Internal Sales Executive – Timber and Construction Products

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Internal Sales Executive – Timber and Construction Products

Job Title: Internal Sales Executive – Timber and Construction Products

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Industry Sector: Internal Sales, Sales Representative, Sales Executive, Sales, Customer Service, Timber, Sawn Timber, Carcassing Timber, Construction Timber, Pallet Wood, Packaging Material Timber, Canadian Lumbar, Machined Whitewoods, Saw Milling, Decking, Fencing Timber, Sleepers, Pallets, Builders Merchant, Timber Merchant, Buying Groups

Location: Northern Ireland

Remuneration: £25,000 - £30,000

Benefits: Comprehensive Benefits Package

The role of the Internal Sales Executive - Timber and Construction Products will involve:

  • Internal Sales Executive position, selling a manufactured range of timber and construction products such as: fencing, sleepers, pallets, material packaging and renewable wooden energy pellets.

  • Selling into builders merchants, timber merchants and buying groups

  • Most of your time will be spent dealing with an existing customer base, conducting repeat sales and maintaining relationships alongside the area sales manager

  • Liaising with and supporting the external sales team, helping them to generate new

  • sales opportunities, increasing sales within their territory

  • Processing orders & dealing with enquiries, providing excellent customer service at all times

  • Carrying out admin responsibilities such as logging all relevant customer information on the internal CRM system

    The ideal applicant will be an Internal Sales Executive – Timber and Construction Products experience with:

  • Must have experience in sales or similar customer facing role - sales support/customer service

  • Experience within the timber market sector is preferred however not essential

  • Excellent communication skills both written and verbal

  • IT literate (Microsoft Office)

  • High levels of organisation and attention to detail

  • Strong interpersonal skills

  • Great relationship builder/ account development skills

    Mitchell Maguire is a specialist Construction Sales Recruitment Consultancy, with an enviable reputation in the marketplace. We pride ourselves on surpassing client and candidate expectations again and again. Our core focus is within the building materials arena, and includes such sectors as: Internal Sales, Sales Representative, Sales Executive, Sales, Customer Service, Timber, Sawn Timber, Carcassing Timber, Construction Timber, Pallet Wood, Packaging Material Timber, Canadian Lumbar, Machined Whitewoods, Saw Milling, Decking, Fencing Timber, Sleepers, Pallets, Builders Merchant, Timber Merchant, Buying Groups

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