Internal Sales Trainee

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Internal Sales Trainee - International Timber -Trafford Park, Manchester

’Making the world a better home’ - Saint-Gobain’s purpose, we have a history spanning more than 350 years and have a responsibility to address the major challenged faced by humanity. We are on a journey to make the world a beautiful and sustainable place to live and have pledged to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050!

At Saint-Gobain people matter to us, and we try to show that every day. As part of this, our aim is to create an enterprising and innovative working environment, where you have the opportunity to learn new skills, and develop your career. Did you know we have been awarded top UK & Global Employer 5 Years Running!?

"International Timber, The UK’s leading importer and distributor of bespoke, sustainable timber and panel products.’’

This is a fantastic opportunity to join the team in Trafford Park, Manchester area and play a pivotal role in building the business providing a first class service to new and existing customers.

As an Internal Sales Trainee with International Timber you will need to develop a good understanding of the business products, customers, policies and procedures. Working as an effective member of the sales team to achieve own sales targets and support overall company business objectives.

As an Internal Sales Trainee you will be responsible for:

• Accurate and timely completion of customer requests and sales administration
• Accurate input of sales quotes and orders
• Effective communication with customer base
• Support manager to achieve team objectives, such as sales campaigns
• Support sales teams, internal and external, to achieve sales targets
• Commitment to continuous personal development

Am I who you are looking for?

First and foremost, we always want to recruit talented people that align well with our values and way of working; we innovate, we collaborate, we’re agile, we act with entrepreneurial spirit, and we’re supportive of and close to our customers. Does this sound like you?

To be suitable for the Internal Sales Trainee role you will have:

• GCSE Math’s and English grade A-C or equivalent
• Good communication skills, both written and spoken
• Excellent telephone manner and approach.
• Must be able to demonstrate numeracy and literacy skills
• PC literate
• Excellent administration skills, especially accuracy with figures, accurate data input
• Prepared to be mobile to meet training requirements
• Must be able to work on own initiative, be self-motivating and able to work as part of a team
• Working knowledge of Company procedures and organisation
• Knowledge of Health & Safety principles

There are 32+ fascinating Saint-Gobain businesses that recruit talented people in the UK and Ireland. However, regardless of which business you join, you are assured to be welcomed into a professional and warm environment, where we value all of our employees equally and have a strong focus on their health, safety and wellbeing at all times.

This vacancy is working for International Timber; Saint-Gobain is the world leader in the habitat and construction markets, with over 170,000 employees and operations in 67 countries worldwide. With such a significant presence we are proud to offer our employees a career without boundaries… Are You in?

What are the benefits?

In addition to a competitive base salary plus an attractive bonus scheme, you will benefit from a significant focus on your own personal development and also have access to:

• Competitive Salary and bonus.
• A defined contribution pension scheme.
• 31 days holiday including the statutory bank holidays (Increasing to 33 with service).
• A defined share purchasing scheme (Each month you put away an agreed amount from your ’pre-tax’ pay and we use it to buy Saint-Gobain shares for you. As an added bonus, for every four shares you buy Saint-Gobain will give you an extra share free of charge).
• As an employee, you are automatically covered by the Saint-Gobain Life Assurance Scheme.
• Staff discounts and various other benefits.

The world of work is changing, and at Saint-Gobain we are open to new ways of working in order to attract talented people to our business. We understand that everyone has different needs and commitments. Therefore, we are very open to discuss any flexible requirement or need that you may have for this role. We can’t guarantee to meet all requests for flexibility when we are recruiting. But, we promise to listen.

So are you up for handling the ultimate, frontline responsibility for a business and its goals? Could you help sustain a world class reputation? Then apply today!