Sales Executive - Internal

James Latham; Fareham; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Matched pension

Bonus schemes

Health Cash Plan

Life assurance

Employee assistance program

Competitive salary

Hybrid work potential

Job summary

James Latham is seeking an Internal Sales Executive to proactively sell timber and panel products to existing and new customers, expanding market presence for value-added products.

The role involves liaising with suppliers, negotiating prices, reporting progress, and developing strategies to meet sales targets, while using technology to enhance efficiency and customer experience. Training and future opportunities may include supplier visits.

Qualifications

• Experience selling timber and panel products.
• Prior experience as Sales Executive or similar.
• Excellent IT skills and teamwork capability.
• Must be based near Fareham to attend office daily, with potential hybrid work later.

Responsibilities

• Sell timber and panel products to existing and new customers.
• Conduct price negotiations with clients to reach a profitable conclusion.
• Report progress through the company’s reporting structure.
• Develop and implement strategies to achieve and exceed sales targets.
• Leverage technology to improve efficiency and customer experience.

Skills

Sales experience

Timber panels knowledge

Price negotiation

IT skills

Tools

CRM software

Microsoft Office

Job description

As an Internal Sales Executive at Lathams you will be pro-active in selling of timber and panel products to both existing and new customers and will aim to expand our presence in the market for value-added products. Knowledge and history of selling decorative panel products would be an advantage but not essential. We will offer further career development with potential opportunities to visit our suppliers.

You will liaise with suppliers, conduct price negotiations with clients on behalf of a company to reach a profitable conclusion, report on progress through the company’s reporting structure, develop and implement strategies for achieving and exceeding set sales targets as well as using technology to aid efficiency and give customers a better experience.

You will be highly motivated and enthusiastic with prior experience working as Sales Executive or similar. You will need excellent IT skills and enjoy working as part of a team but also be able to manage your own workload. Please see our careers site for job description: https://careers.lathamtimber.co.uk/

You must be based close enough to our Farehamoffice so that you can be in the office every day to begin with. Once your initial training is complete you may be able to work from home from time to time depending on the needs of the team and your work.

You’ll be working in a modern and well-equipped environment which provides opportunities to develop and grow your career. You will be part of a friendly team that continually seeks out new and innovative products and better ways to serve its customers. Benefits include a competitive salary, up to 7.5% matched pension contributions, bonus schemes, a Health Cash Plan, life assurance and a free employee assistance program offering mental health, well-being, financial, and legal support.

James Latham is one of the UK's largest independent trade distributors of timber, panels and decorative surfaces. As a long-established, family-owned business with history back to 1757, we believe our success is down to our employees and are proud to say that many of our team stay with us for decades. In a recent survey 86%said they would recommend James Latham as a great place to work.

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