Sales Executive

Job Description:

Sales Executive – B2B / Commercial Sales

Leicester
£40,000 - £50,000 per annum + Commission (DOE)
Full-time | Permanent

We’re hiring a Sales Executive for a growing technical manufacturing business supplying products into the trade and construction market.

This is a B2B commercial sales role (not B2C), focused on account management, quote follow-up, and new business development. You’ll be working with installers, subcontractors, builders, and contractors, so industry knowledge is highly desirable.

Key Responsibilities

• Follow up quotations and convert to orders
• Manage and grow existing B2B trade accounts
• Develop new business with trade and contractor customers
• Handle technical and commercial enquiries
• Support customers with value engineering / alternative solutions
• Liaise with estimating, production, and operations teams
• Update CRM, sales pipeline, and customer records
• Track quote conversion, feedback, and sales activity

Requirements

• Proven B2B sales experience 
• Strong commercial sales background
• Experience in glazing, windows, aluminium systems, construction products, fenestration, or technical manufacturing
• Confident communicator with trade customers
• Organised and proactive, with good pipeline management skills
• Comfortable using CRM/sales systems

Why apply?

• £40k-£50k salary + commission
• Strong mix of account management + new business
• Join a specialist manufacturer in a growing sector
• Great opportunity for someone with industry knowledge to add real commercial value