Trade Counter Sales Manager/Team Leader - Clayton

Summary about this job

Detail information about job Trade Counter Sales Manager/Team Leader - Clayton. Terms and conditions vacancy

• Lead trade-counter sales team - business development - customer service
• Plasterboard, fibre cement, wall cladding, fire rated & acoustic wall products
• Solid experience supplying construction industry: Plasterboard exp an advantage

This position of Trade Counter Sales Manager/Team leader has career progression possibilities for a motivated person keen to advance in a growth industry with a company fast creating a name for itself in a niche segment of the construction industry.

Company
Our client is a well-established supplier of specialised building materials primarily to the building industry throughout Australia. As well as a product range that encompasses plasterboard, fibre cement and internal and external wall cladding, they are also regarded as the market leaders for fire rated and acoustic wall products.

This focus on innovation and market specialisation has earned the company an outstanding reputation in its market sector and underpinned the growth phase currently being experienced.

They are seeking They are seeking a highly capable individual for the role of Trade Counter Sales Manager to join their Clayton based team.

Role
This is a team focussed, hands-on role with responsibility for leading by example, the trade-counter sales team as well as business development and related customer service issues. Key tasks include:

• Quotations
• Management of the front counter team
• Making and processing counter sales
• Making customer sales calls and new business development calls
• Providing product advice
• Managing gross margins
• Customer service follow-up

Candidate
The ideal candidate will have a track record of experience in the supply chain side of the construction industry, preferably with solid exposure to the plasterboard industry. You could have a qualified Trade background, or alternatively be well experienced in trade sales to builders/construction companies.

Currently you might be managing a trade sales/customer service team but be keen to take the next step to a position where you are a player in a rapidly expanding market.

Success in your career to date will have been achieved through an unrelenting focus on customer service. This approach coupled with an outgoing, engaging and persuasive personality enables you to not only identify customers’ needs, but also to maximise the sale through an understanding of all the issues impacting on their requirements

Other skills and personal attributes essential for success in the role include:

• Effective multitasking skills
• The ability to operate calmly in pressure situations
• Team building and motivational skills that enable you to focus your team on achieving targeted results
• A reliable, conscientious attitude

Remuneration
Remuneration is easily to market rates and is negotiable with the successful candidate.

Apply
Please include a cover letter with your resume, outlining your current work situation in your application.