Internal Sales Representative

ACO Australia; Penrith City Council; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

ACO Australia is seeking a confident, proactive individual to join our NSW Sales Office based at Emu Plains NSW. The role focuses on researching industry and local government projects to identify opportunities for ACO products and to build new business.

You will maintain relationships via phone and email with plumbing, electrical and civil trade contractors as well as product merchants, provide quotes and product information, and track project progress to secure purchase orders.

Qualifications

• Professional phone manner, excellent time management and fast, accurate data entry (touch-typing is a huge asset).
• Experience with MS Office is essential.
• Previous experience in the sales or construction industry is advantageous but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Search industry and local government websites to identify construction projects with ACO sales potential.
• Maintain relationships with plumbing, electrical and civil trade contractors and product merchants by phone and email.
• Provide quotes and product information, track project progress and secure purchase orders.
• Proactively seek new business opportunities and close sales.
• Use a computer database to manage daily tasks, project searches, tracking and follow-ups.

Skills

Professional phone manner

Time management

Data entry

Touch typing

Tools

MS Office

Job description

In Australia ACO is a manufacturer of surface stormwater management construction products, utility cable pit enclosures and building drainage products, supplying the construction industry.

We are seeking a confident, proactive and motivated individual to join our NSW Sales Office based at Emu Plains NSW.

A little about the day to day…

This role requires you to search industry and local government websites to find construction projects to add to the ACO database that have immediate or future ACO product sales opportunities.

You will maintain relationships via phone and email with plumbing, electrical and civil trade contractors as well as product merchants. You will support customers by providing quotes and product information, and by tracking the progress of projects to enable you to contact customers proactively to secure purchase orders.

This role will focus on a proactive sales approach, seeking new business opportunities from clients and closing sales.

This role utilises a computer database that enables you to effortlessly self-manage your daily tasks of project searching, construction tracking and quote follow-up.

You will liaise via phone and email with ACO manufacturing, administration and sales teams around Australia from time to time to help provide support for your customers.

A little about you….

You must have a professional phone manner, excellent time management skills; have fast and accurate data entry skills with touch-typing being a huge asset.

Experience with MS Office is essential.

Previous experience in the sales or the construction industry is advantageous, but not essential.

You will be working as part of a team where an open mind, sound interpersonal skills and a good sense of humour are vital.

At ACO we aim to recruit, develop and retain our employees. This is a long-term position to suit someone with strong work ethics and a desire for job satisfaction.