Sales Account Executive (Construction / Building Merchants)

Ernest Gordon Recruitment; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Benefits

Progression

Company Bonus

Job summary

Ernest Gordon Recruitment is seeking a Sales Account Executive for a Camden-based role in the construction/building merchants sector. The role focuses on managing key customer accounts, handling enquiries, and delivering quotations while building strong relationships with internal teams to ensure orders and projects are delivered on time.

You will identify new sales opportunities, work on major projects and contribute to growth through a company bonus.

Qualifications

• Experience in sales, account management or internal sales.
• Experience selling physical products within construction or building merchants.
• Ability to prepare quotations and handle customer enquiries.
• Confident with CRM and pipeline management.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop customer accounts.
• Handle customer enquiries and prepare quotations.
• Provide product information and technical submissions.
• Support orders and projects from enquiry through to delivery.
• Identify opportunities to grow existing accounts.
• Maintain accurate CRM and pipeline records.

Skills

Sales experience

Account management

Internal sales

Quotations

CRM

Tools

CRM software

Job description

Sales Account Executive (Construction / Building Merchants)

£30,000 – £35,000 (OTE £45,000) + Company Benefits + Progression + Company Bonus + Monday – Friday

Camden – Office Based

Are you a Sales Account Executive or Account Manager from a construction, building merchants or similar product-based industry looking to join a growing global business, where you will manage key customer accounts, work on major projects and increase your earnings through a company bonus?

This global cable supplier provides power, data and control cable solutions to industries including rail, mining, renewables, oil and gas, construction and infrastructure. Operating in over 120 countries worldwide, the business generates a turnover exceeding £200 million and is recognised for its technical expertise, quality assurance and project support.

In this role, you will join the End User Team, managing customer enquiries and accounts from initial enquiry through to delivery. You will prepare quotations, provide product information and technical submissions, build strong customer relationships and work closely with internal teams to ensure orders and projects are delivered successfully. You will also have the opportunity to identify new sales opportunities and grow existing accounts.

This role would suit someone from a sales, sales support account management or recruitment background who has experience selling physical products, experience dealing with internal and external stakeholders

The Role:

• Manage and develop customer accounts
• Handle customer enquiries and prepare quotations
• Provide product information and technical submissions
• Support orders and projects from enquiry through to delivery
• Identify opportunities to grow existing accounts
• Maintain accurate CRM and pipeline records
• Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 5:30pm

The Person:

• Experience in Sales, Account Management, Internal Sales or similar
• Experience selling physical products within construction, building merchants, electrical, manufacturing or a similar industry
• Confident preparing quotations and dealing with customer enquiries
• Commutable to Camden Town

Reference: BBBH27146D

Sales Account Executive, Sales Executive, Construction, Building Merchants, Electrical, Cables, Manufacturing, Sales, Account Manager, Quotations, Technical Sales, CRM, Project, London, Camden Town, Kentish Town, Euston, Islington

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates. The salary advertised is a guideline for this position. The offered remuneration will be dependent on the extent of your experience, qualifications, and skill set.