Commercial Sales Executive Are you a confident communicator, comfortable at using your sales experience to attract new business The Role: Established over 145 years ago, Bagnalls is the leading painting and decorating contractor in the UK. Roles of this nature are rarely advertised due to our focus on staff retention, employee progression and our uncapped commission based on orders. Salary: We offer a competitive basic salary in line with the real living wage plus uncapped commission with realistic OTE of £35,000 - We provide achievable targets for your first 3-6 months, focused on leads generated and calls made, enabling you to start earning commission right away, even before your first sale. Hours: Full time. Location: This role is based at our Leicester branch. As a Bagnalls Sales Executive you will be directly responsible for contacting potential customers via phone and email to introduce the services that Bagnalls has to offer in commercial and industrial settings. You will build relationships with senior decision makers in a variety of sectors, including health care, education, and leisure to influence them to use Bagnalls to meet their painting and decorating needs. We pride ourselves on our ability to support our customers and as Sales Executive you will be the forefront of making sure those vital relationships are built and nurtured. Responsibilities: The Sales Account Executive role will be mainly office-based and will require plenty of initiative as you start the journey of winning new business for the company. Identify new target customers through a range of different methods of research, including using social media. Build relationships with new & previous customers to ensure we are securing repeat business. Gain a strong understanding of our customers so that you can clearly highlight and articulate what Bagnalls can offer them. Complete Pre-Qualification Questionnaires (PQQs) Manage the customer database. We ask that you have the following qualifications and skills: Essential Criteria: Strong verbal communication skills Confidence to build relationships with senior decision makers. Excellent, friendly telephone manner Good standard of written English Basic Microsoft Office skills and ability to learn to use an in-house database. Ability to learn about all aspects of the business quickly. Desirable Criteria: Experience within the construction industry Your Development : You will be given full training and support to learn how to develop key customer relationships. You will have the opportunity to work with a huge variety of organisations within the public and private sectors. People development is one of our values. We work with our employees to help them meet their personal and career aspirations, including opportunities for internal and external training, and further responsibilities in their role. Bagnalls is the leading painting and decorating contractor in the UK, established over 145 years ago. The role is based in our Leicester office We are proud to have been awarded the Yorkshire Post Apprentice Employer of the Year and the Family Business United Supreme Champion, Family Business of the Year accolade. Applications Apply by CV and covering letter showing how you meet the person specification in your covering letter. REF-218 078 ADZN1_UKTJ