Temporary Sales Administrator (Maternity Cover) – Contracts Office (Bristol)

Job Description

Temporary Sales Administrator (Maternity Cover) – Contracts Office (Bristol)

Kellaway Building Supplies aims to be the Merchant of Choice for Employees, we do this through our culture and safety but also by rewarding our teams for their efforts, commitments and dedication. Kellaway Building Supplies and the Kellaway Group of businesses are ambitious and have a strong and determined approach to growth. To support this growth and to achieve our strategic company goals we have many development opportunities available at all levels of the business.

Salary £26,250 plus bonus and benefits

Pay & benefits:

• 33 days holiday (including bank holidays) with additional buy and sell scheme
• Monthly performance bonus
• Contractual sick pay scheme
• Group pension scheme

Hours:

• Basic 42.5 hours worked Monday to Friday 8.00am to 5.00pm
• Stocktake weekend once a year

Main purpose of job:

To build relationships with new and existing customers, driving sales within the contract’s office, maximising performance by increasing turnover and margin through sales, sales quotations, telephone sales and liaising with other departments for ex stock services.

Main requirements of job:

• Merchant industry and product knowledge
• Customer service skills
• Communication skills
• Sales and negotiation skills
• Computer literate
• Able to work on own initiative
• Problem solving skills
• Organisational skills
• Enthusiastic
• Self-motivated, with a drive to succeed and ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative

Main tasks of the job:

• Dealing promptly and efficiently with queries
• Building business relationships with key customers
• Maximising sales/margin
• Taking and processing correctly customers’ telephoned orders
• Prospecting new customers and book appointments for external sales team
• Management of customer call off orders with suppliers
• Management of quotation tracker for Contracts Office
• Distribution of External Sales team CRM data
• Liaise with branches to maximise fleet availability

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary
Contract length: 12 months

Pay: £26,250.00 per year

Additional pay:

• Bonus scheme

Benefits:

• Bereavement leave
• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Enhanced paternity leave
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Referral programme
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Sales administration: 1 year (preferred)
• administration: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 27/01/2025