We have a fantastic opportunity for commercially minded individual to join our Site Accommodation team in Bristol as a Business Development Manager!
Your role will focus on business development activity to grow our presence within the South- West region by developing new business, maintaining existing relationships, and growing accounts.
You will be required to have a pro-active approach to business development by using a range of tools and media content to understand current and future needs for winning business in the competitive construction accommodation sector.
Role Details
- Salary: £36,000 - £46,000
* Role based: Bristol, BS10 7SD
- Contract type: Permanent
- Annual leave: 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
Role Responsibilities
* Carry out structured local business development activity, to help develop and grow accounts in the construction sector, utilising the existing databases, as well as developing new relationships.
* Prepare and issue quotations and drawings, and promptly follow up all quotations and negotiate to achieve orders.
* Achieve hire order targets as well as other commercial KPI’s, as agreed with the Depot Manager, and/or Regional Manager, Portakabin (Site Accommodation) Ltd.
* Foster and develop sound internal and external customer relationships through effective communication and provide excellent levels of service.
* Ensure compliance with all legislation, codes of practice, industry guidelines and/or Company procedure/Policies relating to Health and Safety driving a Zero Harm culture.
* Ensure the speedy and efficient handling of all opportunities.
Benefits & Opportunities
* Option to buy 5 days of annual leave
* Working flexibly principles
* Contributory pension
* Commission
* Company Car
* A range of dedicated health and wellbeing services
* A chance to give back to your community with an annual Volunteering Day Off
* Cycle to Work Scheme
* Employee Benefits Program (Discounts at 100s of shops, gyms, restaurants and even holidays!)There is also great opportunity for career progression within Portakabin!
Our Ideal Candidate
We are looking for someone who has:
* Good level of numeracy/literacy
* Full UK driving licence
* Business to business sales experience (face to face)
* Technical sales experience
* Experience of carrying out a business development campaign/cold calling
* Target Driven
* Customer focus
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 are conducting interviews during, or before, the week commencing Monday 05 February 2024.
About Portakabin
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.
Portakabin remains in the ownership of the York based Shepherd family and now employs more than 2,000 people across ten European countries.
As an equal opportunities employer, Portakabin 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.
