Senior Sales

Rhodium Consulting; Walton-on-Thames; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment consultancy is seeking a Senior Sales Assistant to join a thriving electrical wholesale business. This role offers the opportunity for a long-term career with competitive salary up to £36K plus bonuses. The successful candidate will have experienced telephone sales, customer service skills, and a background in electrical wholesale. The position mainly involves reactive and proactive telephone sales, assisting customers, and maintaining records. Join a company known for its excellent staff retention and customer loyalty.

Benefits

Bonus opportunities

Paid overtime for Saturday work

Potential share options

Qualifications

• Current or recent general Electrical wholesale sales knowledge and experience.
• Ability to build relationships with various customers.
• Experience within an electrical wholesaler is essential.

Responsibilities

• Conduct telephone sales - reactive and proactive.
• Assist customers at the trade counter with efficient service.
• Process orders and quotes using company systems.
• Source products and place relevant orders.
• Manage relationships with customers.
• Maintain up-to-date records and paperwork.

Skills

Electrical wholesale sales knowledge

Customer relationship management

Telephone sales experience

Articulate and customer focused

Job description

Ref : JR1946

Vacancy - Senior Sales Assistant

Location - SW London / Surrey borders

Industry - Electrical Wholesale & Lighting

Salary - up to circa £36K + bonuses

Hours - Monday to Friday with Saturday mornings on a rota

Our client is looking for an experienced Internal Sales Executive with electrical wholesale experience to join their team in a senior sales role.

The Company

Thriving well established business with a good reputation within the electrical wholesale industry.

They have excellent staff retention with many loyal customers.

What’s in it for me?

• The opportunity to join a business in a long term career where staff are well regarded
• Bonus opportunities
• Overtime paid for any Saturday working
• Potential opportunity for share options

Responsibilities

• Telephone sales - reactive and proactive telephone sales
• Assisting customers at the trade counter providing an efficient and knowledgeable service where required.
• Processing orders and quotes using the company systems
• Sourcing products and placing the relevant orders
• Building, developing and managing relationships with customers
• Ensuring all records, systems and paperwork are kept up-to-date

Skills & Experience needed?

• Current or recent general Electrical wholesale sales knowledge and experience
• Manage, meet and exceed customer expectations
• The ability to build relationships with a variety of customers
• Have worked in telephone sales or in a supervisory role previously in an electrical wholesale environment
• Enjoys sales
• Friendly, articulate, customer focused
• Experience within an electrical wholesaler is essential, recent experience is advantageous

If you have the required sales experience in the electrical wholesale industry and enjoy working with people, please forward your CV and you will be contacted shortly.

All applications are dealt with in the strictest of confidence.

Rhodium Consulting Ltd is a niche recruitment consultancy specialising in wholesalers, merchants and distributors within the building products sector. We strive to be the industry leader in delivering the highest calibre of candidates to our client companies, whilst enhancing the careers of our candidates. For further information and contact details, please visit our website