Sales Assistant (Part Time - 18 Hours Per Week)

Sally Europe; North East; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading crane company in the UK is seeking a Customer Support Co-ordinator to join their team in Standish. The role involves providing exceptional customer service, managing inquiries, and maximizing sales opportunities. Candidates should have strong customer service experience and be I.T literate, with excellent communication skills. Responsibilities include tracking sales opportunities, arranging site visits, and ensuring documentation is processed efficiently. The position offers significant benefits, including a bi-annual retention bonus and a generous annual leave package.

Benefits

Bi-Annual retention bonus

24 days annual leave plus additional

Holiday purchase option

Group life assurance

Pension plan

Online access to payslips

Access to benefits platform

Qualifications

• Strong sales and customer service experience within an operational environment.
• Previous experience using Telephony & CRM systems is desirable.
• Understanding of the full end-to-end sales cycle.

Responsibilities

• Be the first point of contact for inbound sales enquiries.
• Track and follow up on sales opportunities and quotations.
• Arrange for visits by Contract Lift Managers or Area Sales Managers.

Skills

Sales and customer service experience

Negotiating and influencing skills

Excellent communication skills

I.T literate (email/CRM/telephony)

Ability to organise and manage time

Tools

Telephony systems

CRM systems

Job description

Customer Support Co‑ordinator

Standish

Ainscough Crane Hire are looking for a Customer Support Co‑ordinator to join the team in Standish. Customer Support Co‑ordinators support wider areas of the business, building relationships with both internal and external customers. This role works as part of the Customer Support Centre and acts as a first point of contact for all enquiries, offering solutions and ensuring an exceptional customer service.

You will provide customers with an easy and informative experience, guaranteeing a quick follow through of any details they require, identifying opportunities to provide additional services whilst progressing enquiries through to conclusion, ensuring that site visits are scheduled, and that administration is complete.

Benefits

• Bi‑Annual retention bonus
• 24 days annual leave plus additional days at 2 years' service, 5 years' service, 10 years' and 20 years' service
• Holiday purchase – the option to buy an additional 5 days each year (via salary sacrifice)
• Group life assurance 3 x basic salary
• Pension – 4% employer 5% employees
• Online access to payslips, book and view holidays and personal info
• Access to the Ainscough Advantage (People Value) benefits platform
• Staff forums run 3 times a year – have your voice heard

Responsibilities

Pre‑Order

• Be the first point of contact for inbound sales enquiries, ensuring that revenue is maximised through reactive and proactive sales, e.g., quote requests, orders, information requests and requests for site visits.
• Track and follow up on sales opportunities and quotations, upselling and cross‑selling and converting quotes to orders.
• Capture every lead and opportunity from inbound enquiries and outbound follow up calls on the CRM system and ensure customer information is kept up to date.
• Ensure all lead qualification information is complete and reviewed to ensure enquiries are handled efficiently and effectively.
• Arrange for a Contract Lift Manager or an Area Sales Manager to visit customers and ensure that technical enquiries are resolved in a timely and proactive manner.
• Provide indicative pricing, escalating for pricing support as required, generate quotations and issue to the customer within the defined KPI.

Post‑Order

• Check purchase orders against quotations, converting quotations to hire agreements, obtain an electronic signature on hire agreement and process payment if required.
• Review completeness of all order documentation obtain outstanding information and ensure the CLM completes the full RAMS before handing over to the depot network.

Qualifications

• Strong sales and customer service experience within an operational environment (essential)
• Previous experience of using Telephony & CRM systems (desirable)
• Previous experience within a contact centre environment (desirable)Construction sector experience (desirable)
• Understanding of the full end-to-end sales cycle (essential)

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to identify and close sales opportunities using negotiating and influencing skills (essential)
• Willingness and ability to learn, understand and communicate technical detail and information around Crane Hire and Contract Lift (essential)
• Excellent communication skills (essential)
• I.T literate (email/CRM/telephony) (essential)
• Ability to organise, plan and manage time (essential)

Ainscough Crane Hire is the UK’s leading crane company. Based across 30 locations, our dedicated team of experts are passionate about delivering projects on time, to budget and, most importantly, to the highest possible standard of safety. Our industry‑recognised “Make the Safe Choice” ethos is at our core and underpins every single thing we do, from contract lifts and crane hire to specialist projects for customers.

Ainscough Crane Hire is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We value diversity and are committed to a fair, inclusive recruitment process. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and will consider all candidates based solely on merit and business need. If you require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.