Client Account Executive - £100 Million Timber Merchant

Client Account Executive - £100 Million Timber Merchant 
Cirencester
£22,000 - £25,000 + Company Benefits Package

Do you have proven sales account experience, excellent customer service skills and great administration plus the desire to progress?

We are looking for a customer focused sales person with good administration skills who likes to work in a fast paced commercial team. We offer an interesting and varied role in which to develop plus excellent package of benefits to successful candidates.

The Company

We are the leading distributor of planed strength graded softwood and engineered wood products to the roof truss and timber frame manufacturing industries, as well as to timber and builders’ merchants. Established in 1983, with our Head Office in Cirencester, we operate as a specialist just-in-time distributor to national customers as well as to regional and local companies. The timber, from sawmills in Finland and Sweden, already kiln dried, planed, strength graded, packaged and fully wrapped, is shipped to four distribution terminals in the UK and Ireland and then on to the customer.

The company employs 41 staff, has a turnover of £100m+ and works with a group of long standing partners and subcontractors in the sawmills, distribution terminals, sea shipping and haulage companies. We have won many awards for our products and services and pride ourselves on our professional and personal approach.

We are the largest forest-owner association in Sweden and an international forest industry Group. Our operations are based on responsible forestry and on industries where we convert the raw material into sawn timber, paper and dissolving pulp, and green energy.

We offer an excellent benefits and remuneration package and have a proven track record in developing and retaining our employees. 

The Client Account Executive Role:

Reporting to the Internal Sales Manager and working with external managers to ensure sales and allocations of all products that fall under the manufacturing category for softwood. 

The key role is to assist in delivering the sales budgets for these products for the UK (and Ireland where applicable) You must be able to work as a team player in an environment where clear goals are set for the team along with achieving the company’s Business performance indicators and being responsible for reaching your sales targets.

The role requires regular proactive sales calls with existing customers to build strong and focused business relationships and to deliver excellent account management.

All administration of account management is to be undertaken, including making external sales calls. The role will also require flexibility to ensure deadlines are met and to participate in stock takes and stock husbandries at terminals which will involve travel and weekend work a few times a year.

Client Account Executive Required Experience & Skills:

+ Educated to at least ‘A’ level standard with experience in a fast paced commercial environment or a proven record of sales or account executive experience.
+ Proven telephone skills in a customer focussed role both with incoming and outgoing calls
+ Track record of selling products successfully 
+ Good Microsoft Office skills along with Excel and 365
+ Strong team working skills but also being able to work to your own initiative.
+ Excellent administration, processing and communication skills 
+ Experienced in developing long term relationships with clients

Person specification

+ A confident and outgoing person with a drive to succeed personally and for the organisation. 
+ A team player who will work with and support their colleagues.
+ Able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
+ Diligent, accurate with good attention to detail
+ Flexible approach
+ Numerate and able to analyse figures/data, preferably in a technical environment
+ Good Microsoft office skills including Excel
+ Excellent telephone manner

Remuneration package

+ Salary: £22,-25,000 pa depending upon experience 
+ Hours of work: 40 per week, 8am – 5pm with 1 hour for lunch
+ Holidays: 25 days per year plus 8 statutory holidays
+ Performance bonus: Annual payments dependent upon company and individual performance
+ Contributory pension scheme: Generous company contribution
+ Other generous benefits such as health and dental cover

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