Sales Coordinator

January 20, 2025 | Comments Off on Sales Coordinator

Role - Sales Coordinator Salary: £26,000 - £29,000 (Dependant on experience) Role based: Warrington Hire Centre, Appleton, WA4 4RE We have an exciting opportunity for a Sales Coordinator to join our Major Account team within the site accommodation business area, located at our hire site in Warrington. The Major Account team are a central function, within the site accommodation business, to deal with tier 1 construction companies, working on a national basis. We are actively targeting other tier contractors, with effective business development, with the aim to sign PSA agreements with them. These companies are high spending, high volume accounts that are key to the continued growth of the business. Our clients will have preferred supplier agreements in place with Portakabin (Site Accommodation) Ltd and expect high level of customer service. The role is a key position for driving the commercial performance and the development of the major accounts of Portakabin (Site Accommodation) Ltd. Maximising opportunities, order winning and providing excellent customer services to all our major accounts. You will support the tender submissions that will assist in growing and developing the major account client base and building strong relationships with internal stakeholders within the Portakabin Group (primarily the Site Accommodation division) through effective communication and teamwork to promote the major account strategy. As a Sales Coordinator you will need:
  • Business to business and technical sales experience.
  • Experience Business development and co-ordinating large volume accounts.
  • Ensures that sound customer relationships are developed through effective communication, resulting in repeat, continued opportunities and orders.
  • A strong commercial awareness, is customer focused, target driven with engaging communication skills.
  • To actively generate and participate in business development initiatives to increase opportunity and order numbers with our major account.
  • Prepare and issue quotations and drawings in an efficient manner, promptly follow up all quotations to assist in order winning.
  • Process orders, and in turn raise contracts for orders received into the business from the selected major accounts.
  • To achieve hire order targets as agreed with the Commercial Manager - Major Accounts Manager/Divisional MD.
  • To be target driven.
Our Ideal Candidate will also possess:
  • Excellent Negotiating and Influencing clients and internal stakeholders.
  • 5 GCSE's A-C, including Maths and English, or equivalent.
  • A good level of numeracy/literacy.
  • Working knowledge of SAP/CRM.
  • A full UK driving licence (due to location).
For a full list of role responsibilities and the benefits please follow this link - https://lnkd.in/e562S7xy Even if you do not match all of our `ideal' criteria we would still be very keen to receive your CV as we love developing our people and may feel that you could be developed into this role. We aim to respond to all applications within 7 working days. Interviews for this role will be in person at our office in Warrington. Benefits & Opportunities
  • Option to buy 5 days of annual leave.
  • Working flexibly principles.
  • Contributory pension.
  • A chance to give back to your community with an annual Volunteering Day Off.
  • Annual bonus.
  • Commission.
As a Portakabin Employee, you will also be able to access a range of dedicated health and wellbeing services, a chance to give back to your community with an annual volunteering day off, and fully funded professional qualifications! There is also a great opportunity for career progression within Portakabin.

Why Portakabin?

Portakabin employs more than 2,000 people across ten European countries with our head office and primary manufacturing facility located in York UK.

As innovators in the science of building, we provide modular buildings for hire and sale, as well as supplying refurbished buildings and construction site accommodation. We deliver building solutions for organisations of any size, in sectors ranging from manufacturing, education and health to transport, utilities and construction.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy. Portakabin is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective colleagues. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives and hire great people to build talented and diverse teams.

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the application, recruitment, and onboarding processes for candidates that require additional support and/or adjustments to be made. If you are having any difficulty applying, please contact our recruitment team on