The offsite manufacturing industry in the UK is robust and growing. Over the last 50 years, we’ve built over 150,000 homes, 300 hotels and many schools and medical facilities. We’re growing and we need new people to join us and help us to grow further.
Our purpose is simple. We’re building the sustainable low carbon homes of the future. In our factory controlled environments in England and Scotland, we’re changing the way we build homes, delivering engineered sustainable homes and buildings across the UK.
Our people have made us great. Their knowledge, ideas, commitment, and energy over the last 50 years has helped to create a successful business. We value our people, so you can expect a company that is supportive and encouraging, we make you feel welcome, looked after, secure. We invest in our people so you can benefit from training and support as you learn and develop your skills. You’ll have your own learning path, a way to learn new skills, grow and flourish on an ongoing basis. This also ensures you’re ready for the next step when it comes along.
We reward our people and you’ll have good benefits, bonus scheme, a competitive salary, company car/allowance and an opportunity to develop your career. This full-time role is 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday, working across customers, office and some home working.
30 days holiday per year, pension, sick pay, life assurance and inclusion in our Flexible Benefits programme that includes cycle to work scheme, gym membership, dental insurance and dine out discounts as well as access to our Employee Assistance Programme.
A Bit About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity to take ownership of key customer accounts across The Midlands and East Anglia, helping to drive growth and build long-term partnerships. The role focuses on developing and delivering a proactive sales strategy, identifying new business opportunities, nurturing existing relationships and ensuring customers receive a first-class experience throughout the sales journey. Working across a variety of sectors, you’ll play a key part in achieving ambitious business targets while representing the company’s brand and values at every stage.
You’ll work closely with internal teams to develop tailored client proposals, support project planning, and deliver successful tenders and presentations. The role also involves keeping up to date with market activity, competitor trends and regional opportunities, while providing regular sales and financial reporting to support wider business objectives. This is a varied and collaborative position where relationship building, commercial awareness and delivering results all go hand in hand.
Your Skills
We’re looking for someone who is confident building relationships, spotting opportunities and delivering results in a professional sales environment. You’ll be a strong communicator, with the ability to influence and engage customers at all levels, while staying organised and focused in a fast-paced setting. A motivated and proactive approach is important, along with the ability to manage priorities and work towards targets and deadlines with confidence.
Experience within the construction sector or selling high-value products into business markets would be beneficial, although just as important is your commercial awareness and ability to assess opportunities effectively. You’ll be comfortable working with data and reports to support decision-making, have strong administrative skills and be confident using Microsoft Office as part of your day-to-day role. This role requires home office and field working, with some attendance at head office
We will offer you the chance to develop your skills further through our performance management process, giving you the opportunity to progress your career either within Donaldson Timber Systems division or across other divisions within the Donaldson Group.
We want people who bring the right mix of skill, attitude, and character, people who take pride in their work and want to grow with us. You’ll be a great fit if you have:
§ Results oriented, taking responsibility for decisions, achieving targets, deadlines and profitability
§ Integrity and professionalism at all times with both colleagues and customers
§ A customer centric mindset that understands customer needs and perspective and can translate that into a successful proposition
§ An analytical problem solving mindset that approaches problems with logic and creativity to identify win win solutions using data and insight to support decision making
§ Skill in building successful long term relationships through delivery of excellent customer service, emphasising the importance of this to others.
§ Able to demonstrates diplomacy, adaptability and resilience when tackling blockers or negotiating.
§ Collaboration and team spirit, showing drive and determination
§ Shares knowledge, encourages open communication, and supports others.
§ Adapts style to different audiences, promoting teamwork and shared goals.
If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you.
Our automated facility in Witney, Oxfordshire is known for its state of the art robotics, technology driving quality and innovation, building over 10,000 timber frame homes a year, to the highest standards. Our products are award winning, accredited and sustainable.
We’re part of the Donaldson Group, a legacy of over 160 years with over 1,500 employees across the UK. 14 businesses, from timber importing, timber merchants, retail, timber engineering and offsite, we’re a business with long standing customers, even longer standing employees.
Together we have a great company culture that looks to the future, a culture built around our people, our customers and their visions that ensures we are focused on doing the right thing for our customers, our employees, and the planet.
Join us and make a difference.
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