Sales Executive

Marmon Lift Recruitment; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Electric Company Car

Pension

Laptop & Mobile Phone

Full Product Training

Clear Career Progression to Management

Job summary

Marmon Lift Recruitment is seeking a Sales Executive to join its expanding team in the lift industry. This role focuses on developing new business, selling to lift companies, contractors and industry customers, with full product training provided.

The ideal candidate has technical sales experience, construction/engineering background, and willingness to travel nationwide and internationally across the UK and beyond, with a clear path to progression into management.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years' experience in technical sales, field sales or business development.
• Background in construction, engineering, building products or mechanical services.
• Lift industry experience would be advantageous but is not essential.
• Strong communication, negotiation and relationship-building skills.
• Commercially minded, proactive and motivated to win new business.
• Comfortable with nationwide travel and customer visits.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Develop new business opportunities and manage existing customer accounts.
• Promote and sell specialist products to lift companies and contractors.
• Build strong relationships with customers across the UK.
• Manage sales enquiries, understand requirements and provide technical advice.
• Prepare, present and follow up quotations to secure orders.
• Carry out customer visits and attend meetings nationwide.
• Work closely with internal technical and operational teams.
• Maintain CRM records, manage the sales pipeline and achieve sales targets.

Skills

Technical sales

Field sales

Business development

Communication skills

Negotiation

Relationship-building

UK travel

Driving licence

Job description

Sales Executive

Lift Industry

Technical Sales | Construction Sales | Building Products

Location: Kent (with nationwide & International travel)

Basic Salary: £60,000 – £70,000 DOE + Commission

Benefits:

• Electric Company Car
• Pension
• Laptop & Mobile Phone
• Full Product Training
• Clear Career Progression to Management and Directorship

THE OPPORTUNITY

Marmon Lift Recruitment is working with a growing independent lift engineering business to recruit a Sales Executive to join its expanding team. This is an excellent opportunity for a technically minded sales professional to join a specialist business supplying products and solutions into the lift and vertical transportation sector.

You will develop customer relationships, generate new business and sell specialist products to lift companies, contractors and industry customers. We will provide full product training, making this an ideal opportunity for someone with experience in technical sales, construction, engineering, building products, or mechanical services who wants to develop their career in the lift industry.

COMMUTABLE FROM: Dartford, Gravesend, Maidstone, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells, Ashford, Medway, Canterbury, Sittingbourne, Folkestone and surrounding areas.

THE ROLE

• Develop new business opportunities and manage existing customer accounts.
• Promote and sell specialist products to lift companies and contractors.
• Build strong relationships with customers across the UK.
• Manage sales enquiries, understand requirements and provide technical advice.
• Prepare, present and follow up quotations to secure orders.
• Carry out customer visits and attend meetings nationwide.
• Work closely with internal technical and operational teams.
• Maintain CRM records, manage the sales pipeline and achieve sales targets.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE

• Minimum 2 years' experience in technical sales, field sales or business development.
• Background in construction, engineering, building products or mechanical services.
• Lift industry experience would be advantageous but is not essential.
• Strong communication, negotiation and relationship-building skills.
• Commercially minded, proactive and motivated to win new business.
• Comfortable with nationwide travel and customer visits.
• Full UK driving licence.