Sales Executive
Application Deadline: 29 May 2026
Department: Birmingham Hire And Service Centre
Employment Type: Permanent
Location: Birmingham Hire And Service Centre
Reporting To: Laura Chadwick
Compensation: £26,000 - £30,000 / year
Description
Are you looking to join a successful and growing organisation who are committed to creating a great safe place to work where all employees have the opportunity to contribute, grow and develop? We are looking for a Sales Executive to join our team in Birmingham who will drive sales and order winning activities by actively promoting Portakabin products and services.
As a Sales Executive you will play a pivotal role, supporting commercial colleagues by managing administrative tasks related to order-winning activities and contribute to business development by promoting Portakabin products and services.
Role Details
* Annual salary up to £30,000 dependent on skills and experience. Plus, commission of up to £12,000 per annum
* Role based: Birmingham, Smethwick, B66 1AT
* Contract type: Permanent
* Annual leave of 25 days per annum plus bank holidays and opportunity to buy an additional 5 days each year.
In this role you will be required to:
* Execute all commercial administrative activities accurately and efficiently.
* Collaborate with team members and colleagues across different teams to provide business development, commercial and administrative support aimed at achieving order targets at agreed margins.
* Support onboarding and provide on-the-job training for new team members as required.
* Identify and resolve issues promptly, escalating where necessary to improve processes and share learning.
* Prioritise customer service to maximise customer satisfaction and ensure continuity of service for future order winning opportunities.
* Collaborate with colleagues to understand and confirm stock availability, refurbishment and fit out details.
* Collaborate with customers and internal teams to expedite collection of outstanding customer payments.
* Maintain effective relationships across teams and respond to administrative queries through appropriate communication channels.
* Quotations are prepared and collated accurately and followed up with customers on time.
* Customer enquiries are responded to promptly within agreed SLA timelines.
* Customer information is maintained up-to-date and accurate in internal systems.
* Stock records are kept accurate and regularly updated.
* Customer cash collection targets met through timely customer payments.
* Structured business development campaigns are conducted to meet order targets.
Benefits & Opportunities
* Contributory pension including life insurance benefit
* A range of dedicated health and wellbeing services
* A chance to give back to your community with an annual volunteering day
* Cycle to Work Scheme
* Employee Benefits Program (Discounts at 100s of shops, gyms, restaurants and even holidays!)
* Learning & development opportunities and resources
* Opportunity for career progression
Our Ideal Candidate
* Administrative experience in a customer service environment.
* Experience in a target driven environment.
* Experience of business development activities e.g. cold calling.
* Minimum GCSE or Equivalent level of education including Maths and English.
* Competent in using Microsoft packages including MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
* Working knowledge of SAP (or similar systems).
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