Recruiting on behalf of our client, a specialist in air conditioning ancillary products, Driver Hire Leeds West is seeking a motivated and customer-focused Internal Salesperson to join their newly restructured team in Leeds 11.
This is an excellent Temporary to Permanent opportunity, offering stability and progression for someone with experience in a distribution or trade environment who thrives on building strong customer relationships.
The Role: What You’ll Be Doing
You will be the vital link between the customer and the business, ensuring smooth order flow and identifying new commercial opportunities.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Customer Support & Service: Act as the first point of contact, delivering excellent customer service while handling a high volume of technical and commercial enquiries.
2. Quotation & Pricing Management: Generate, manage, and follow up on customer quotations and pricing requests efficiently to convert leads into sales.
3. Order Processing: Accurately process customer orders from start to finish within the company’s internal systems (training provided).
4. Relationship Building: Liaise effectively with customers and suppliers to maintain positive, long-term working relationships.
5. Sales Growth: Proactively follow up on quotations and look for opportunities to develop new business within the existing customer base.
6. Administrative Support: Provide necessary sales administration cover (e.g., for holidays and sickness) to support the smooth operation of the sales office.
The Offer & Working Pattern
7. Pay Rate: £12.21 per hour
8. Employment Structure: This role begins as a 13-week temporary placement with Driver Hire Leeds West, with the genuine intention of transitioning to a permanent contract directly with our client upon successful completion of the period.
9. Schedule: Full-Time, Monday to Friday
10. Hours: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM (with a 30-minute unpaid lunch break)
11. Location: Leeds, LS11 area.
What You’ll Need to Succeed
Essential Requirements (Must-Haves):
12. Proven experience in a customer service or internal sales role, ideally within a distribution network or trade counter environment.
13. Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
14. Reliable and able to commit to full-time, Monday-to-Friday working hours.
15. Ability to integrate quickly into a busy team environment while also demonstrating the self-motivation to work independently.
16. MANDATORY: Must hold a full UK Driving Licence and have access to your own transport.
Highly Desirable (Great Advantages):
17. Working knowledge of Sage and Excel software (used for data entry and reporting).
18. Previous experience or knowledge of the Air Conditioning or HVAC sector.
Ready to Apply?
If you are a proactive Internal Salesperson seeking a Temp-to-Perm opportunity in Leeds, apply now!
Driver Hire Leeds West is managing the initial recruitment process. We look forward to reviewing your application.
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