Salesperson

Our BARNSLEY branch is looking to recruit for the following role:

Internal Sales Specialist

In this position, you will play a key role in the sale of our full range of building supplies products therefore previous sales experience in a similar role within a builder’s merchant environment is essential.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Providing quotations for customers
• Dealing with customers both face to face and over the telephone
• Giving excellent customer service and sound product advice
• Taking a proactive approach to building product sales, using every opportunity to make or increase a sale.
• Use a customer relationship management system (CRM) holding a portfolio of 50 + customers.
• Generate new business with existing and new customers.
• Upsell and gap analysis on existing customers.
• Cold calling
• Lead qualifying.
• Quote follow up.

Qualifications and Skills

• Motivated, energetic, enthusiastic, self-driven, positive attitude
• Sound building supplies knowledge is required.
• Previous sales experience in a builder’s merchant environment is a necessity.
• Confident dealing with customers
• The ability to build great customer relationships.
• A good telephone manner, excellent communication and interpersonal skill
• Computer literate.
• This role will involve working alternate Saturday mornings.

Benefits

In return, you can be a part of one of the UK’s leading independent Builders Merchant and winner of many industry awards. Some of the benefits we offer include:

• A competitive pay package.
• Generous discretionary bonus scheme.
• People orientated culture.
• Substantial staff discounts.
• Training and development opportunities.
• Holiday scheme which rewards length of service.
• Perkbox discounts
• Contributory pension scheme
• Performance related bonus
• Financial Planning Support
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Free parking
• Enhanced Maternity
• Enhanced Paternity
• Substantial Employee Discount
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health Support

MKM is the leading independent builders’ merchant in the UK, and we were established in 1995. Our people are what make us unique in what we do. Today we have more than 130 branches and over 3100 employees nationwide. Whilst we continue to grow, we are constantly striving to always attract, recruit, retain, promote, and support a diverse mix of colleagues that create a sense of belonging to the ‘MKM family’ for everyone. We hope you will join us on our journey