Sales Executive

Wallace Hind Selection LTD; Northampton; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Reduced hours 30h/week

33 days holiday

Company pension

Free parking

Job summary

Wallace Hind Selection LTD is seeking a Sales Executive to join our team based near Corby. You will work closely with our Commercial Project Manager to move opportunities from first inquiry to order and delivery.

The role offers a basic salary of £30,000 plus the opportunity to develop in a growing railway-focused business, with benefits including a 30-hour week, generous holiday, a pension scheme and free on-site parking.

Qualifications

• Experience with Microsoft Office, including Excel and Outlook.
• Experience using SharePoint or a similar document management system.
• Experience maintaining structured records or a CRM.
• Ability to research information independently and accurately.
• Confidence to assist with quotations, commercial comparisons and margin calculations.

Responsibilities

• Keep track of live opportunities and ensure deadlines are met and pipeline accurate.
• Maintain and update the CRM.
• Prepare quotations, proposals and commercial documents.
• Look after SharePoint, keeping technical documents, photographs, manuals, drawings, maintenance records and specifications organised and easy to find.

Skills

CRM experience

Independent research

Quotation support

Tools

SharePoint

Microsoft Excel

CRM system

Job description

We're looking for a Sales Executive to join our business based in Corby and work closely with our Commercial Project Manager. This is a brand-new role, created to provide the organisation research and commercial support needed to keep every sales opportunity moving from that first inquiry right through to order and delivery.

BASIC SALARY: £30,000

BENEFITS

• 30 hour working week
• 33 days holiday (including Bank Holidays)
• Company Pension Scheme
• Free on site Parking

LOCATION: Corby

COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS: Market Harborough, Rushden, Kettering, Thrapston, Wellingborough, Peterborough, Northampton, Leicester, Corby

JOB DESCRIPTION

Sales Executive, Sales Representative, Internal Sales - Rail, rolling stock

This is a new role, so you'll have the opportunity to make it your own and become a key part of how the sales function operates.

As our Sales Executive you will:

• Keep track of live opportunities, making sure deadlines aren't missed and ensuring our pipeline is accurate
• Ensure our CRM is maintained and updated.
• Prepare quotations, proposals and commercial documents
• Look after the SharePoint, keeping technical documents, photographs, manuals, drawings, maintenance records and specifications organised and easy to find

PERSON SPECIFICATION

You'll need to be comfortable managing several things at once and, importantly, be someone who doesn't need constant direction.

You'll ideally have:

• Good experience with Microsoft Office, including Excel and Outlook
• Experience using SharePoint or a similar document management system
• Experience maintaining structured records or a CRM
• The ability to research information independently and accurately
• The confidence to assist with quotations, commercial comparisons and margin calculations

THE COMPANY

We are a family-run railway business with a global reach and a reputation for delivering complex rolling stock projects. We combine commercial expertise with practical railway engineering knowledge, giving our team the opportunity to work on unique projects that few companies can offer. From HST exports and fleet refurbishment programmes to international commissioning and technical support, no two projects are ever quite the same.

Wallace Hind Selection, alongside our client embrace diversity, champion equality, and foster inclusion to create a work environment where everyone belongs and thrives.