Top reasons to join this Client:
- Starting Basic Salary 60k per annum.
- Quarterly company bonus scheme.
- Flexible working week between London, West Sussex HQ & Working from Home.
- Prestigious Architectural Hardware, Electrical Sockets & Lighting.
- Target market: Luxury Interior Designers & Architects (end market: High-end residential).
- Established for decades, company consistently grown 20% for the last 3 years.
- Designer, manufacturer, supplier and distributor globally.
- Pivotal role in the Technical Sales Team.
- Emphasis on sales closing with the A&D market.
- Dedicated product training.
- Collaborative team approach, flat management structure and fast paced company culture.
- Strong investment in employees, excellent career progression.
- Crawley based Head Office.
- On-site Gym, Pension, Bonus.
Core responsibilities will typically include:
- Raising pre-contract proposals to Interior Designers and converting them to full hardware schedules when the contractor requests
- Owning and maintaining a pipeline of projects/deals, ensuing that data and details are accurate and realistic
- Forensic and creative follow up of projects/deals (mainly telephone based), keeping in touch with the key stakeholder(s) at each stage of the pipeline until a PO is placed.
- Working with internal teams (design, customer service and technical) to ensure that the hardware schedule is accurate and informative for the client throughout the whole sales process
- External project meetings and site visits to finalize the hardware schedule and advise clients on technical issues and help them make decisions.
- Holding face to face meeting with key decision makers on projects, to ensure all parties have a clear understanding of what is required.
- Keeping up with daily correspondence and admin that the role generates, managing a volume of emails.
- Preparing small quotes for extras and doing revisions to existing hardware schedules.
- Building lasting relationships with customers within the construction industry, from Interior designers and Architects through to Contractors and Crafts people.
Essential Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
- Relevant experience / knowledge of the high-end residential construction sector.
- Experience gained in a luxury product-based business.
- Proven success in a customer facing / sales role.
- Ability to interpret technical drawings.
- Commercially focussed.
- A natural communicator who enjoys delivering outstanding customer experience.
- Meticulous attention to detail.
- Technical and practical mindset.
- Competent on MS Office Suite, ability to learn new software (ERP / CRM).