Commercial Sales Executive Gateshead

Bagnalls Group of Companies; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading painting and decorating contractor in the UK is seeking a Sales Executive to drive new business. This office-based role involves contacting potential customers, building relationships, and managing a customer database. Full training and support are provided to help develop key customer relationships.

Benefits

Full training and support

Opportunities for internal and external training

Qualifications

• Confidence to build relationships with senior decision makers.
• Good standard of written English.
• Basic Microsoft Office skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify new target customers through various research methods.
• Build relationships with new & previous customers.
• Manage the customer database.

Skills

Communication

Telephone Manner

Written English

Microsoft Office

Relationship Building

Education

Experience in Construction Industry

Job description

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

The Role: Celebrating our 150 th birthday this year, Bagnalls is the leading painting and decorating contractor in the UK.

Salary:We offer a competitive basic salary of £25,553 plus achievable uncapped commissions

Hours: 39 hours

Location:This role is an office based role at our North East branch in Gateshead, who have recently moved into a modern purpose built office.

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 a 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.
• Manage the customer database.

We ask that you have the following qualifications and skills:

• 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.
• 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:

We are proud to have been awarded the Yorkshire Post Apprentice Employer of the Year and the Family Business United Supreme Champion, Family Business of the Year accolade.

Department

Contract type

Permanent

Hours

39

Starting Salary £25,553 + Achievable uncapped commission structure.