Position - Internal Sales Executive
Daventry – 100% office-based role
Salary - £30,000 - £31,000
Hours of Work: 08:15 – 16:45, Monday to Thursday and 08:30 – 16:00, Friday
About the Role:
Our client is looking for a motivated and customer-focused Internal Sales Executive to join their sales team. This is a varied and rewarding role where you will combine customer service, product knowledge, and sales expertise to build strong relationships and drive growth within your territory.
You’ll be the first point of contact for many of their customers, providing expert advice, handling enquiries, and proactively identifying opportunities to grow sales and margins.
Key Responsibilities
* Handle customer enquiries professionally via telephone and email, delivering an outstanding customer experience
* Process customer orders, quotations, and sales transactions accurately and efficiently
* Advise customers on product availability, pricing, and stock levels, ensuring all information is captured correctly
* Prepare and follow up on quotations and open enquiries to maximise conversion
* Provide technical advice and specialist product knowledge to support customer needs
* Proactively contact new and existing customers through warm and cold outbound calls within your allocated region
* Identify opportunities to cross-sell and up-sell products and promotions
* Build and maintain strong, long-term customer relationships
* Work closely with the Purchasing and External Sales teams to ensure smooth order fulfilment and sales efficiency
* Manage customer issues, including order queries and complaints, ensuring timely resolution and accurate documentation
* Support sales campaigns by sending literature and catalogues and following up accordingly
* Maintain accurate records and update customer information on internal systems
* Work collaboratively within a small, target-driven team to achieve territory and company goals
* Attend meetings, and training sessions
Person Specification
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a confident and professional telephone manner
* A strong focus on customer experience and relationship building
* Sales-driven mindset with enthusiasm for meeting and exceeding targets
* Ability to learn new products, services, and systems quickly
* Proactive, positive, and “can-do” attitude
* Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage your own workload effectively
* Comfortable working under pressure, both independently and as part of a team
* Confident, enthusiastic, and self-motivated approach to work