Cornwall, UK
Sales manager
at Clayworks
Clayworks is seeking a sales manager to join its team remotely or in Cornwall, UK.
We are looking for an experienced sales manager to lead our busy sales team.
Job title: sales manager
Reporting to: managing director
Salary: based on experience
Terms: full time
Place: Mullion, Cornwall, home working or hybrid will all be considered.
About us
Clayworks researches, develops and manufactures clay plasters for interior wall finishes. A natural, healthy material, it is in demand worldwide and Clayworks is a trusted collaborator with some of the worlds’ leading architects and brands.
About you
You will be likely to have a background in the built environment and experience in sales and customer support. You must, have excellent verbal and written communication skills and a friendly, interpersonal manner. You will be confident on the telephone, speaking with professionals worldwide, every day, following up on all sales enquiries and developing relationships with architects, builders and plasterers around the world. You will also be willing to develop a strong understanding about application and other materials.
You will also have a passion for learning about clay plasters, their applications onto many different substrates, in a multitude of environments. You will understand the pressure architects and designers are under to react to the climate change crisis and the changing demands of consumers for a healthier lifestyle.
An understanding of building physics, and architectural drawings would be an advantage but not essential.
Key responsibilities will include:
- process and follow up on all sales enquiries from initial enquiry through to order placement
- working closely with the Sales and Marketing team, and also our clay technicians
- update, monitor and develop the Clayworks CRM system
- negotiate and close payments and orders
- accurately record all correspondence relating to sales enquiries
- actively seek out new projects, clients and enquiries
- attend client sales meetings virtually and sometimes face to face
- provide bi-weekly sales forecast updates
- identify sales and lost sales trends across the company’s product range
- to establish a thorough knowledge of the company’s product range and its uses and limitations
- provide advice and guidance on the company’s products to clients and their teams
- to represent and promote the company in a positive manner
- occasional travel to clients and sites and occasional attendance at events primarily in London but possibly nationally
- to work in accordance with the contract of employment and all other company policies
- undertake training as the company deems necessary
- carry out any other tasks for the company deemed necessary by the senior management team
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