Internal Sales, Leeds

ASD; Leeds; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life assurance

Pension scheme

Discounts

Holiday Trading Scheme

Cycle to Work

Medicash healthcare plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Financial wellbeing support

Job summary

ASD is recruiting an ambitious Internal Salesperson to join our Leeds-based team. You will manage existing accounts, respond to enquiries, and prepare competitive quotations, while building long-term relationships with customers and supporting external sales to grow profitable sales.

Ideal candidates have experience in internal sales or sales support, a strong commercial mindset, and proficiency with CRM systems and Microsoft Office.

Qualifications

• Experience in internal sales, customer service, account management or sales support.
• Experience in metals, industrial, manufacturing or distribution sectors (preferred).
• Ability to build customer relationships and identify sales opportunities.
• Strong commercial awareness and a target-driven approach.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and influencing skills.
• Confidence working with figures, margins and commercial data.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Experience using CRM systems and Microsoft Office.
• Proactive approach and ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Stable employment history demonstrating commitment and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop existing customer accounts.
• Respond to enquiries and prepare accurate, competitive quotations.
• Build relationships through regular telephone and email contact.
• Identify opportunities to increase sales and account profitability.
• Follow up quotations and convert opportunities into sales.
• Work with External Sales colleagues to develop accounts and win new business.
• Provide excellent customer service and resolve queries efficiently.
• Develop account plans to maximise sales opportunities.
• Maintain accurate customer records and CRM activity.
• Monitor market trends, competitor activity and new opportunities.
• Support account management and credit control activities where required.
• Achieve agreed sales, margin and customer growth targets.

Skills

Internal sales

Account management

Customer service

Sales support

CRM

Microsoft Office

Negotiation

Telephone & email communication

Relationship building

Teamwork

Tools

CRM systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Join ASD and Accelerate Your Sales Career

At ASD, we are one of the UK's leading metal stockholders and processing specialists, supplying high-quality steel and metal products to customers across a wide range of industries. Built on expertise, innovation and long-term partnerships, we help our customers succeed while driving positive change for our colleagues, communities and the environment.

If you enjoy building relationships, delivering excellent customer service and growing sales, this is an opportunity to develop your career with a market leader.

The Opportunity

We are looking for an ambitious and commercially driven Internal Salesperson to join our team.

This fast-paced, customer-focused role involves managing customer accounts, responding to enquiries, preparing quotations and identifying opportunities to grow profitable sales. You will build long-term customer relationships, understand their requirements and provide the right products and solutions, working closely with customers and our External Sales team to develop accounts and win new business.

This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated sales professional who thrives in a busy commercial environment.

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Office-based at our Leeds site (LS10 1SD).

What You'll Be Doing

• Managing and developing existing customer accounts
• Responding to enquiries and preparing accurate, competitive quotations
• Building relationships through regular telephone and email contact
• Identifying opportunities to increase sales and account profitability
• Following up quotations and converting opportunities into sales
• Working with External Sales colleagues to develop accounts and win new business
• Providing excellent customer service and resolving queries efficiently
• Developing account plans to maximise sales opportunities
• Maintaining accurate customer records and CRM activity
• Monitoring market trends, competitor activity and new opportunities
• Supporting account management and credit control activities where required
• Achieving agreed sales, margin and customer growth targets

What We're Looking For

We are interested in candidates with the drive, resilience and commercial awareness to succeed in sales.

Ideally, you will have:

• Experience in internal sales, customer service, account management or sales support
• Experience in metals, industrial, manufacturing or distribution sectors (preferred but not essential)
• The ability to build customer relationships and identify sales opportunities
• Strong commercial awareness and a target-driven approach
• Excellent communication, negotiation and influencing skills
• Confidence working with figures, margins and commercial data
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities
• Experience using CRM systems and Microsoft Office
• A proactive approach and the ability to work independently and as part of a team
• A stable employment history demonstrating commitment and reliability

What's In It For You?

We recognise that great people make great businesses. You will receive a competitive salary and benefits package, including:

• Life assurance
• Contributory pension scheme (5% employee contribution matched by ASD)
• Retail, restaurant, gym and health club discounts
• Holiday Trading Scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Medicash healthcare plan
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Financial wellbeing support

Safety Comes First

Safety is at the heart of everything we do. All employees are subject to pre-employment and ongoing drug and alcohol testing. ASD operates a zero-tolerance policy.