Job Title: Sales Executive
Location: Pro-Tect GRP Office - Llansamlet, Swansea
Salary: £30,000 basic salary + Bonus (OTE) of up to £35,040 per annum
Our sales team also participates in a performance-related bonus scheme designed to reward the achievement of company sales targets. The scheme encourages teamwork and proactive business development, with the opportunity to earn up to an additional £5,040 per annum through quarterly bonus payments.
Reports to: Sales Manager / Senior Operations Managers.
Hours: Full-time (9am – 5pm Monday to Friday)
About Pro-tect
Pro-tect is one of the UK's leading manufacturers of bespoke GRP enclosures, kiosks and housings, supplying critical infrastructure projects across the water, utilities, telecommunications, highways and construction sectors.
As our business continues to grow, we're looking for an ambitious and confident Sales Executive to join our team.
The Role
Working alongside our Sales Manager at our Llansamlet office, you'll play a key role in driving sales growth by managing customer enquiries, preparing quotations, following up opportunities and building long-term customer relationships.
You'll become a trusted point of contact for customers while working closely with our design, production and operations teams to ensure projects progress smoothly from enquiry to manufacture.
Key Responsibilities
- Respond promptly to customer enquiries by telephone and email
- Prepare quotations using our internal systems
- Proactively follow up quotations to obtain feedback and secure orders
- Build and maintain strong relationships with new and existing customers
- Identify opportunities to increase sales and develop new business
- Liaise with production teams to agree realistic lead times and delivery schedules
- Maintain accurate records of quotations, opportunities and customer interactions
- Work collaboratively with colleagues across the business to ensure excellent customer service
- Represent the company professionally at all times
What We're Looking For
While previous sales experience is advantageous, we're looking for someone with the confidence, professionalism, and drive to build relationships and proactively create opportunities. Product knowledge can be taught, but a positive attitude, commercial awareness, and a genuine passion for customer service are qualities that set exceptional people apart.
The ideal candidate will be:
- Confident and articulate over the phone
- Naturally personable and able to build rapport quickly
- Self-motivated with plenty of initiative
- Commercially minded with a drive to achieve results
- Organised and able to prioritise workload effectively
- Comfortable speaking with customers, suppliers and internal departments at all levels
- Resilient and confident enough to follow up opportunities and ask for the order
- A proactive problem solver who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment
Previous sales experience would be advantageous, but we believe the right personality and attitude are more important than industry knowledge. Full product training and ongoing support will be provided throughout your employment.
What We Offer
- Competitive basic salary of £30,000 per annum
- Opportunity to earn up to an additional £5,040 per annum through our Team Performance Bonus Scheme (total on-target earnings of up to £35,040)
- Full product and industry training
- Friendly and supportive working environment
- Long-term career progression opportunities
- Company pension
- Free on-site parking
- Additional annual leave
If you're someone who enjoys speaking to people, thrives on building relationships and wants to play an important role in a growing business, we'd love to hear from you.
Please submit your CV along with a covering letter explaining why you would be a great fit for the position. We'd like to hear about your experience, what motivates you, and why you believe you have the personality and attitude to thrive in a customer-focused sales environment.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £30,000.00-£35,040.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Application question(s):
- Why do you believe you would be successful in this role?
- You send a quotation to a customer worth £50,000. One week later you haven't heard anything.
What would you do?
- A customer tells you your competitor is cheaper. How would you respond?
- This role requires speaking with customers on the telephone throughout the day. On a scale of 1-10, how confident are you on the phone? Please explain why.
- Give an example of where you've taken initiative without being asked.
Work Location: In person
