Sales Executive
Application Deadline: 19 June 2026
Department: Birmingham Hire And Service Centre
Employment Type: Permanent
Location: Birmingham Hire And Service Centre
Reporting To: Laura Lomas
Compensation: £26,000 – £30,000 / year
Description
Are you looking to join a successful and growing organisation that is committed to creating a safe place to work where all employees have the opportunity to contribute, grow and develop? We are looking for a Sales Executive to join our team in Birmingham who will drive sales and order‑winning activities by actively promoting Portakabin products and services. As a Sales Executive you will play a pivotal role, supporting commercial colleagues by managing administrative tasks related to order‑winning activities and contributing to business development by promoting Portakabin products and services.
Role Details
- Annual salary up to £30,000 dependent on skills and experience. Plus, commission of up to £12,000 per annum
- Role based: Birmingham, Smethwick, B66 1AT
- Contract type: Permanent
- Annual leave of 25 days per annum plus bank holidays and opportunity to buy an additional 5 days each year.
In this role you will be required to:
- Execute all commercial administrative activities accurately and efficiently.
- Collaborate with team members and colleagues across different teams to provide business development, commercial and administrative support aimed at achieving order targets at agreed margins.
- Support onboarding and provide on‑the‑job training for new team members as required.
- Identify and resolve issues promptly, escalating where necessary to improve processes and share learning.
- Prioritise customer service to maximise customer satisfaction and ensure continuity of service for future order‑winning opportunities.
- Collaborate with colleagues to understand and confirm stock availability, refurbishment and fit‑out details.
- Collaborate with customers and internal teams to expedite collection of outstanding customer payments.
- Maintain effective relationships across teams and respond to administrative queries through appropriate communication channels.
- Quotations are prepared and collated accurately and followed up with customers on time.
- Customer enquiries are responded to promptly within agreed SLA timelines.
- Customer information is maintained up‑to‑date and accurate in internal systems.
- Stock records are kept accurate and regularly updated.
- Customer cash collection targets met through timely customer payments.
- Structured business development campaigns are conducted to meet order targets.
Benefits & Opportunities
- Contributory pension including life insurance benefit
- A range of dedicated health and wellbeing services
- A chance to give back to your community with an annual volunteering day
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Employee Benefits Program (Discounts at 100s of shops, gyms, restaurants and even holidays!)
- Learning & development opportunities and resources
- Opportunity for career progression
Our Ideal Candidate
- Administrative experience in a customer service environment.
- Experience in a target‑driven environment.
- Experience of business development activities such as cold calling.
- Minimum GCSE or equivalent level of education including Maths and English.
- Competent in using Microsoft packages including MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
- Working knowledge of SAP (or similar systems).
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