Sales Manager

Crendon Timber Engineering Limited; Costessey; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity exists for a Sales Manager to join a leading company in the timber engineering sector. This role requires a dynamic individual to drive sales growth and maintain customer relationships, leveraging technical knowledge and interpersonal skills to excel. The position comes with a competitive salary, bonus scheme, and company car, reflecting the company's commitment to employee welfare and performance. Ideal candidates will have strong communication skills and account management experience, along with a willingness to travel.

Benefits

Company Car

Generous holiday allowance

Bonus scheme

Health and wellbeing portal

Employee referral scheme

Qualifications

• Confident in written and verbal communication to liaise with colleagues and customers.
• Good account management skills with both existing customers and development of new opportunities.
• Full and clean driving license, willing to travel.
• Able to work as part of a team and self-motivated.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with customers to forge strong relationships and deliver high levels of customer service.
• Organize site and customer visits to generate enquiries and support customers.
• Interpret customer requirements and provide efficient estimates.
• Proactively chase sales leads and support internal estimating teams.

Skills

Communication

Account Management

Customer Service

Teamwork

IT Literacy

Job description

Location:St Ives, Cambridgeshire

HoursofWork:40hoursperweek Salary:Competitive + Bonus Scheme (including company car)

The Role

WehaveanexcitingopportunityforaSalesManagertojointheDavid Smith St Ives (DSSI)team.Youwill be responsible for the growth and maintenance of sales across our product portfolio, as wellofferingsupporttothedepartmental teams.

Wearelookingforanindividualwithnaturalabilitytobuildarapportandcommunicatewithcustomers,

providingthemwithtechnicalknowledgeandexperiencetodrive opportunities across our market sectors.

Role /Responsibility

Yourresponsibilitieswillincludebutnotbelimitedto:

• Liaisewithcustomersbothinpersonandoverthephonetoforgestrongrelationships,deliveringhighlevelsof customer service.
• Organisesiteandcustomervisitstogenerateenquiries,obtaininformationandsupportourcustomers.
• Interpretcustomerrequirements and liaise with our internal departments to provideefficientandprofessionalestimateswhilstensuringcosteffectivenessin line with KPI’s.
• Proactively chase sales leads and opportunities inline with agreed sales ledger and KPI’s, whilst also supporting the internal estimating teams to do the same.

SkillsRequired

Yourskillswillincludebutnotbelimitedto:

• Confidentwritten,verbalandinterpersonalcommunicationskillsrequiredtoliaisewithcolleaguesandcustomers.
• Goodaccountmanagementskillswithbothexistingcustomersanddevelopmentofnewopportunities.
• Fullandcleandrivinglicenseandwillingtotravel.
• Abletoworkaspartofateaminanopenofficeenvironmentbutalsobeself-motivatedtomeetdeadlines.
• Passionateaboutexceedingcustomerexpectationsandprovidingexcellentcustomerservice.
• GoodunderstandingofI.T(useofMicrosoftOffice365suite).

Whatdoweoffer?

Weworkhardtocontinuouslyimproveourrewardpackage,takingintoconsiderationtheviewofeverysingleemployee to make sure we remain an industry leader. Some of the highlights of the fantastic benefits and rewards you can expect include:

• Company Car
• Generousholidayallowance
• Bonusscheme
• Healthandwellbeing–mental,physical,andfinancialwellbeingportal
• Employeereferralscheme

Interviews will be held on the 14 July 2025