Sales and Logistics Executive

Saria Limited; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Job summary

Saria Limited in Doncaster is seeking a Sales Executive to join our Doncaster site, working 37½ hours per week, Monday to Friday. You will identify prospects, win new business and manage key accounts to grow input volumes and margins.

You will visit local customers, deliver point‑of‑use materials, prepare quotes, coordinate transport and build strong commercial relationships across diverse organisations. Strong negotiation, communication and IT skills are essential to succeed in this role.

Qualifications

• Good formal education is required.
• Experience in new business sales in a B2B environment is preferred.
• Candidate should be independent and autonomous.
• Ability to engage with suppliers and build strong commercial relationships.
• Commercially aware and financially literate.
• Strong analytical, negotiation and influencing skills.
• Good written and verbal communication and IT skills; proficient with MS Office Excel & Word.

Responsibilities

• Identify prospects and win new business to increase input volumes and margins.
• Visit potential new customers in the local area and deliver point-of-use material.
• Manage and grow existing accounts, ensuring quality of service and customer satisfaction.
• Maintain contact with existing customers, monitor trading levels and maximise opportunities.
• Prepare quotes in line with pricing strategy and renegotiate terms where appropriate.
• Coordinate transport to meet service frequency and customer needs.
• Gather market intelligence and monitor local competitor activity.

Skills

New business sales

B2B sales

Independent

Customer relationships

Negotiation

Communication

MS Office

Education

Good formal education

Tools

MS Excel

MS Word

Job description

Location: Doncaster

Business: The ReFood AD plants operate as integrated recycling units, processing a variety of food wastes to produce renewable electricity, heat and ReGrow, a nutrient-rich fertiliser for local farms. The plants also recycle the food waste packaging. The plants provide an environmentally sustainable solution for all waste producers looking for a safe method of diverting food waste from landfill.

The Position

Applications are invited for a Sales Executive based at our Doncaster site working 37½ hours per week, Monday to Friday.

As a Sales Executive your duties and responsibilities will vary based on the Company’s requirements but will include:

• Identifying prospects and winning new business to increase input volumes of food waste ensuring targeted margins are achieved.
• Visiting potential new customers in the local area, delivering point of use material.
• Managing and growing existing accounts ensuring quality of service, customer satisfaction and responsiveness to changing demands.
• Maintaining contact with existing customers, monitoring trading levels and maximising opportunities for additional business.
• Preparing quotes in line with the agreed pricing strategy and re-negotiating terms where appropriate.
• Co-ordinating transport to ensure the service is carried out to the correct frequency.
• Gathering and maintaining up-to-date market intelligence within the local area, monitoring competitor activity (services and prices), and communicating as necessary.

Requirements

• Good formal education
• Ideally experienced in new business sales within a B2B environment
• Independent, accustomed to working autonomously.
• Able to engage with suppliers and build strong, commercial relationships across a range of organisations/contact levels.
• Commercially astute, business aware and financially literate.
• Strong analytical, commercial negotiation and influencing skills.
• Good written and verbal communication and IT skills - must be proficient with MS Office, particularly Excel and Word.

Salary: Competitive Salary and Benefits package including company car.

Please note that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted due to the high volume of CV's expected