Time left to apply End Date: July 31, 2025 (28 days left to apply)
job requisition id JR27504
We are currently seeking a Sales Consultant to join our busy Regional Sales Centre in Godalming, where you will be a single point of contact to meet customer requirements, whilst negotiating profitable sales and supporting the branch network.
Working as part of an established team and backed by the world’s leading building materials distributor in Stark, you’ll be driving our sales with a close working team who like to work hard but also have fun! We truly invest in our employees and support them in their career development.
Reporting directly to the Regional Sales Centre Manager, the key duties for a Sales Consultant are:
Handle inbound and outbound calls from our customers looking to make and place orders.
Provide customers with product quotes and advise them with any queries they may have in relation to our products and services.
Process customer orders to their nearest branches, maintaining excellent customer service throughout.
You will be looking for opportunities to provide upsell where possible which will involve calling local contractors to develop your business accounts.
There are KPI’s, but customer service and building solid customer relationships are our largest motivators.
Are you who are we looking for? For the Sales Consultant role specifically, it is important that:
You will be a proactive and enthusiastic individual who works well within a team.
You will enjoy building relationships with our customers and colleagues.
You will thrive on the challenge of proactive selling and actively engaging new and existing customers.
You will deliver excellent customer service whilst providing them with Jewson’s services and products.
You have a degree of resilience is required and the ability to remain calm during busy periods.
It would be an advantage to have some product knowledge or come from a related industry however full training will be provided.
What are the benefits?
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
Aviva Digicare+ 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
New Reward and Recognition programme – launching soon!
About Us
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. Apply today!
About Us
STARK Building Materials UK comprises 14 brands, including one of the UK’s leading builders’ merchants Jewson, along with JP Corry and Normans, specialist brands Minster and Jewson Civils Frazer, as well as major timber importer and distributor, International Timber.
With over 600 dedicated builders merchant branches and distribution centres, this makes us one of the UK’s largest retailers and distributors of building and construction materials.
However, more importantly, our dedicated team and the high-quality products we offer make us trusted, expert partners to the industry.
Together, we give our customers hassle-free access to the market-leading, sustainable solutions they need to build responsibly for the future.
If you’d like to build that future with us, check out our careers page or get in touch.
Get In Touch
Introduce yourself to our recruiters and we'll get in touch if there's a role that seems like a good match.
Why work here?
At STARK Building Materials UK, we are known for our building distribution, but in reality, it is our colleagues that drive our business forward. All around the UK, in our branches, warehouses and offices, our team give everything to make building better for our customers.
We value our customers, the communities we work in and the colleagues in our team, who collectively build our business to ever greater heights every day.
We strive to create a workplace where all colleagues feel safe and empowered to do their best and are comfortable to bring their true selves to work every day.
We are proud that we offer all our colleagues a great place to work.
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