Telesales / Business Developer
Howdens Joinery
Barking, Essex, United Kingdom
Full Time
Work from Office
Required skills
Telesales
Business Development
Sales
Lead Generation
Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
Account Management
Customer Service
Relationship Building
Communication Skills
Telephone Sales
Commercial Awareness
Organisation
Time Management
Microsoft Office
Teamwork
Perks & benefits
Competitive salary; Brilliant bonuses; Outstanding depot incentives; Pension with up to 12% company contribution; Up to 32 days annual leave including bank holidays; Holiday entitlement increases with service; Staff discount on Howdens products; Buy-as-you-earn share scheme; 40-hour working week; No evening, Sunday or Bank Holiday working; Virtual GP access; Wellbeing support for employees and families; Strong team culture; Team bonus; Career development opportunities
Job description
Join Howdens Joinery as a Business Developer and play a key role in growing your local depot. We’re looking for someone who enjoys speaking to people face to face and on the phone, building relationships and driving business. You’ll introduce new trade customers to Howdens, stay close to your existing accounts, and spot opportunities to grow spend by understanding what your customers need and what they’re working on. Working as part of a busy depot team, you’ll support sales activity by generating leads, arranging appointments and keeping the pipeline moving. You’ll work closely with Kitchen Sales Designers and Territory Sales Representatives, helping convert conversations into opportunities and opportunities into sales. Responsibilities include calling existing trade customers, identifying inactive accounts, managing a targeted customer list, achieving daily call activity targets, keeping up to date with customer projects, arranging surveys and appointments for Kitchen Sales Designers, promoting products, offers and events, supporting administration including invoicing and depot tasks, and working closely with the wider team to achieve depot targets while delivering excellent customer service.
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