Sales Executive

Job Advert; Potters Bar; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

20 days' holiday plus bank holidays, 1

On-site parking

Company pension

Christmas and summer events

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

OA is recruiting a Sales Executive to join our client's growing team in Potters Bar. The role focuses on managing an allocated portfolio, handling enquiries, quotations and orders while collaborating with Production, Purchasing, Quality, Warehouse and Despatch.

You'll develop specialist knowledge of metals, alloys, strip and wire products and maintain CRM data. The position is office-based, Monday to Friday 9:00am-5:00pm, with a salary of £32,000-£35,000.

Qualifications

• Experience in customer service or internal sales roles.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to manage multiple customers and priorities.

Responsibilities

• Act as the main point of contact for allocated customers, building strong and lasting relationships.
• Manage customer enquiries, quotations and orders from initial contact through to delivery.
• Provide accurate information on pricing, lead times, delivery and product requirements.
• Follow up quotations and identify opportunities to grow existing customer accounts.
• Develop specialist knowledge of assigned metals, alloys, strip and wire products.
• Maintain accurate customer, quotation and order information within the CRM.
• Work closely with Production, Purchasing, Quality, Warehouse, Despatch and Finance to ensure customer requirements are met.
• Monitor orders and identify potential delays or issues at the earliest opportunity.
• Handle customer queries and complaints professionally, taking ownership and escalating where appropriate.
• Ensure quotations and orders meet customer specifications, including material, tolerances, certification and traceability requirements.
• Follow company quality, data protection and health & safety procedures.

Skills

Customer service

Internal sales

Sales administration

CRM experience

Communication skills

Job description

Sales Executive

OA are recruiting a Sales Executive to join our client's growing team in Potters Bar.

Our client is a family-owned precision metals business with over 85 years of trading history, supplying strip and wire to customers across the UK and Europe in the aerospace, defence, battery technology, automotive and medical sectors.

This is a varied, sales and customer-focused role where you'll manage an allocated portfolio of customers, handling enquiries, quotations and orders while working closely with Production, Purchasing, Quality, Warehouse and Despatch. You'll also develop specialist knowledge of specific metals, alloys, strip and wire products.

Location: Potters Bar
Hours: Monday-Friday, 9.00am-5.00pm, office based
Salary: £32,000-£35,000

Benefits

• 20 days' holiday plus bank holidays, increasing by 1 day per year to 25 days
• On-site parking
• Company pension
• Christmas and summer events
• Career progression opportunities

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the main point of contact for allocated customers, building strong and lasting relationships.
• Manage customer enquiries, quotations and orders from initial contact through to delivery.
• Provide accurate information on pricing, lead times, delivery and product requirements.
• Follow up quotations and identify opportunities to grow existing customer accounts.
• Develop specialist knowledge of assigned metals, alloys, strip and wire products.
• Maintain accurate customer, quotation and order information within the CRM.
• Work closely with Production, Purchasing, Quality, Warehouse, Despatch and Finance to ensure customer requirements are met.
• Monitor orders and identify potential delays or issues at the earliest opportunity.
• Handle customer queries and complaints professionally, taking ownership and escalating where appropriate.
• Ensure quotations and orders meet customer specifications, including material, tolerances, certification and traceability requirements.
• Follow company quality, data protection and health & safety procedures.

Skills & Experience

• Experience in customer service, internal sales, sales administration or a similar commercial role.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
• The ability to manage multiple customers and competing priorities.
• Experience using CRM or business systems.
• A commercially aware and customer-focused approach.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving and the ability to take ownership.
• A willingness to develop technical knowledge of metals, alloys, strip and wire products.
• Professionalism, reliability and a strong team-working approach.

Desirable

Experience within metals, engineering, manufacturing or precision materials, previous internal sales experience, CRM experience in a sales environment.