Sales Representative

**Company Overview**

We are a leading temporary works specialist and at the forefront of our industry for over 60 years, with a reputation built on engineering and service excellence. This enables us to deliver the right temporary work solution for our customers, whatever, the scale or complexity of the project. Our customers include civil engineering and construction contractors, asset owners, and consulting engineering firms through to small builders.

**Job Summary**

As a Sales Representative for Altrad Generation, you will be responsible for increasing Hire and Sale - Groundworks division sales within your area while also expanding your customer base. In addition to hitting targets, a Sales Representative is also responsible for representing the image of the company, providing excellent customer service and identifying areas for business development.

**Responsibilities and duties**

You will be representing the company by phone and face to face to gain orders for all company products and services.

You will be expected to achieve budgeted turnover and targets within agreed Company pricing.

All customer enquires must be dealt with effectively and in a timely manner.

Maintain company CRM at all times for all existing and potential customers.

To be fully competent in product literature, sales aids, pricing lists to optimise business opportunities.

All price quotations or commitments entered into are confirmed by letter or written confirmation.

Advise the Branch Manager for marketing information, including competitor’s activities and pricing by means of weekly reports and sales meetings.

Maintain clear contact with Business Development Manager/ Design Engineers/ Branch Managers regarding specific customers operating both inside and outside of your designated territory.

Have a due regard to Health & Safety and maintain responsibility around your working environment, other employees, customers and members of the public.

Demonstrate commercial awareness through understanding commercial and financial principles. You’ll be requires to view any issues in terms of costs, profits, markets and added value.

Maximise time spent in the field by creating a strategy

Maintain a professional image at all times through, appearance and conduct.

Carry out projects ad hoc.

The Company car provided, you will be required to keep maintained in a clean, tidy and legally roadworthy condition at all times.

**Qualifications and skills**
- At least 5 years proven sales experience in construction or a similar industry
- Able to meet weekly, monthly and quarterly KPI’s
- Excellent communication skills
- Proficient IT skills including MS
- Driving Licence (clean preferred)
- Ability to negotiate
- Using your own initiative

**What we can offer you**:

- Competitive pay rate
- Bonus scheme
- Company car
- 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme
- Health cash plan
- Excellent contributory company pension scheme
- Long service award
- Free on-site parking
- Employee referral scheme
- Free life insurance
- Annual leave

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Widnes, WA8 0TG: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Sales: 5 years (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (preferred)

Reference ID: GSR - Widnes