Senior Sales Adviser

STARK Building Materials UK; Dalkeith; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus scheme

Pension (LG)

Life Assurance

Employee discount

Refer a Friend

Wellbeing perks

34 days holiday

Job summary

JEWSON, part of STARK Building Materials UK, is seeking a driven sales professional for a full-time role in the UK. You will build relationships with customers, advise on products, and support sales targets.

This role offers a competitive basic salary, performance bonus, and a pension. You will join a team focused on excellent service and long-term customer partnerships.

Qualifications

• B2B sales experience in construction materials is essential.
• Strong customer focus with ability to upsell and cross-sell.
• Excellent relationship-building skills to secure future projects.

Responsibilities

• Build excellent relationships with new and lapsed customers to understand and meet their needs.
• Maximise interactions to support sales and profit targets through upselling and cross-selling.
• Get to know suppliers and continually improve product and industry knowledge.
• Ensure all customer orders are fulfilled in a timely fashion.
• Follow plans to improve customer experience.
• Advise customers on trading terms and account/credit information.

Skills

B2B Sales

Construction Materials

Customer Focus

Relationship Building

Proactive

Organised

IT Proficiency

Tools

CRM

Phone/IT Equipment

Job description

At Jewson, part of Stark UK, we believe that our greatest asset is our people! We're not just a team; we're a vibrant community driven by decency, passion, and pride in everything we do. We are committed to creating a dynamic workplace where everyone can thrive and unleash their full potential. If you're looking for a place where your ideas are not just welcomed but celebrated, you've found your home!

This is a full-time role working Monday-Friday 7:30-17:00, and every other Saturday from 08:00-12:00.

Key Responsibilities

• Buildingexcellentrelationships with new and lapsed customers so you can understand and meet their needs
• Maximising customer interactions to support achievement of sales and profit targets through upselling and cross-selling relevant products, offering specific product advice.
• Getting to know our suppliers andcontinuously looking for opportunities to improve product and industry knowledge
• Ensuring all customer orders are fulfilled ina timelyfashion.
• Following plans to continuously improve customer experience.
• Advising customers on trading terms and conditions and information in relation to customer accounts and credit levels. (financial)
• Supporting all Company initiatives.

What'sin it for you?

• Competitive Basic Salary
• Performance Related Bonus
• Retirement Savings Plan (Pension) - with Legal & General
• Life Assurance - From your first day of employment with us you are automatically covered for a lump-sum death in service benefit of 2 x your basic salary. However, if you join the STARK Building Materials Retirement Savings Plan (including if you are automatically enrolled) and contribute a minimum of 4% of your Pensionable Earnings, your lump sum death in service benefit will be increased to 4 x your Pensionable Earnings.
• WorkPerks- A platform home to hundreds of all your favourite high street and online discounts via the provider Reward Gateway
• AvivaDigicare+ Workplace App (Access to a digital GP, second medical opinions, Mental Health consultation, bereavement service, nutritional consultation)
• Voluntary company benefits such as Car Salary Sacrifice scheme with VWFS, Cycle2Work, Benenden Healthcare, Critical Illness Cover
• Employee Discount
• Refer a Friend scheme
• Wellbeing Centre viaWorkPerks
• New Reward and Recognition programme
• 34 days holiday per year

Required Skills and Experience

• Great customer focus and desire to do your absolute best to get the best outcomes
• B2B Sales development experience from Construction Materials Supply
• Ability to build rapport and develop good understanding of your portfolio to secure future projects.
• Pro active
• Well organised
• Great attention to detail
• Efficiently use IT equipment and have a strong telephone presence.

About us

At JEWSON, we're proud to be part of STARK Building Materials UK and dedicated to providing top-quality products and exceptional service to our customers. We're a friendly and collaborative team, passionate about what we do and committed to doing it well.

If you're ready to take your career to the next level and join a team that is dedicated to providing great service, we want to hear from you.

What's next…

If your application is successful, our in-house recruitment team will be in touch to arrange an interview and to answer any initial questions you have.

Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

Stark Building Materials UK is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.