Sales Administrator / Internal Sales Executive
20 days ago
Wembley
Permanent | Full-Time\n Location: Park Royal, London\n Hours: Monday to Friday, 08:30 - 17:00 \n Salary: £26,000 - £30,000 - DOE\n\nThe Company\n\nA well-established specialist supplier within the construction materials and building products sector is seeking to strengthen its internal sales function following a recent strategic restructure. Operating as part of a wider group, the business has over two decades of continuous growth and is recognised for its technical expertise across cladding, façades and external building solutions.\n\nThis creates an excellent opportunity for a motivated Sales Administrator to play a key role in the next phase of growth.\n\nThe Role\n\nReporting into the Sales Office Manager, the Sales Administrator will support both the Sales Office Manager and Area Sales Manager with day-to-day sales activity and project coordination. Initially, the role will report into a senior Branch Manager with extensive industry and product experience.\n\nThis is a 100% office-based role, suited to someone with transferable experience from builders' merchants, timber merchants, construction materials or related sectors. Façades or cladding experience would be highly advantageous but is not essential.\n\nThe business is looking for someone dynamic, quick to learn, positive in attitude and keen to build a long-term career within the organisation.\n\nKey Responsibilities\n\nBuild, maintain and grow strong relationships with customers, suppliers and internal branch teams\nProcess sales orders and projects from quotation stage through to on-site delivery\nPrepare accurate and timely quotations aligned with commercial targets\nManage live projects using company systems, ensuring accuracy and proactive communication\nLiaise regularly with customers and suppliers via telephone and email (telephone confidence is essential)\nWork comfortably toward sales targets in a fast-paced environment\nCoordinate with other branches to monitor stock, availability and lead times\nSupport the wider sales team with administrative tasks and reporting\nUphold high standards of timekeeping, attendance and professional presentation \n\nPerson Specification\n\nEssential:\n\nProven internal sales experience with transferable skills\nBackground within builders' merchants, timber merchants, construction materials or similar environments\nStrong verbal and written communication skills\nConfident using the telephone as a primary sales and relationship-building tool\nHigh attention to detail and accuracy\nPositive, proactive and eager-to-learn mindset\nStrong organisational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks\nProficient with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel\nStrong customer service focus\nRight to work in the UK without sponsorshipDesirable:\n\nExperience within façades, cladding or external building products\nAbility to drive and travel to other branches, customers or suppliers to support future career progression \n\nPackage & Benefits\n\nSalary of £26,000 - £30,000\nNo commission or bonus initially (new performance-based bonus structure in development)\n23 days' holiday (increasing with length of service) plus bank holidays \nHoliday year runs January-December\nChristmas shutdown (typically 4 days) deducted from annual entitlement\nLife assurance at 2x annual salary\nSalary sacrifice pension scheme (launching February 2026)\nRetail discount schemes\nEV leasing scheme after 6 months' service (subject to criteria)\nCycle to work scheme\nEyecare vouchers & flu vouchers\nMedical cash plan\nCompany events and wellbeing supportBennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.\n\nWe are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy, and in accordance with GDPR by applying you are granting us consent to process your data, contact you about the services we offer, and submit your CV for the role you have applied for