Sales Administrator

Portakabin; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory pension including life 보험

Health and wellbeing services

Annual volunteering day

Cycle to Work Scheme

Employee Benefits Program (Discounts)

Learning & development opportunities

Career progression

Job summary

Portakabin’s Birmingham Hire And Service Centre in Birmingham is seeking a proactive Sales Administrator to drive sales and order-wining activities. You will support commercial colleagues with administrative tasks and promote Portakabin products and services.

The role offers a permanent contract, an annual salary of £26,000 to £30,000 plus an uncapped commission scheme with average earnings of £8,000–£10,000, 25 days’ leave plus bank holidays, and opportunities for development.

Qualifications

• Administrative experience in a customer service environment.
• Experience in a target driven environment.
• Experience of business development activities e.g. cold calling.
• Minimum GCSE or Equivalent level of education including Maths and English.
• Competent in using Microsoft packages including MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Working knowledge of SAP (or similar systems).

Responsibilities

• Execute all commercial administrative activities accurately and efficiently.
• Collaborate with team members and colleagues across different teams to provide business development, commercial and administrative support aimed at achieving order targets at agreed margins.
• Support onboarding and provide on-the-job training for new team members as required.
• Identify and resolve issues promptly, escalating where necessary to improve processes and share learning.
• Prioritise customer service to maximise customer satisfaction and ensure continuity of service for future order winning opportunities.
• Collaborate with colleagues to understand and confirm stock availability, refurbishment and fit out details.
• Collaborate with customers and internal teams to expedite collection of outstanding customer payments.
• Maintain effective relationships across teams and respond to administrative queries through appropriate communication channels.
• Quotations are prepared and collated accurately and followed up with customers on time.
• Customer enquiries are responded to promptly within agreed SLA timelines.
• Customer information is maintained up-to-date and accurate in internal systems.
• Stock records are kept accurate and regularly updated.
• Customer cash collection targets met through timely customer payments.
• Structured business development campaigns are conducted to meet order targets.

Skills

Administrative experience

Target driven

Business development

GCSE Maths & English

Education

GCSE or Equivalent including Maths and English

Tools

SAP

MS Excel

MS Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Department: Birmingham Hire And Service Centre

Location: Birmingham Hire And Service Centre

Application Deadline: 16 October 2026

Department: Birmingham Hire And Service Centre

Location: Birmingham Hire And Service Centre

Compensation: £26,000 - £30,000 / year

Are you looking to join a successful and growing organisation who are committed to creating a great safe place to work where all employees have the opportunity to contribute, grow and develop? We are looking for a Sales Administrator to join our team in Birmingham who will drive sales and order winning activities by actively promoting Portakabin products and services.

As a Sales Administrator you will play a pivotal role, supporting commercial colleagues by managing administrative tasks related to order-winning activities and contribute to business development by promoting Portakabin products and services.

Role Details

• Annual salary up to £30,000 dependent on skills and experience. Plus, uncapped commission scheme with average additional earnings of £8,000-£10,000 per annum, based on the achievement of commercial targets.
• Role based: Birmingham, Smethwick, B66 1AT
• Contract type: Permanent
• Annual leave of 25 days per annum plus bank holidays and opportunity to buy an additional 5 days each year.

In this role as Sales Administrator, you will be required to:

• Execute all commercial administrative activities accurately and efficiently.
• Collaborate with team members and colleagues across different teams to provide business development, commercial and administrative support aimed at achieving order targets at agreed margins.
• Support onboarding and provide on-the-job training for new team members as required.
• Identify and resolve issues promptly, escalating where necessary to improve processes and share learning.
• Prioritise customer service to maximise customer satisfaction and ensure continuity of service for future order winning opportunities.
• Collaborate with colleagues to understand and confirm stock availability, refurbishment and fit out details.
• Collaborate with customers and internal teams to expedite collection of outstanding customer payments.
• Maintain effective relationships across teams and respond to administrative queries through appropriate communication channels.
• Quotations are prepared and collated accurately and followed up with customers on time.
• Customer enquiries are responded to promptly within agreed SLA timelines.
• Customer information is maintained up-to-date and accurate in internal systems.
• Stock records are kept accurate and regularly updated.
• Customer cash collection targets met through timely customer payments.
• Structured business development campaigns are conducted to meet order targets.

Benefits & Opportunities as Sales Administrator

• Contributory pension including life insurance benefit
• A range of dedicated health and wellbeing services
• A chance to give back to your community with an annual volunteering day
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Benefits Program (Discounts at 100s of shops, gyms, restaurants and even holidays!)
• Learning & development opportunities and resources
• Opportunity for career progression

Our Ideal Candidate as Sales Administrator

We are looking for someone who has:

• Administrative experience in a customer service environment.
• Experience in a target driven environment.
• Experience of business development activities e.g. cold calling.
• Minimum GCSE or Equivalent level of education including Maths and English.
• Competent in using Microsoft packages including MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Working knowledge of SAP (or similar systems).

Even if you do not match all our ‘ideal’ criteria we would still be very keen to receive your CV as we love developing our people and may feel that you could be developed into this role.

NOTE: If we receive a high volume of applications for a role, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than scheduled.