Sales Administrator

Portakabin; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the construction sector is looking for a Sales Administrator in Cardiff. The role involves supporting the Commercial team through effective business development, handling administrative tasks, and ensuring exceptional customer experience in a dynamic environment. Ideal candidates are organized and customer-focused, with the ability to develop valuable client relationships.

Benefits

Competitive Commission Structure

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Option to buy 5 additional days of annual leave

Contributory pension

Fully funded professional qualifications

Qualifications

• Highly organized and detail-oriented.
• Strong customer experience developing relationships over the phone.
• Ability to manage busy diaries and complete tasks in a timely manner.

Responsibilities

• Process orders, complete credit checks, and prepare quotation packs.
• Conduct structured business development and cold calling campaigns.
• Ensure high levels of customer satisfaction and effective communication.

Skills

Customer Service

Business Development

Organizational Skills

Relationship Building

Tools

SAP

CRM

Job description

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Role: Sales Administrator
Salary: £24,000k - £26,000k + Commission
Role based: Cardiff

We have an exciting opportunity for a highly detailed, customer-focused, exceptional Sales and Business Development Coordinator to join our Commercial team in Cardiff. As a Sales Administrator, you will play a crucial role in developing and promoting our hiring business. Reporting to the Commercial Manager, you will support the Area Hire Manager in achieving KPIs and ensuring an exceptional customer experience.

You will be highly organised, driven, tenacious, a self-starter, confident, and reliable. Experienced in business development, customer service and sales (office based). You will be working in a supportive environment with positive and helpful colleagues.

Relationship building is key to this role!

Your remit will also include carrying out targeted calling campaigns and contacting prospective customers as part of a structured business development approach to calls, using a blend of resources - the aim being to develop relationships with both existing and new customers and, above all, creating new sales opportunities. Confidence and knowledge is key.

As a Sales and Business Development Coordinator, you will:
Be experienced administrator in processing orders, completing credit checks, creating contracts, prepare quotation packs that reflect the customers' requirements. Being detailed oriented is key for this role.*
*Manage busy diaries and keeping the Area Hire Manager up to date with information they require.
*Be focused on customer needs and satisfaction and deal effectively with their requests in a timely manner.
*Have strong administrative experience gained in a customer service environment.
*Carry out structured business development, local and national campaigns, including "cold calling" within the area designated, in order to achieve order targets.
*Complete a customer care programme to ensure maximum satisfaction, continuity of business and maximise referral opportunities.
*Effectively use internal systems (SAP, CRM) to ensure customer information is kept up to date and systems are aligned.
*Directed liaise with Service Manager with regard to refurbishment, fitting out, deliveries, rectifications and terminations.

Essential Experience
Is highly organised and detailed oriented,* works at pace, a self-starter, confident, and reliable.
*Has strong Customer experience developing relationships with clients over the telephone.
*Continually identify new prospects and develop existing client relationships through structured business development calls.
*Has dedication to the customer experience and satisfaction.
*Listens, consults others, and communicates proactively.
*Accepts and tackles demanding goals with enthusiasm.
*Has a good level of literacy and numeracy competency.
*Can build a wide and effective network of contacts inside and outside the organisation.
*Full UK Driving Licence

To review the full role profile, essential criteria, benefits and how to apply please cfollow this link - https://www.portakabin-careers.com/job/sales-and-business-development-coordinator-2?source=bing.com

Benefits & Opportunities
*Competitive Commission Structure
*25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
*Option to buy 5 days of annual leave
*Contributory pension
*Fully funded professional qualifications and membership

As a Portakabin Employee, you will also be able to access a range of dedicated health and wellbeing services, a chance to give back to your community with an annual volunteering day off, and fully funded professional qualifications! There is also a great opportunity for career progression within Portakabin.

Why Portakabin?
Portakabin employs more than 2,000 people across ten European countries with our head office and primary manufacturing facility located in York UK.

As innovators in the science of building, we provide modular buildings for hire and sale, as well as supplying refurbished buildings and construction site accommodation. We deliver building solutions for organisations of any size, in sectors ranging from manufacturing, education and health to transport, utilities and construction.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. Portakabin is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective colleagues. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives and hire great people to build talented and diverse teams.

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the application, recruitment, and onboarding processes for candidates that require additional support and/or adjustments to be made. If you are having any difficulty applying, please contact our recruitment team on


Desired Skills and Experience

Essential Experience
*Is highly organised and detailed oriented, works at pace, a self-starter, confident, and reliable.
*Has strong Customer experience developing relationships with clients over the telephone.
*Continually identify new prospects and develop existing client relationships through structured business development calls.
*Has dedication to the customer experience and satisfaction.
*Listens, consults others, and communicates proactively.
*Accepts and tackles demanding goals with enthusiasm.
*Has a good level of literacy and numeracy competency.
*Can build a wide and effective network of contacts inside and outside the organisation.
*Full UK Driving Licence

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Administrative, Business Development, and Sales

• Industries

  Building Construction, Construction, and Nonresidential Building Construction

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