfordshire

Sector: Construction Supply

Package: £32,000 - £42,000 (dependent upon experience) + Bonuses

With a network of branches our client is a leading supplier of construction materials.

Due to a new branch opening in Watford, they are looking to recruit an experienced Internal Sales Executive to join their sales team.

Key Attributes:

• Previous experience within an Internal Sales role within the construction supply / building materials sector e.g. builders merchants or distributor
• Customer focused
• Good communication and negotiation
• Results focused
  
• Relationship builder
• Detail conscious
• Personable
• Business focused

Key Responsibilities:

• To follow up and file quotations issued to check competitiveness and to secure sales
• To provide feedback on pricing levels to Managers
• To maintain content and accuracy of sales daybook
• To assist with project tracking of potential business
• To answer all internal sales enquiries, advising product availability, delivery dates, transport schedules and product lead-times promptly and accurately
• To deal with customer complaints in a fair and reasonable manner to resolve problems quickly and satisfactorily for all parties concerned
• To proactively call nil spend/dormant/targeted accounts as requested by Management
• To respond to telephone sales enquiries, pricing in accordance with current guidelines, to maximize their profitable conversion to orders
• To assist in collecting cash from debtors, where this is appropriate
• To receive, examine, and link confirmation orders, advising any amendments necessary to originals
• To check and confirm dates and content of direct deliveries as they fall due
• To pass checked and confirmed direct deliveries daily to invoicing
• To liaise with suppliers on schedules for incoming goods for specific orders
• To liaise with the Transport Manager to advise customers of any alterations to delivery schedules
• To keep own price lists current and updated
• To assist in maintaining current and updated price lists and manufacturer literature at the branch
• To assist with periodic stock takes where required.

Key Skills:

• Customer service experience
• Numerate
• Literate
• IT proficient (MS office)
• Strong sales experience

Do you have experience within a builders merchants? Do you have sales experience with building materials? Then please apply.

Package:

• Starting basic of £32,000 - £42,000 dependent upon experience
• Fantastic company bonus scheme
• Company pension contributions & life assurance plan
• Generous holiday entitlement plus Bank Holidays

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