Internal Sales Executive

 

Main characteristics

Location

West Yorkshire

Company

AFI group of companies

Salary

£24000 - £25000/annum

Employment type

Permanent

Category

Sales

Job summary

As one of the largest and fastest-growing powered access companies in the UK, AFI-Rentals builds success by nurturing talent and rewarding hard work. If you are looking for a fast-paced and rewarding career, we'd love to hear from you.

We have a fantastic opportunity for an Internal Sales Executive to join our friendly, professional team in Wakefield.

The salary for this role is £24,000 - £25,000 plus bonus, healthcare, and pension.

AFI Group is a leading provider of access solutions with over 6,000 machines available for hire by the construction industry alongside accredited training.

We are currently looking to recruit a motivated B2B Internal Sales Executive for the core business to maintain contact with our busy customer base, operating from our newly opened second site to support the growing demand within the business.

Working hours are 8.30am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.

The Role in Brief

Mixed inbound and outbound role in a busy sales office.
Taking multiple orders each day.
Working in conjunction with 16 other sales team members based in the Wakefield/Rotherham sales office.
Contacting a large list of existing business customers.
Providing site equipment for some of the largest construction projects in the UK.
Making calls to introduce yourself and our products and services.
Upselling and cross-selling.
Using extensive product knowledge to keep customers informed of our products/services.
Building and maintaining strong relationships with customers and internal colleagues.We would welcome applications for this Internal Sales Executive role from candidates with the following skills: sales, administration, sales executive, client support, cross-selling, telephony, inbound, outbound, order processing, IT literate, presentation, Internal Sales Executive, B2B, construction.

Benefits

25 days holiday, plus statutory holidays.
Inclusion in a profit share scheme.
An auto-enrolment pension scheme with employer contributions (from age 22, but voluntary enrolment can be made before this age. Opt-out available).
Death-in-Service benefit of 2 x salary.
Healthcare cash plan.
MyAFI - a comprehensive employee benefits, rewards, and discount programme. Benefits include the Cycle2Work scheme, Aviva private medical insurance, and holiday trading, to name a few.
£100 Christmas bonus.

Essential Skills

The ideal candidate for this Internal Sales Executive role:

Previous experience in a busy sales role both over the phone and via e-mail with existing customers.
Ability to communicate and work well with others in the team.
The confidence to present new products/services and cross-selling to both existing and new clients.
Demonstrable experience in achieving realistic targets.

Desirable Skills

An understanding of the hire industry or construction industry would be an advantage.

About Company

AFI-Rentals is one of the UK's leading powered access rental companies and we provide everything a person needs to work at height safely. From a modern specialist rental fleet to high-quality training, we are a one-stop shop for the working-at-height industry.

Our core values are teamwork, customer service, and profitability, and we believe employee professional development is at the heart of our success. Because of this, we are an accredited Investors in People company - and have been for many years.

We also have a strong emphasis on health and safety and are proud to hold various accreditations, such as:

ISO9001
ISO14001
ISO45001
5-Star Achilles Building Confidence
Gold RoSPA award
+ morePlease note that we operate a 2-stage interview process and online testing to screen candidates