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GCS Associates

SALES SPECIALIST / EXECUTIVE

Saffron Walden
£30k – £34k/yr
Posted about 22 hours ago
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Role: Sales Specialist

Location: Saffron Walden Area

Sector: Building Materials / Construction Supplies / Builders Merchants

Package: £30,000 – £34,000 + Bonus

Our client is a successful builder’s merchant who require a Sales Professional

  • An important sales role with a focus on maintaining customer satisfaction and delivering attention to detail
  • A nice mix of account management and business development
  • Ideally some form of Builders Merchant sales related experience is required.
  • A proactive individual is required with great communication skills and a confident approach
  • A good starting package within a fantastic company offering excellent career prospects for the future.

This is a varied role as you will interact with customers face to face, over the phone and by email.

  • Asking questions, finding about the projects the clients are working on, taking quotation enquiries, developing rapport with these people and upselling where possible.
  • You will need to be able to think on your feet and ideally demonstrate sound product knowledge when called upon once established there.
  • The other part of the role is working on the quotations, generating the quotes and following these up, turning them into orders.

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We are looking for a confident individual with high levels of customer service. This role requires someone who is proactive and happy to pick up the phone and talk to customers!

Future progression is monitored and this company likes to promote from within.

Do you have experience within a builders merchants or in supplying construction materials? Basically, if you have sales experience combined with some form of relevant product knowledge then this could be for you!!

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Industry Sector: Builders Merchants, Builder’s Merchant’s, Timber Merchants, Timber Supplies, Timber Supplier, Hardwood, Softwood, Stairs, Stair Parts, Doors, Door Sets, Skirting, Architrave, Door Furniture, Landscaping Materials, Building Merchants, Building Supplies, Construction sector.

Recruiting Internal Sales, Trade Counter, External Sales, Business Development, Key Account, Account Management, Area Sales, Field Sales, Sales Negotiators, Sales Executives, Sales Representatives, Assistant Managers, Timber Specialists.

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Skills

Account Management
Business Development
Customer Service
Upselling
Quotation Generation
Communication Skills
Product Knowledge
Lead Following
Rapport Building

Location

Saffron Walden, England, United Kingdom

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