Internal Sales & Project Coordinator | Architectural Lighting

Longreach Recruitment; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Longreach Recruitment is partnering with a premium, design-led architectural lighting business servicing Australia and New Zealand. The Perth office is a small, close-knit team backed by a national operation.

This is a full-time, permanent role with a competitive package. You will support a busy sales team, learn products and systems, and progressively undertake presentations, demonstrations and business development as you grow in confidence.

Qualifications

• Experience in a customer facing role, with lighting, electrical or construction exposure a bonus.
• Confident and personable, able to engage with design and technical professionals.
• Highly organised and detail focussed.
• Ability to juggle multiple priorities.
• Willing to commute to Perth's western suburbs.

Responsibilities

• Turn enquiries into accurate quotations to help the team win work.
• Follow up proactively so opportunities don't go cold.
• Take projects from enquiry through to order placement and delivery.
• Keep everyone aligned on timing, lead times and changes; support purchasing and logistics.
• Be the responsive point of contact for customers and suppliers.

Skills

Confident & articulate

Customer facing experience

Highly organised

Proactive & independent

Curious & ambitious

Job description

• A planned pathway into external sales and BD.
• Own premium projects from enquiry to delivery.
• Established growth path way into external sales within 12 to 24 months.

About our Client

Our client is a premium, design led architectural lighting business with offices across Australia and New Zealand. They represent respected international brands and supply lighting for workplace, hospitality, retail, residential and public realm projects. The Perth office is a small, close knit team in the western suburbs, backed by the depth of a national business.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Perth sales lead, you will support a busy sales team and keep the office running smoothly. The first stage is about learning the products, systems and customers. From there, presentations, demonstrations and business development are introduced as your confidence grows. This is a full time, permanent position with a competitive package.

Responsibilities

Sales Support & Quoting

• Turn enquiries into accurate quotations that help the team win work
• Follow up proactively so opportunities don't go cold
• Keep the sales team ahead of the detail so they can stay in front of clients

Project Coordination

• Take projects from enquiry through to order placement and delivery
• Keep everyone aligned on timing, lead times and changes
• Support purchasing and logistics so orders land correctly and on time

Customer & Supplier Relationships

• Be the responsive point of contact for customers, suppliers and contractors
• Resolve day to day issues yourself rather than passing them on
• Adapt your style to suit a broad range of personalities

Office & Business Operations

• Keep systems, records and processes running efficiently
• Build technical knowledge of lighting products and how they are applied
• Contribute to business development activity as your experience grows

About You

• Confident, articulate and personable, able to hold your own with design and technical professionals
• Experience in a customer facing role, with lighting, electrical or construction exposure a bonus
• Highly organised, detail focused and able to juggle multiple priorities
• Proactive and independent, happy to roll up your sleeves wherever needed
• Curious and ambitious, with the patience to build a strong foundation first
• Within a reasonable commute of Perth's western suburbs