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 Major Build Solutions hub and branch network.
Hours: Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm
Working as part of an established team and backed by the world’s leading building materials distributor at 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 or via our HUB network, maintaining excellent customer service throughout.
You will be looking for opportunities to provide upsell where possible which will involve calling Housebuilders and Contractors in the South-East 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?
In addition to a competitive base salary, plus an attractive bonus scheme, you will benefit from a significant focus on your own personal development and also have access to:
34 days holiday (including Bank Holidays) with the option to buy up to 3 days
Flexible Holiday buy-sell scheme (allowing up to 3 days holiday to be bought or sold).
As an employee you are automatically covered by Life Assurance Scheme.
Employee Assistance Programme
Car Salary sacrifice scheme
Cycle to Work scheme
WorkPerks – access to retailer discounts
Reward & Recognition scheme
Staff discounts and various other benefits.
STARK Building Materials UK comprises a family of brands, including Jewson, one of the UK’s leading builders’ merchants, 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.
