Salary & Benefits:  
  • Salary £34,500 to £45,000 negotiable, depending on experience  
  • Profit sharing scheme 
  • Monthly sales performance incentives 
  • Excellent pension scheme 
  • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays 
 
Location: Reading, Berkshire 
Hours: 7:00am to 5:00pm Monday to Friday  
 
Company Description: Switch on to an exciting new opportunity with one of the UK’s leading electrical distributors! Our client is the largest electrical distributor in the United Kingdom and is looking for an energetic, ambitious and customer-focused Telephone Sales Executive to join their successful team in Reading. 
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced electrical wholesale or similar trade sales professional who enjoys building relationships, winning business and delivering exceptional customer service. You will be joining a fast-paced and supportive environment where hard work, commercial success and a positive attitude are recognised and rewarded. 
This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a successful team and play an important role in the company’s continued growth. 
 
Skills Required: 
  • The office is fast-paced and requires a quick-thinking, adaptable individual who can respond confidently to changing customer requirements 
  • A genuine can-do attitude, someone who will always look for a way to make things work for the customer 
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the confidence to build strong relationships over the telephone 
  • Excellent attention to detail with the ability to organise and manage your own workload effectively 
  • A positive, hardworking and resilient attitude, with the ability to remain focused and professional under pressure 
  • A proven track record in telephone sales within Electrical Wholesale or a similar trade environment is essential 
  • Commercially aware, dynamic and enthusiastic, with a good sense of humour and a genuine passion for achievement and success 
 
 
Key Responsibilities: 
  • Building strong, long-term relationships with customers and becoming a trusted point of contact by delivering exceptional levels of service 
  • Developing and implementing strategies to increase sales across existing, new and dormant customer accounts 
  • Identifying new sales opportunities and maximising the potential within your existing customer base 
  • Liaising closely with manufacturers to secure the best possible terms and pricing when quoting on larger projects, managing the opportunity through to completion and developing the relationship beyond the initial sale 
  • Preparing and following up quotations, negotiating where appropriate and converting opportunities into profitable business 
  • Dealing confidently and efficiently with customer queries, resolving issues and ensuring a positive customer experience 
  • Maintaining and growing your customer base by actively selling the company’s extensive range of products whilst delivering an unrivalled level of customer service 
  • Encouraging repeat business and developing customer loyalty through regular contact, excellent product knowledge and a proactive approach to sales 
  • Working as part of a successful team to achieve individual and company sales targets, contributing to the continued growth and success of the business ​