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Internal Sales Person – SFR312

Our client is a designer and manufacturer of luxury door and window hardware, supplying to prestigious properties around the world. A Sales Representative is required to join the growing team and we are looking for someone with a proven track record of achieving sales whilst growing and progressing client accounts through the sales cycle.

Working as part of our team towards sales targets the role will involve:

– Making outbound calls to customers and prospects

– Building relationships, providing a high quality of service and identifying sales opportunities.

– Dealing with phone and email enquiries, following up opportunities through to point of sale.

– Accurately processing orders within a timely and efficient manner.

– General office administration duties.

This position would suit a proactive, committed, and enthusiastic individual with a willingness to learn an exciting new portfolio whilst maintaining and continually expanding product knowledge. Reliable and punctual, sales driven, friendly, confident with good communication and written skills, with experience working within a similar role.

This is an exciting position within a well-established and ambitious company. Working hours are Monday to Thursday 8.30am to 5.00pm and 8.30am-4.00pm Friday. New modern offices and free onsite parking.

If you are interested in this position, please contact SFR Recruitment Solutions.

Ironmongery Scheduler – SFR311

Our client is a single source supplier of performance doorsets and architectural ironmongery providing high quality products ideally suited to the health, education, commercial, defence, office fit-out and high-end residential markets.

With over 150 years of combined management experience within the doorset and ironmongery industry, they have invested more than £10m to create two state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities.

The newly created role, Ironmongery Estimating Scheduler.  It is an opportunity to join the team right at the beginning of our new journey where our client will improve customers experience by implementing a new robust ironmongery scheduling system which will integrate with and improve both our internal and external existing supply chain processes.  Enabling us to look with confidence to grow our ironmongery and integrated package sales which is the future of the industry.

Principle duties and Key Responsibilities

  • To diligently develop certified integrated package specifications.
  • To accurately and commercially prequalify and prepare customer quotes and pricing schedules, ensuring company margins are protected and customer expectations met. 
  • Liaise directly with customers explaining our quote in detail and assisting with any queries, by telephone, email, Teams, or site visits – wherever possible building trust and relationships.
  • To provide necessary technical, product specification and factory recess (CNC) support to your Door Scheduling and Door Production colleagues.
  • Coordination of incoming supply of project specific “Free Issue” components from our customer supply chain partners.
  • To ensure that any design changes or variations within a contract are captured. 
  • Represent the Company at industry events and forums.
  • Work towards industry recognised Continual Professional Development.

Essentials:

  • Experience in understanding how to commercially analyse ironmongery schedules in conjunction with door schedules, general arrangement drawings, fire strategy drawings, lock suiting strategies and NBS P21 specifications.
  • Recent experience using the Intec Door Scheduling software.
  • GAI Diploma is Scheduling or equally approved equivalent.
  • 3 years + ironmongery scheduling experience.
  • Driving License.
  • Competent on all Microsoft Office applications, in particular Excel.

Desirable:

  • An appreciation of the criteria of L20 specifications and previous experience in supplying “Integrated Doors and Ironmongery” packages.  

Benefits:

You will be auto enrolled into the company pension scheme after three months’ service, where current levels are at 3% employer contribution and 5% employee contribution.

  • Your holiday entitlement will be 25 days paid holiday per annum; a number of which must be taken in conjunction with Christmas, New Year and Easter. You will also be entitled to 8 days paid statutory holidays per annum. The holiday period runs from 1st October to 30th September each year and your holidays for the period will be pro rata accordingly.               
  • Death in service life assurance benefit equivalent to 2 x annual salary •   Free onsite parking

If you are interested in this position, please contact SFR Recruitment Solutions.

Project Manager – SFR310

Our client is looking to appoint a Project Manager to further develop their Architectural Division. The successful candidate will ideally have achieved excellent direct sales and key account management results within the construction sector. The candidate will need to commit to undertake duties that will involve travel throughout  the South East of England. Although not essential, experience within the Timber Door / Door set market would be preferred with the ideal candidate having an in depth knowledge of Architectural Ironmongery and Access Control.

Job Purpose

To manage and execute strategies created with and by the Architectural Sales Manager and Sales Director to achieve continued profitable sales growth of their products within the Timber Internal Door Sector (Apartment Entrance Market). 

Reporting to:  Architectural Sales Manager with Direct Working Relationships with the Architectural Sales Manager,  Sales Director, Customer Services, Project Managers (Window and Door Hardware), Marketing and Technical Department.

 

KEY PRIORITY AREAS

  • Develop relationships with Timber Door set manufacturers and Architectural Ironmongers.
    • Develop relationships with Architects, Main contractors, M&E contractors and clients including Local Authorities and Housing Associations.
    • Manage projects through AI and fabricator network to completion.
    • Achieve Specification, Turnover and Margin Plans set by the Architectural Contracts Manager,
    • Understand and impart industry standards relating to Fire and Security with particular emphasis on Dual Certification solutions for Fire Doors.
    • Create an affiliation network with common suppliers such as Access control partners.
    • Deliver CPD seminars when required.
    • GAI holder preferred but not essential

The Job

Our clients Door Locks are mainly used on Entrance doors to homes, apartments and communal doors. These doors are often Fire Resisting Doors/Doorsets, Security Doors or Access Control doors and are often all three simultaneously.

It is through their extensive range of products, certification solutions and knowledge that they are able to specify their locks for use on these Doors and Doorsets often in conjunction with other branded hardware and access control products.

Candidates will have the following key attributes:

  • Competent IT skills.
  • Solution based selling skills.
  • Willingness to learn new products and skills.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Comfortable selling high end products.
  • Excellent Salary + Bonus
  • Company car
  • Contributory Company Pension
  • Mobile Phone, full home computer set up & home phone lines paid for ( reasonable personal use)

If you’re interested in in this position, please contact SFR Recruitment Solutions.

Customer Service Coordinator

Our client belongs to Europe´s biggest security hardware manufacturer.

They believe that everyone deserves to feel secure, that’s why they have developed one of the widest and most innovative ranges of mechanical and digital access solutions for homes, airports, universities, hotels and other kind of workplaces.

This role is perfect for someone who enjoys delivering first class customer service but also has an analytical mind and very good IT skills.

Main Tasks & Responsibilities

  • Responding promptly to customer enquiries, queries,
  • Providing help and advice on the company’s product ranges.
  • Supply pricing, delivery times.
  • Sending quotations to customers electronically.
  • Follow up after quotations.
  • Processing orders from customers.
  • Sending order confirmations.
  • Support the regional Sales Managers, pricing, samples and historical orders.
  • Item creation forms for new products
  • Product specification
  • Master Key Calculation / Calculate all master Key plans and single coded cylinders using specific software, providing documentation to the production team
  • Maintaining records on the CRM.

Knowledge and Experiences required

  • Minimum 3 years’ experience in a customer service role.
  • Good communication skills, spoken & written.
  • Minimum basic knowledge in using Microsoft Office package (Outlook, Word), Good Excel skills (pivot tables, v-look ups)
  • Knowledge of MS Dynamics Nav desirable but not essential.

Working Environment: Office

Equipment normally used: Windows, Microsoft Office, MS Dynamics Nav.

If you are interested in this position, please contact SFR Recruitment Solutions.

Business Development Manager – SFR307

Our client is a leading British Manufacturers of the Finest Architectural Hardware are looking to recruit an experienced Business Development Manager to grow and develop profitable sales across its multiple sales channels

The ideal candidate will have an understanding of the specification sales process and have experience in dealing with Architectural Ironmongers, Interior Designers and Architects, as well as the OEM Market

Principle duties and Key responsibilities.

  • Increasing sales by achieving agreed quarterly sales targets.
  • Maintain and develop relationship with an existing established customer base
  • Identify and develop new opportunities across multiple market sectors
  • Manage and plan your time efficiently and effectively making contact with your customers and potential customers via appropriate methods.
  • Increase market awareness and promote the company brand.
  • Actively update activity records via our CRM system.
  • Produce quotations in line with customer expectations
  • Represent the Company at industry events and forums
  • Work towards industry recognised Continual Professional Development

Reporting to the Head of Sales monthly analysing your individual performance through sales figures and KPI’s, the company service levels, market activity and competitor activity.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities required

The ideal candidate will have experience within the Architectural Ironmongery or Door and Window Market and either hold or will be working towards recognised industry qualifications (DipGAI, RegAI, FDIS)

You will need to be self-motivated with excellent communication and people skills with experience of specifying a selling a technical product

PC Literate with experience of the usual MS office products as well as understanding of the use of professional CRM Systems

What can you expect?

A competitive package with benefits including:

· Group Life Insurance

· Pension with employer contribution

· In addition our employees get 30 days annual leave in 2022 including their Birthday.

Please advise details of current salary with application.

Area Sales Manager – SFR306

Our client is a privately owned and growing company. Leading suppliers of Architectural Ironmongery and Security product ranges.

We are looking for a candidate who will join this sales team with a hunger to develop an existing customer base and increase sales revenue for Mechanical and electro locking systems, panic hardware and general Architectural Ironmongery.

The successful individual must demonstrate or have: –

  • Successful external sales experience within the U.K. lock products industry for a lock manufacturer, distributor, large locksmith organisation or similar.
  • Some knowledge and understanding of access control and / or electronic locking systems.
  • A good knowledge and understanding of mechanical locking and master key systems.
  • A good knowledge and understanding of Panic Hardware.
  • Some knowledge and understanding of Door Furniture and accessories.
  • G.A.I. qualifications and /or proven completion of any stage of the G.A.I education process could be advantageous
  • Must be highly computer literate with an excellent knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel and Word programmes.
  • Excellent commercial and product sector awareness.
  • Enthusiastic, self motivated, positive and energetic personality.

The successful individual will be offered: –

  • Competitive basic salary and commission/ bonus structure
  • Laptop and mobile phone
  • Company car and petrol card
  • Company expenses card
  • Company Pension Scheme

If you are interested in this position, please contact SFR Recruitment Solutions.

Business Development Manager – SFR303

Our client is looking for a successful Business Development Manager to join the growing team.

They are a manufacturer and supplier to the trade of Ironmongery, fixings and fastenings.

General Summary

To build professional and reliable relationships with current and potential customers and to become their “trusted regional account manager”.

Principle duties and Key responsibilities:

  • Increasing sales and achieving agreed quarterly sales targets.
  • Planning your time efficiently and effectively making contact with your customers and potential customers via appropriate methods.
  • Actively update activity records via our state of the art CRM system.
  • Produce accurate quotes and orders for sales using our bespoke computer and app system.
  • Build and maintain good working relationships with colleagues, managers, and office-based staff in order to facilitate an aligned approach to sales and after sales service to customers.
  • Actively seek to acquire further skills and knowledge of our products across all brands and services in order to build up your expertise, customer confidence and offer an industry leading service to customers and potential customers.
  • Remain appraised of trends in our customer industries, with matters and issues affecting clients and potential clients in your region/territory, and of competitor offers and services.

Reporting to your line manager on a monthly basis analysing your territory performance through sales figures and KPI’s, the company service levels, market activity and competitor activity.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required

To be successful in the role, we are looking for someone with proven experience of achieving challenging sales targets, demonstrable experience gained within the sales environment. Someone who is comfortable in contacting customers using appropriate methods, whilst being able to use our CRM proficiently. You will also need to be highly organised and capable of planning, and prioritising workload.

We require someone who has knowledge of hardware/ fixing products, proven skills in building and maintaining relationships leading to sales and repeat sales and proven sales ability from enquiry to order in a B2B environment.

You will need to be self-motivated who is open minded and excited about selling various brands into the same customer, analytical and flexible with excellent communication skills and must be able to demonstrate initiative whilst working along and as part of a complete sales force.

What can you expect?

  • Holidays increasing with service to a maximum of 37 days.
  • Group Life insurance.
  • Employee Assistance Programme.
  • Christmas shutdown.
  • Pension Scheme.
  • Discounts on our ranges of products.
  • Monthly car allowance
  • Quarterly bonus scheme

Please get in contact with Lorna at SFR recruitment solutions if you wish to learn more or apply for this position

Business Development Manager – SFR302

Our client is a leading manufacturer and supplier of high security entrance Solutions, selling into the commercial sectors of the market.

Business Development Manager – Automatic Doors

Location: Field Based (South East)

General Summary

Manage the Southern Area within a defined sales postcode map to ensure that he/she meets the UK Sales Strategy and that this is executed in accordance with the targets set and defined within the Company Business Plan and Commission Schedules, whilst protecting the best interests of the company and providing good customer service at all times.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities:

Drive an increase in new equipment sales values for the given region

Contribute to an increase in company profitability

Provide accurate monthly and weekly Forecasts

Identify opportunities for an increase in quality project related enquiries

Develop meaningful relationships with Architects, Contactors, Façade Contractors and End Users

Provide detailed specifications to Architects and End Users

Deliver company presentations and CPD to all clientele, but especially Architects

Carry out site surveys to facilitate the best solution based offer to the client

Maintain all CRM activities in a timely manner

Gather and share any market intelligence so we make the most of any opportunities

Increase market awareness and promote the Business.

Meet (or exceed) all KPI as set by the UK Sales Director

Ensuring clear, proper and detailed records are maintained on all projects

Ensuring the Company receive full details in writing relating to any orders received; discuss/arrange handovers of order with operations to ensure that the company is able to fulfil the order. Ensuring, prior to handover and order, that the terms of order are acceptable to the company.

Liaising with other departments and suppliers to ensure technical, contractual and financial matters are properly dealt with.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

Excellent communication and people management skills

To demonstrate a prolonged period of successful sales results

Experienced in selling and specifying a technical product

A high standard of commercial awareness

Have the ability to convey technical information precisely

PC literate and able to utilize MS Office applications

Accustomed to professional use of CRM systems and disciplines

Be a confident presenter and used to presenting to large groups of people

Previous Field Sales experience, with strong emphasis on B2B

Possess a valid European Union Passport

Ensure confidentiality is respected and maintained in all matters relating to the company operations

Display at all times, a courteous and responsible attitude towards work colleagues and customers

Special Competencies required:

Must be competent with all Microsoft applications

Must have a deep understanding and belief in CRM systems

Must be licensed to drive in the UK

Preferably a good understanding of the UK Specification & Construction market

Must be able to read and understand construction drawings

Additional Information:

Available to stay away from home when required, to provide suitable territory coverage

Prepared to work longer hours and outside of regular office hours if necessary

Must be totally trustworthy and of the highest integrity

Ideally located in the south East.

If you are interested in this position, please contact SFR Recruitment Solutions.

Sales Manager – Built Environment – MR301

SFR Recruitment Solutions are very excited to be working on this exciting Southern Sales Manager opportunity. We are working closely with a business built on innovation and technology.

They offer complete commitment to providing high quality service to customers and throughout the Residential, Heath, Education, Commercial and University sectors.

Vacancy Description

This role requires a driven & high calibre, NEW BUSINESS FOCUSED SALES MANAGER looking to enhance their career with one of the Pioneers and industry innovators in sustainable Locking Systems, Electromechanical Locks, Cylinders, Digital Locking Systems & other closely aligned solutions.

Due to growth and expansion, we are seeking to recruit an experienced and highly motivated SALES MANAGER to join the team with responsibility for promoting the full portfolio of Digital Locking products and solutions to the built environment in London. Built environment covers hospitals, schools, student housing, property management, but to let, office rental, etc.

The Role

Reporting to the Head of Sales, The SALES MANAGER will be responsible for:

  • Prospect for new clients by networking, drawing on existing contacts and relationships, cold calling, site visits or other means of generating interest along with be responsibility for maintaining, growing, nurturing and developing existing key accounts.
  • Plan persuasive approaches and pitches that will convince potential clients to do business with our clients based on facts.
  • Develop a rapport with new clients, set targets for sales and provide support that will continually improve customer relations.
  • Grow and retain existing accounts by presenting new products, solutions and services to clients by working with mid and senior level management, marketing, and technical staff.
  • Introduce controlled sales growth by strategic planning and target KPI’s.
  • The sales team ultimate aim is to create market pull for products, supports and trains the dealer partners and designers and also helps the end customers by defining their needs and offering suitable solutions from the product offering.
  • The candidate’s responsibility is to create market pull by actively meeting and consulting potential end customers about the benefits of their products vs mechanical access systems and to identify new business opportunities. This is critical to be successful in the role.
  • The successful Candidate will also actively develop partner network in the area and take care of area sales and support of the end customers.
  • The successful Candidate will proactively participate in the marketing of the products and solutions by promoting the company actively on relevant business fairs, events and social media along with demonstrating a high level of commercial acumen with competitor activity and the development of competing products.
  • The 3 year plan is for the Sales Manager to have a turnover in excess of £1M per year.

Key Skills and Experience:

  • The successful candidate will be a highly motivated sales professional that is digitally and technically minded with at least 5 years professional sales experience, of which at least 3 years should be ideally working within a B2B sales role within a similar product sector: EAC, A.I, Door Entry, Locks, Locking Systems, Security Products, Lifts & Escalators or any other relevant mechanically biased technically orientated product sectors related to a partner network etc

Sector experience

  • Advantage to have experience and connections with my clients  primarily targeted customer segments; Residential & student housing, Schools and public facilities, Hospitals, offices, buy to let ,property services.

Technical skills

  • Technical skills that enable the candidate to understand the locking industry or access control industry.
  • Good IT skills. Need to have drivers license.

Salary & Benefits            

Basic salary + very lucrative uncapped commission structure + bonus + car + pension + 25 days holiday + mobile + laptop + excellent career development opportunities.

If you are interested in this position, please contact SFR Recruitment Solutions.

Marketing Manager – SR300

Our client is looking for an experienced and versatile Marketing Manager to join the growing team. The ideal candidate has experience developing and executing marketing campaigns whilst also managing and inspiring a team.

The Marketing Manager will be comfortable with day-to-day marketing activities, as well as long-term strategy, and will ideally have a background with the lock and door hardware industry.

Objectives of this Role

  • Establish positioning, identify target audiences, and develop marketing plans with specific objectives across different channels and segments
  • Lead the execution of marketing programs from start to finish
  • Analyse customer insights, consumer trends, market analysis, and marketing best practices to build successful strategies
  • Create, maintain, and conduct analytics reporting across multiple platforms and extract key insights for future campaign development and go-to-market strategies

Daily and Monthly Responsibilities

  • Head up strategy and implementation for Email Marketing, SMM, PPC, PR, and Content Creation
  • Work with our team of designers to oversee all creative projects including videos, 3D product design, catalogues, visual merchandising, and more
  • Oversee design and development for exhibitions and trade shows including creating stand design briefs and managing build partners
  • Manage the design and production of packaging for products
  • Gather customer and market insights to inform outreach strategies, increase customer conversions, and generate more qualified leads
  • Identify effectiveness and impact of current marketing initiatives with tracking and analysis, and optimise accordingly
  • Present ideas and final deliverables to internal and external teams, and communicate with senior leaders about marketing programs, strategies, and budgets

Skills and Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business, or related field preferred
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Experience within the lock and door hardware industry preferred
  • Proven experience developing marketing plans and campaigns
  • Strong project management, multitasking, and decision-making skills
  • Ability to think creatively and come up with new ideas

If this exciting opportunity sounds of interest, please get in touch with SFR Recruitment Solutions.

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