All About Us
Barrett Engineering Steel, Willenhall is part of Barrett Steel Ltd,  the UK’s largest steel stockholder with over 150 years of heritage. Family owned, the group is made up of 30 sites and holds over 120,000 tonnes of steel stock. Barrett Steel is committed to providing innovative and exceptional service by continuously investing in the latest processing machinery and materials handling equipment. Customer needs and community support are at the heart of everything, ensuring Barrett Steel is always your local steel stockholder. For more information about the company visit our website.

All About the Role
This is an 18-month level 4 Sales Executive apprenticeship;  we are looking for an energetic, detail orientated  and customer focused Sales Executive Apprentice to join our experienced sales team. Full training is offered to a person with passion, drive, excellent customer service and communication skills.

Specific tasks  & studies will include:

• Building customer relationships & managing customer expectations
• Learning about the importance of ethics and integrity
• Understanding buying signals – both verbal and non-verbal and progression to point in sales conversations
• Developing ethical techniques in closing sales
• Effectively using digital tools to conduct research and target customers in line with overall sales strategy
• Carry out all related sales administration including raising sales orders, checking stock availability, and raising quotations.
• Identifying business needs such as minimum price and acceptable terms, negotiate or trade variables effectively
• Ensuring a high level of customer service, acting as an organisational ambassador
• Help to develop new business, ensuring potential clients are aware of what our business has to offer. 
• Working across departments such as buying operations & transport to gain an insight into the business 

 
All About You
You will have the passion, drive, and confidence to work within the business in a collaborative, creative way; always ensuring a high level of customer service and eager for a career in sales.
 
Essential Skills for the role 

• Can build strong relationships quickly with a proactive attitude and approach
• Excellent communication & computer skills
• Driven, collaborative, customer focused and goal oriented 
• Strong organisational skills and can work innovatively and creatively
• Eager to learn and develop a long-term career in sales 
• Maths & English minimum GCSE 5 and above
• Can drive or are learning to drive

 
 We offer you

• Starting salary £13,500 per annum
• 25 days holiday plus bank holiday 
• Barrett Steel Pension 
• Bonus Potential
• Life Assurance
• Company discount scheme for savings on retail and leisure
• Access to health and wellbeing services
• Career opportunities within the group

 
How it feels to work for us
We provide a fantastic opportunity to work within a forward-thinking organisation that is respected as the UK’s leading steel stockholder. Our people are the driving force behind Barrett Steel, and we seek individuals who are passionate, hard-working, ambitious and demonstrate a ‘can-do’ attitude to help us build and develop the business. Barrett Steel encourages innovative thinking and has an open door for people to lead and influence change.  

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