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Internal Sales - Construction Supplies

GCS Associates
Posted a day ago, valid for 20 days
Location

Leeds, West Yorkshire LS14 1DZ

Salary

£28,000 - £33,600 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • The role of Internal Sales Executive is available in Leeds, West Yorkshire, with a salary range of £30,000 to £40,000, depending on experience.
  • The position requires previous experience in an Internal Sales role within the construction supply or building materials sector.
  • Key responsibilities include managing sales inquiries, providing feedback on pricing, and maintaining accurate sales records.
  • The ideal candidate should possess strong customer service, communication, and negotiation skills, along with a results-focused and personable approach.
  • In addition to the salary, the package includes bonuses, company pension contributions, life assurance, and a generous holiday entitlement.

Role: Internal Sales Executive

Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire

Sector: Construction

Package: £30,000 - £40,000 (more dependent upon experience) + Bonuses

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

Due to sales growth their Leeds branch is looking to recruit an experienced Internal Sales Executive to join their busy 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 £30,000 - £40,000 dependent upon experience
  • Fantastic company bonus scheme
  • Company pension contributions & life assurance plan
  • Generous holiday entitlement plus Bank Holidays

For further information on this Internal Sales Executive role please apply online.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.