Sales Executive – Portakabin
Join us as a Sales Executive in Aylesbury to drive sales and order‑winning activities by promoting Portakabin products and services. We are looking for someone who has substantial administrative experience in a customer‑service environment, thrives in a target‑driven setting, and can perform business development activities such as cold calling. Candidates should have basic Microsoft Office skills, SAP experience, and a minimum GCSE in Maths and English.
Base Pay Range
- Annual salary up to £25,000–£30,000, dependent on skills and experience.
- Commission of up to £5,000.
- Permanent role, based in Aylesbury, HP18 0XB.
- Annual leave 25 days per annum plus bank holidays. Opportunity to buy an additional 5 days each year.
Key Responsibilities
- Execute all commercial administrative activities accurately and efficiently.
- Collaborate with team members and colleagues across different teams to support business development, commercial and administrative tasks to achieve 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 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.
- Prepare quotations accurately and follow up with customers on time.
- Keep stock records accurate and regularly updated.
- Achieve customer cash collection targets through timely customer payments.
- Conduct structured business development campaigns to meet order targets.
Benefits & Opportunities
- Contributory pension, including life insurance benefit.
- Health and wellbeing services.
- Annual volunteering day to give back to the community.
- Cycle to Work scheme.
- Employee Benefits Program (discounts at many shops, gyms, restaurants and holidays).
- Learning and development opportunities and resources.
- Opportunities for career progression.
Our Ideal Candidate
- Administrative experience in a customer service environment.
- Experience in a target‑driven environment.
- Experience of business development activities (e.g. cold calling).
- Minimum GCSE or equivalent level of education including Maths and English.
- Competent in using Microsoft packages including Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
- Working knowledge of SAP (or similar systems).
Equal Opportunity Statement
Portakabin is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective colleagues. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and hire great people to build talented and diverse teams. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the application, recruitment, and onboarding processes for candidates that require additional support.
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