Sales Executive

Sales Executive

Location: Belfast
Salary: £35,000–£40,000 per annum, depending on experience
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

We are recruiting an experienced Sales Executive for a successful and well-established manufacturing business based in Belfast.

The company supplies materials and processing services to customers across the engineering, manufacturing and wider industrial sectors. This is an excellent opportunity for a proactive sales professional who enjoys developing existing accounts while generating new business.

The Role

You will manage and develop an established customer base while actively identifying new sales opportunities.

Your responsibilities will include:

Managing and developing existing customer accounts

Building strong, long-term customer relationships

Identifying opportunities to increase revenue and account spend

Proactively contacting prospective and lapsed customers

Generating new business through outbound calls and lead follow-up

Responding to customer enquiries and preparing accurate quotations

Following up quotations and converting opportunities into orders

Negotiating prices and commercial terms within agreed guidelines

Working closely with purchasing, operations and external sales teams

Maintaining accurate customer and sales information

Delivering excellent customer service throughout the sales process

Working towards agreed revenue, margin and activity targets

What We’re Looking For

We are looking for someone who is commercially aware, confident speaking with customers and comfortable combining account management with proactive new business development.

You will ideally have:

Previous experience in internal sales, account management or business development

A successful background in B2B sales

Experience within engineering, manufacturing, construction supplies, industrial distribution or a related sector

Confidence making outbound calls and developing new business

Experience preparing quotations and following opportunities through to order

Strong communication and relationship-building skills

Good commercial awareness and negotiation ability

A self-motivated, organised and target-driven approach

Competent IT and CRM system skills

The ability to understand technical products and customer requirements

Relevant product knowledge would be beneficial, although candidates with strong transferable experience from another technical or industrial sector are encouraged to apply.

What’s on Offer

Salary of £35,000–£40,000, depending on experience

Permanent position with an established and respected business

An existing customer base to manage and develop

Genuine scope to generate new business and make a commercial impact

Supportive team environment

Training and ongoing development

If you are an experienced B2B sales professional who enjoys building customer relationships and proactively developing new opportunities, apply today with your current CV

This is a summary of a vacancy from the advertiser. Read the full job description and apply →