Internal Sales Administrator

Breedon Group; Buxton; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Company Pension Scheme

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Share Saver Scheme

Life Assurance Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Product discounts

Job summary

Breedon Group is seeking an Internal Sales Administrator at Dowlow Quarry in Buxton. You will be part of the Customer Service and Distribution team, handling sales of construction materials and supporting the area sales function.

Key duties include responding to enquiries, raising quotations, processing POs, and maintaining accurate sales records. You will work to grow accounts, identify new opportunities, and may cover other departments as required.

Qualifications

• Customer-focused approach to build relationships and grow accounts.
• Ability to upsell a range of products to drive sales growth.
• Strong time management and administrative discipline.
• Meticulous data entry and accurate sales reporting.

Responsibilities

• Answer phones promptly and record enquiries.
• Raise quotations and price within established tolerances.
• Add notes detailing customer correspondence.
• Process order acknowledgments when POs are received.
• Administer cash sales data for the Purchase Ledger team.
• Generate weekly sales reports for the Area Sales Manager.
• Identify opportunities to upsell and expand the customer base.
• Proactively identify new or declining customers, sites and opportunities.
• Occasionally cover other departments as needed.

Skills

Customer focus

Upselling

Time management

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Excalibur familiarity

Tools

Excalibur

Job description

Internal Sales Administrator

Department: Customer Service and Distribution

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Dowlow Quarry & Asphalt Plant, Buxton

Description

About Breedon Group: Breedon Group plc is a leading vertically integrated construction materials group in Great Britain, Ireland, and the USA. We're dedicated to providing high-quality materials and services for the construction industry, with a commitment to safety, sustainability, and innovation. Joining Breedon means becoming part of a team that values excellence and is committed to making a positive impact.

Position Overview: We are currently seeking an Internal Sales Administrator based at our Dowlow Quarry in Buxton.

You will be a key member of the sales team focused on the sales of construction material products.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure all phones are answered in a timely manner, and enquiries recorded.
• Raise quotations and price them within the tolerances agreed by the TSM responsible for the area.
• Add relevant notes to enquiries detailing any correspondence with the customer.
• Process order acknowledgments when POs received and confirm via notes on Excalibur.
• Administration of the Cash Sales Process including the recording of the data for the Purchase Ledger Team.
• Generate weekly reports for the Area Sales Manager, reporting key sales data and any significant enquiries.
• Actively seek and identify opportunities to sell additional products and upsell on the initial enquiry received.
• Work pro-actively to identify new or declining customers, sites and opportunities.
• You may on occasion be required to cover other departments.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Focus on the customer relationship – maintain good customer relations and actively build new ones
• Desire to succeed and build on customer base, upselling a range of products to ensure that Breedon succeeds and is the solution of choice for appropriate building projects
• Peruse personal development of our product range
• Effective time management, adhering to administrative policies and procedures
• Attention to detail to ensure sales data produced is accurate

Job Benefits

• A tailored, competitive salary
• Company Pension Scheme
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays on top
• Share Saver Scheme participation
• Company Life Assurance Scheme
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme for health and wellbeing support
• Discounts on a wide range of products through our employee benefits platform
• Broad learning opportunities and career progression pathways

Diversity Statement

At Breedon Group, we are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued. We believe in equality of opportunity for all and encourage applications from a diverse range of candidates.