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Assistant Sales Office Manager - National Contractors

  1. Permanent - Full time
£Competitive + Benefits
  1. Travis Perkins plc
  2. Northampton, Northamptonshire

hrs/pw

Full Time

Northampton

47147

Assistant Sales Office Manager - National Contractors


Develop and maintain profitable Sales from within the National Contractor target sector, ensuring that the National Sales Office provides a single source of contact to service the requirements of the National Account customer base. Negotiate and service national / regional trading arrangements for the supply of building materials to all customers associated with the National Sales Office.


This role is based out of our Harvey Reeves Road, Northampton offices


Principal Accountabilities 


  • Achieve monthly and annual sales and profit targets set at the beginning of each financial year for the national sales office. Ensure the national sales office operates within the agreed plan and set company criteria for all key financial areas.

  • In conjunction with the national account management team produce and service contract quotations from individual orders through to national supply agreements.

  • Ensure the team actions and completes all enquiries in a timely manner

  • Build your own portfolio of customers making sure regular contact is maintained internally and externally. 

  • Working directly with our preferred suppliers / manufacturers and our internal procurement teams become fully conversant with our companies net trading arrangements, ensuring products from these suppliers are reflected in our customer orders and agreements.

  • Lead and develop colleagues to achieve success for the team and to achieve their career ambitions within the group

  • In conjunction with your team and colleagues pro-actively target new business opportunities from the national account customer base, introducing new and innovative products and trading solutions.

  • Have full liaison and open lines of communication with our network of trading branches and sales offices to ensure continued sales development and aid with the suitable resolution of queries. 

  • Initiate, review and manage KPI information relating to the national sales office operation and customer driven initiatives and measures

  • Ensure efficient management of special projects controlled by the national sales office. Coordinate and utilise all relevant internal areas of our business and the associated supply chain to meet the customer’s needs

  • Communicate and oversee any national supply agreements that do not get serviced entirely by the national sales office through to our network of regional sales offices.


What you’ll need to have:


  • Educated to GCSE level standard (or equivalent.)

  • Operated in a sales based role

  • Operated in a management role

  • Proven track record in sales

  • Excellent communication skills

  • Customer focused

  • High level of interpersonal skills    

  • Articulate and organised        

  • Commercially aware            

  • Excellent customer service skills

  • Strategic negotiator            

  • Ability to interpret financial/ statistical information

  • Market and supplier knowledge

  • Presentation skills


What’s in it for you?


Not Sure you Qualify? We’re driving to become a truly inclusive employer, where everyone in our Group feels safe, welcome and confident to be their authentic selves - you be you, it makes us, us, as we say. If you’re interested in this opportunity but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be just the right candidate for this or other roles with us.


You’ll be supported by some fantastic training and development and have the opportunity to learn, grow and develop across the Travis Perkins Group. 


We’ll also equip you with a benefits package that grows as you grow with the company:


  • Competitive bonus

  • Save-as-you-earn scheme

  • Buy-as-you-earn scheme

  • Contributory pension scheme

  • Life assurance

  • Colleague discount across a variety of Group businesses


A bit about us


As the largest distributor of building materials in the UK, Travis Perkins has been helping to build Britain for over 200 years.


With over 5 businesses, 16,000 colleagues and more than 1,200 branches, stores and sites around the UK we believe we have the best people and the best place to work. Everyone works hard together to deliver results, but most importantly, have some fun along the way!


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