Commercial Sales Executive

Bagnalls; Erith; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading painting and decorating contractor in the UK is seeking a confident Commercial Sales Executive to develop new business relationships in various sectors. Based in Erith with hybrid working after training, this role offers a competitive starting salary up to £32k with OTE of £42k-£55k. Strong verbal communication and sales experience required. Join a company recognized for employee development and internal progression.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Uncapped commission

Employee development opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong verbal communication skills are essential.
• Previous outbound sales experience is required.
• You must be confident in building relationships with senior decision makers.

Responsibilities

• Identify new target customers through various research methods.
• Build relationships with new and previous customers to ensure repeat business.
• Understand customers to articulate what Bagnall's can offer.

Skills

Strong verbal communication skills

Previous outbound sales experience

Confidence to build relationships

Excellent telephone manner

Good standard of written English

Basic Microsoft Office skills

Ability to learn about business aspects quickly

Job description

Job Advert

Commercial Sales Executive

Are you a confident communicator, comfortable at using your sales experience to attract new business

The Role: Established over 150 years ago, Bagnalls is the leading painting and decorating contractor in the UK. Roles of this nature are rarely advertised due to our focus on staff retention, employee progression and our uncapped commission based on orders.

Salary: We offer a competitive basic salary with an excellent uncapped commission structure.

Hours: Full time

Location: This role is based at our Erith Branch - hybrid working can be available after an initial training period.

As a Bagnalls Sales Executive you will be directly responsible for contacting potential customers via phone and email to introduce the services that Bagnall’s has to offer in commercial and industrial settings. You will build relationships with senior decision makers in a variety of sectors, including health care, education, and leisure to influence them to use Bagnalls to meet their painting and decorating needs. We pride ourselves on our ability to support our customers and as Sales Executive you will be the forefront of making sure those vital relationships are built and nurtured.

Responsibilities

The Sales Executive role will be mainly office-based and will require plenty of initiative as you start the journey of winning new business for the company.

• Identify new target customers through a range of different methods of research, including using social media.
• Build relationships with new & previous customers to ensure we are securing repeat business .
• Gain a strong understanding of our customers so that you can clearly highlight and articulate what Bagnall’s can offer them.
• Complete Pre-Qualification Questionnaires (PQQs)
• Manage the customer database.
  
  

We ask that you have the following qualifications and skills:

Essential Criteria

• Strong verbal communication skills
• Previous sales outbound sales experience
• Confidence to build relationships with senior decision makers.
• Excellent, friendly telephone manner
• Good standard of written English
• Basic Microsoft Office skills and ability to learn to use an in-house database.
• Ability to learn about all aspects of the business quickly.
  
  

Desirable Criteria

• Experience within the construction industry
  
  

Your Development: You will be given full training and support to learn how to develop key customer relationships. You will have the opportunity to work with a huge variety of organisations within the public and private sectors.

People development is one of our values. We work with our employees to help them meet their personal and career aspirations, including opportunities for internal and external training, and further responsibilities in their role.

Bagnalls is the leading painting and decorating contractor in the UK, established over 150 years ago. The role is based in our Erith Office

We are proud to have been awarded the Family Business United Supreme Champion, Family Business of the Year accolade.

Applications

Apply by CV and covering letter showing how you meet the person specification in your covering letter.

Department

Sales

Contract type

Permanent

Hours

40

Salary

Starting salary up to £32k DOE - Realistic OTE £42k-£55k

Benefits

Competitive

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