Join our Portaloo business as an Area Sales Manager where you will be carrying our structured business development activities to include local and national campaigns within in the South West and Wales Region.
We are looking for a hands on, commercial and results driven sales manager who has a passion for developing new business, face to face meetings, uncovering complex clients’ needs and achieving orders, whilst always delivering excellent customer service.
You will promote the Company’s hire business, to include our range of modular toilet, shower and changing room buildings as well as added value products and services from across the Division. You will ensure that our Customer Charter is followed.
The role is target driven with the key focus on order winning. Internal IT systems (CRM& SharePoint) will need to be mastered to ensure commercial information is relevant and up to date.
Working alongside Projects and Service teams in the region, as well as Divisional support functions, the role holder will be an efficient communicator with a strong teamwork ethic.
Role Details
- Salary: £36,000 - £38,000
- Role based: Highbridge, TA9 4PW
- Contract type: Permanent
- Annual leave: 25 of annual leave plus bank holidays
Role Responsibilities
- Accountable for the delivery set targets for the year for a particular catchment area including contract value, order numbers, and visits as well as other commercial KPI’s.
- Carry out structured business development, local and national campaigns, including “cold calling” within the area designated, in order to achieve order targets.
- Prepare quotations and drawings against customer requirements.
- To maximise added value for every opportunity through promoting the full range of Building Services.
- Complete customer care programme to ensure maximum satisfaction, continuity of business and maximise referral opportunities.
- Ensure that sound customer relationships are developed for own catchment area through effective communication to provide excellent levels of customer service resulting in repeat, continued or new opportunities and orders.
Benefits & Opportunities
- Option to buy 5 days of annual leave
- Working flexibly principles
- Contributory pension
- Commission
- Electric Company Car and EV charging point if required
- A range of dedicated health and wellbeing services including 24/7 healthcare access
- A chance to give back to your community with an annual Volunteering Day Off
- Fully funded professional qualifications and membership
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Employee Benefits Program (Discounts at 100s of shops, gyms, restaurants and even holidays!)
There is also great opportunity for career progression within Portakabin!
Our Ideal Candidate
We are looking for someone who has:
- Experience in developing and carrying out structured business development plans across a range of business sectors through a consultative sales approach (including campaign calling/cold calling)
- B2B sales experience in a customer facing role including presentation and negotiation skills.
- Technical sales experience in a construction related industry is desirable although not essential.
- Full U.K driving licence.
- Monitors performance against deadlines and milestones
- Solid understanding of various software packages
Even if you do not match all of our ‘ideal’ criteria we would still be very keen to receive your CV as we love developing our people and may feel that you could be developed into this role.
We are conducting interviews during, or before, the week commencing Monday 07 October 2024.
About Portakabin
As innovators in the science of building, we provide modular buildings for hire and sale, as well as supplying refurbished buildings and construction site accommodation. We deliver building solutions for organisations of any size, in sectors ranging from manufacturing, education and health to transport, utilities and construction.
Portakabin now employs more than 2,000 people across ten European countries.
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. Portakabin is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective colleagues. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives and hire great people to build talented and diverse teams.
We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the application, recruitment, and onboarding processes for candidates that require additional support and/or adjustments to be made. If you are having any difficulty applying, please contact our recruitment team on resourcing@portakabin.com
