Sales Executive

Portakabin Ltd; Stretford; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory pension including life保险

Health and wellbeing services

Annual volunteering day

Cycle to Work Scheme

Employee Benefits Program (Discounts)

Learning & development opportunities

Career progression

Job summary

Portakabin Ltd is seeking a Sales Executive for its Trafford Park site to drive sales and order-winning activities by promoting Portakabin products and services. The role involves commercial administration, cross-team collaboration, and contributing to business development while supporting onboarding and process improvements.

The position offers a permanent contract with an annual salary up to £30,000 plus up to £5,000 commission and 25 days leave plus holidays.

Qualifications

• Administrative experience in a customer service environment.
• Experience in a target driven environment.
• Experience of business development activities e.g. inbound or outbound calling activity
• Minimum GCSE or Equivalent level of education including Maths and English.
• Competent in using Microsoft packages including MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Working knowledge of SAP (or similar systems).

Responsibilities

• Execute all commercial administrative activities accurately and efficiently.
• Collaborate with team members to provide business development, commercial and administrative support aimed at achieving order targets at agreed margins.
• Support onboarding and provide on-the-job training for new team members as required.
• Identify and resolve issues promptly, escalating where necessary to improve processes and share learning.
• Prioritise customer service to maximise customer satisfaction and ensure continuity of service for future order winning opportunities.
• Maintain effective relationships across teams and respond to administrative queries through appropriate communication channels.

Skills

Administrative experience

Target driven

Business development

Education

GCSE including Maths and English

Tools

MS Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Sales Executive

Application Deadline: 30 October 2026

Department: Trafford Park Hire And Visitor Centre

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Trafford Park Hire And Visitor Centre

Reporting To: Thomas Duffy

Compensation: £27,000 - £30,000 / year

Description

Are you looking to join a successful and growing organisation who are committed to creating a great safe place to work where all employees have the opportunity to contribute, grow and develop? We are looking for a Sales Executive to join our team in Trafford Park who will drive sales and order winning activities by actively promoting Portakabin products and services.

As a Sales Executive you will play a pivotal role, supporting commercial colleagues by managing administrative tasks related to order-winning activities and contribute to business development by promoting Portakabin products and services.

Role Details:

• Annual salary up to £30,000 dependent on skills and experience. Plus, up to £5,000 commission per annum
• Role based: Trafford Park Hire and Visitor Centre, Wharfside Way, Trafford Park, Manchester, M17 1AW
• Contract type: Permanent
• Annual leave of 25 days per annum plus bank holidays and opportunity to buy an additional 5 days each year.

In this role as Sales Executive you will be required to:

• Execute all commercial administrative activities accurately and efficiently.
• Collaborate with team members and colleagues across different teams to provide business development, commercial and administrative support aimed at achieving order targets at agreed margins.
• Support onboarding and provide on-the-job training for new team members as required.
• Identify and resolve issues promptly, escalating where necessary to improve processes and share learning.
• Prioritise customer service to maximise customer satisfaction and ensure continuity of service for future order winning opportunities.
• Collaborate with colleagues to understand and confirm stock availability, refurbishment and fit out details.
• Collaborate with customers and internal teams to expedite collection of outstanding customer payments.
• Maintain effective relationships across teams and respond to administrative queries through appropriate communication channels.
• Quotations are prepared and collated accurately and followed up with customers on time.
• Customer enquiries are responded to promptly within agreed SLA timelines.
• Customer information is maintained up-to-date and accurate in internal systems.
• Stock records are kept accurate and regularly updated.
• Customer cash collection targets met through timely customer payments.
• Structured business development campaigns are conducted to meet order targets.

Benefits & Opportunities as Sales Executive

• Contributory pension including life insurance benefit
• A range of dedicated health and wellbeing services
• A chance to give back to your community with an annual volunteering day
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Benefits Program (Discounts at 100s of shops, gyms, restaurants and even holidays!)
• Learning & development opportunities and resources
• Opportunity for career progression

Our Ideal Candidate as Sales Executive

We are looking for someone who has:

• Administrative experience in a customer service environment.
• Experience in a target driven environment.
• Experience of business development activities e.g. inbound or outbound calling activity
• Minimum GCSE or Equivalent level of education including Maths and English.
• Competent in using Microsoft packages including MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Working knowledge of SAP (or similar systems).

Even if you do not match all our ‘ideal’ criteria we would still be very keen to receive your CV as we love developing our people and may feel that you could be developed into this role.

We are conducting interviews during, or before, the week commencing TBC.

NOTE: If we receive a high volume of applications for a role, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than scheduled.