Job Title: Sales Representative
Location: Southend-on-Sea
Salary: £28,000 (Starting Salary plus commission)
Job Type: Full time
Designs & Lines is an independent UK based company with over 20 years’ experience, specialising in bespoke and custom designed thermoplastic outdoor playground markings.
We are passionate about what we do and take great pride in delivering the highest level of satisfaction to our customers.
We work with Schools, Councils, Children Centres and many other organisations across the country helping them make good use of their outdoor space creating a successful environment for outdoor learning sports and play. We can transform dull playgrounds into educational, fun and captivating areas creating a successful environment for learning outside of the classroom.
The Role:
- The successful candidate will be required to work Monday to Friday (35 hours).
- A flexible attitude, well organised and ability to work independently and as a team to tight deadlines.
- Creating bespoke designs.
- Consistency regardless of project size.
- Liaising effectively with other team members
- We would require this candidate to visit our schools that require a site survey to discuss the project and help the school with ideas and suggestions of making a great area for outdoor learning sports and play.
- Would need good attention to detail when taking measurements plan out when the playground designs are to be installed.
- Take adequate and clear notes and drone images, surface photos and site information and then provide detailed notes back to the office so we can produce a quotation and design visual.
- The pushy, pushy sales approach is not something that works in our industry so the candidate would need to be very personable, approachable, informative and just to be themselves. (The product kind of sells itself) the schools are looking for the companies who are easy to deal with, hassle free and informative and knowledgeable.
- We cover the whole of the UK so there will be times when a north run is required. Site surveys are limited to 2-3 a day and booked in areas so they are a number of visits in the same area.
The Ideal Candidate:
We are looking for someone who is hardworking, reliable and committed with a ‘can do’ attitude to join our team as a Sales Representative.
Are you an organised and methodical individual, with an eye for detail? If yes, we are looking for you! Our team is full of driven and proactive individual and we would love to see more enthusiastic and motivated candidates to join us.
Requirements:
- Sales Experience.
- Good People Skills.
- Ability to create and manage their own pipeline.
- Account Management.
- Good organizational skills.
- Presentable.
Benefits:
- Company van with tools and everything needed for the role.
- Expenses when staying away.
- Site based Uniform.
- 20 days holiday + 8 Bank holidays and 3 extra days paid time off while company closes over Christmas and New Year.
- Company car.
- Company pension.
- Bonuses for going the extra mile!
- Yearly bonus.
- Laptop.
- Phone.
- Drone.
If you’re interested in the role and would like to put yourself forward please hit APPLY.
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