Our client is a well-respected manufacturer, distributor, and retailer of building materials throughout the UK.
With a committed team supplying building materials to the trade and retail markets.
Offering a friendly working environment, up to £25k per annum DOE, the opportunity to develop your personal and professional skills, and a varied position within an established company.
Our client has a great opportunity for an Ironmongery Office Sales Coordinator to join the team in a North East London base.
Benefits:
They provide a friendly and family-like environment for you to excel in, as well as many incentives to make your career with the business enjoyable and valuable.
- Up to £25k per annum depending on experience
- Comprehensive and ongoing training
- Great staff discount
- Perkbox discounts
- Company pension scheme
- Opportunities for personal and professional development
- Free onsite parking
- 28 days holidays, inc. Bank Holidays
- A genuine work-life balance
- Immediate start available
The Opportunity:
This excellent Ironmongery Office Sales Coordinator role would either suit somebody with some previous Ironmongery experience/ customer service experience looking to develop their existing skills, or a person looking to establish a specific range of professional skills within an established company. We’re looking for a personable, bubbly and engaging individual, eager to learn and who also has good computer skills i.e. Excel, Word.
You will be joining an encouraging and enthusiastic team in a very pleasant working environment with excellent facilities as well as good local amenities. There is scope for a long-term career progression within the company.
Hours will be Monday – Friday, 8am to 5pm with a 1 hour lunch.
What will you be doing?
- Handling incoming sales enquiries concerning mainly Ironmongery and some other building products
- Working with the external specification sales team to manage quotations and specification enquires.
- Preparing accurate quotations
- Organising sales records
- Ensuring customers’ orders are correctly entered into the system
- Dealing with several quotes or enquiries at the same time, therefore the ability to multitask is important
- Maintaining a level of professionalism
- Assisting Sales Advisors with any other ad hoc duties
Please note this role is not a telesales role, it involves dealing with inbound enquires only. With this, you’ll ideally have experience in dealing with telephone enquiries, however this is not essential.
Person Specification – Office Sales Coordinator:
- Eager to learn and develop within the role
- Friendly, engaging, and approachable
- A commitment to excellent customer service
- Enjoys a challenge
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- A professional and positive approach
- Good team player
- Attention to detail
Desirable but not essential:
- Previous experience in a Sales role
- Passionate about bringing/learning to bring in new business
- Experience in the sanitaryware, ironmongery, tiles or decorating industry
- A solid grasp of the construction industry and processes
Please get in touch with Matthew at SFR Recruitment Solutions if you wish to learn more or apply for this position.
