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We are recruiting for an experienced Sales Support Coordinator on behalf of a company who are based in the Alfreton area and offer a design, installation and maintain service to many of the National and Regional House Builders across the UK. As the Sales Support Coordinator you will be supporting the Sales Team by coordinating  appointments,  managing diaries for two of the sales team, coordinating and progressing the sales pipeline, being proactive in making sales calls and booking appointments from inbound and outbound generated leads, following up on outstanding quotes and estimating requests, working with the design and estimating teams to help with their quote management and production and be the point of contact for customers ensuring the relevant Sales Manager is aware of any query and working with them to resolve those. This will include:

Logging all new and existing enquiries, ensuring the information received is passed internally to the correct team members and that progress is communicated internally and externally. This will include contacting clients to request information and updates on open quotations.

Having a key role in ensuring all data is maintained on their CRM system, that this is accurate, complete and up to date.

Working with the Sales and Marketing teams to seek new opportunities within existing and new clients, utilising social media networks (i.e., LinkedIn), lead generation portals (i.e., Glenigan) and existing business relationships cross selling the full range of services and products they can offer.

Being able to recognise the need for, and to coordinate, the inclusion of other colleagues from within the business to support a particular sales opportunity where needed.

Working closely with sales, marketing, design and estimating teams to ensure the customer experience is world class.

To be considered for the Sales Support Coordinator you will need to have:

Experience as admin support to a sales team.

Strong customer services and sales experience from within a customer focused business.

The confidence and ability to build relationships across the wider teams and with the customer base.

Good attention to detail and strong administration skills.

A good working knowledge of Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Databases and CRM Systems.

You will be joining a dedicated sales team in what is a fast paced and friendly office where full sector specific and job function training will be given and will be the linchpin ensuring all sales opportunities are progressed through initial enquiry to quotation, confirmed order and supply. On offer is a salary of between £20,000 and £25,000, onsite parking, pension scheme, opportunity for split office and home-based working, four weeks holiday +bank holidays, pension scheme and benefits package. For more detail on this opportunity, to register your interest or apply please use the link on this website or call to speak to one of the team.

We are recruiting for a Chartered Landscape Architect on behalf of an innovative and solution providing landscaping design team who offer a bespoke landscape design service for new and regeneration projects across several sectors (Residential, Commercial, Parks & Open Spaces, Universities etc.,)

As the Chartered Landscape Architect, you will be designing a wide variety of projects including open space regeneration and development, housing developments, university grounds, private gardens, roof gardens and show areas etc.,

As the Chartered Landscape Architect, you will be:

Preparing landscaping schemes and the supporting planning information including management plans and tree protection drawings.

Quantifying landscaping schemes for estimation.

Working closely with the Landscape Design Manager to further develop the design team, their output, the customer base, and the areas in which they work.

Promoting the company and services to existing and potential new clients.

Attending site visits and taking part in client meetings.

Preparing sketches, conceptual plans, and a range of graphic imagery.

Preparing planning application material for outline and detailed schemes.

To be considered for this opportunity you will need to demonstrate:

That you have the technical and analytical skills needed for Landscape Visual Impact Assessments, Master Planning, Design and Access Statements, Design Briefs, and other outline planning information.

The ability to prepare landscape schemes for a wide range of sectors (residential, commercial, urban design etc., as well as supporting planning information (including landscape management plans and tree protection drawings.)

Experience of preparing sketches, conceptual plans, and graphic imagery, a sound knowledge of plants.

Experience of related design software i.e., KeySCAPE / LandCADD, Adobe Creative Suite including Photoshop and Sketchup.

To be considered you will need:

To be a Chartered Landscape Architect with a minimum of 3 years work-based experience.

Experience in LVIA assessments and outline planning documentation.

A Driving Licence and be happy to travel as part of your job (to other company offices, to meet customers, for site visits etc.,)

In return our client is offering a basic salary of upto £40,000 per year plus benefits package, 5 weeks holiday, pension scheme and the opportunity to further progress your career within a UK wide group of Companies in what an exciting business growth period for them.

There are two office locations from where the successful candidate can work so this advert is being advertised in both Alfreton and Minworth, Sutton Coldfield.

To build on and support continued business growth we are recruiting for an initially internally based Sales Executive who will be responsible for:

Proactively identifying, qualifying and closing new sales opportunities.

Developing business with existing accounts.

Identifying and contacting lapsed accounts to regain their business.

As the Sales Executive, you will be:

Researching, identifying and qualifying new business opportunities to generate sales leads by direct contact, attending events and working closely with the marketing team.

Building and maintaining a sales pipeline of opportunities across a wide product range to ensure you achieve the set sales targets.

Actively managing your own portfolio of accounts, preparing proposals, quotations, account plans, forecasts and budgets to achieve revenue growth and profitability targets.

Producing sales and status reports.

Building strong relationships with colleagues, current, lapsed and potential new customers.

The subject matter expert for the products they produce, able to confidently communicate their features, benefits and advantages.

Fully supported within the office to ensure success.

Given the opportunity to progress your career into an externally based UK sales role and longer term the opportunity for international travel and responsibility for overseas accounts is also an option.

To be considered for this opportunity you will need:

A minimum of two years related experience of both existing account management and business development.

Good organisational and communication skills, have a positive nature, confident in your ability to develop sales.

The confidence to making outbound calls to new and existing customers.  The ability to build and develop relationships and to understand the need and provide the product solution.

To be a proactive team member within the wider sales team.

Experience of maintaining and developing good working relationships with prospective and existing customers.

Be willing to build a strong and in-depth knowledge of the sector in which they work and to educate your customers and contacts about the advantage of the product range.

To gather and record customer and competitor information and share this with the wider sales team.

Good Microsoft Office and ideally Dynamics (or other CRM) experience.

A desire to progress within a company and into an externally based sales role that will include an element of international travel and account management.

On offer is a basic salary of between £25,000 and £27,000, Five Weeks Holiday, Pension Scheme and the opportunity to progress your sales career within a large, well established and growing company where you will receive product and route to market training and all the tools and support you will need to succeed.

We are recruiting for an experienced Contracts Coordinator for a company that offers a winter snow clearance and gritting service across several sectors and to a wide range of clients throughout the South East alongside their landscape installation and maintenance service.

On offer is a salary of upto £25,000, four weeks holiday plus all bank holidays, a day off for your birthday, automatic enrolment into their company pension scheme and a genuine opportunity to progress your career within a successful and fast-growing service provider that works across the South of England.

As the Contracts Coordinator you will be supporting the Contracts Manager, Senior Management Team and Operational Teams to ensure the effective planning for the upcoming winter season and during the winter season the efficient mobilisation of the winter services team.  This will include:

Contacting customers to provide updates on upcoming, planned and requested work.

Ordering equipment, materials, office supplies, stationery, and staff uniforms.

Sourcing and setting up both new suppliers and sub-contractors.

Maintaining and updating Department Works accurately.

Managing and responding promptly to inbound customer, supplier and sub-contractor calls and emails.

Assisting Managers with both quotes and orders.

Training staff on use of company software and devices.

Arranging training and courses for the wider team.

Auditing and checking works orders.

Being responsible for post, deliveries and arranging hauliers.

Taking a proactive approach to problem solving of day-to-day operational issues.

Filing and maintaining accurate job files and works programme records.

Collating staff time sheets for Departmental Managers.

To be considered for this opportunity you will need to have experience as a Contracts Coordinator, Project Coordinator, Contracts Administrator, Project Administrator, or other Contract related admin support role, if you have direct experience from within the winter service, landscaping or grounds maintenance sector that would be an advantage but is not essential, key is experience of coordinating teams and jobs and the willingness to learn this niche sector which requires planning during the warmer months and mobilisation through the winter months.

For more information on this opportunity, to register your interest or apply please use the link on this website or call to speak to one of the recruiting team here at Cole & Yates.

We are recruiting for an experienced Grounds Maintenance Contracts Supervisor or Assistant Contracts Manager in the Cobham area who will be:

Making sure that the teams are delivering a high-quality grounds maintenance service to all clients.

Supervising and supporting the directly employed and sub-contracted teams.

Completing compliance checks on vehicles, plant and machinery.

Completing Health and Safety Inspections.

Quoting for additional works.

Liaising with Clients.

Assisting with winter maintenance (gritting and snow clearance).

Travelling throughout London and the Home Counties overseeing and supporting the teams working across this area.

To be considered for the Grounds Maintenance Contracts Supervisor / Assistant Contracts Managers job opportunity you will need:

To be highly motivated, reliable and able to demonstrate initiative as well as having good organisational skills.

Good IT skills with experience of using Word, Outlook, and Excel.

Have a minimum of 2 years supervisory experience within commercial grounds maintenance.

A full UK Driving Licence.

On offer for this job  :

A basic salary of between £25,000 and £30,000 depending on experience.

Four weeks holiday (plus all Bank Holidays).

Company Van.

Quarterly Bonus.

iPhone, iPad.

Pension Scheme.

Career progression opportunities.

For more detail on this opportunity, to register your interest or apply, please use the link shown on this website.

We are recruiting for a Business Development Executive on behalf of a company based just outside Northampton who offer a variety of products and services to a diverse customer base across the UK that includes Schools, Nurseries, Local Authorities, Facilities Manager Companies, Housing Developers, Commercial Developers, Town & Parish Councils etc.,

As the Business Development Executive, you will be joining a close working, friendly and enthusiastic team who support the externally based sales team by taking and making calls promoting both the services and products they offer, understand needs, generate sales meetings as well as nurture and further strengthen existing customer relationships.

This will be an equally challenging, varied, and exciting job where making things happen is the key requirement and where maintaining a positive mindset and enthusiastic approach is key.

As the Business Development Executive, you will:

Make outbound calls to existing and potential new customers.

Ensure enquiries are recorded and contact is made to gain the detail needed.

Follow up on leads that are generated by marketing campaigns.

Work closely with the Marketing and External Sales Team to identify current market trends and patterns to enhance revenue generating opportunities.

Support the External Sales Team with their opportunity pipeline.

Create new and referral meetings by building solid relationships with existing and target customers.

Generate leads for specific Group Companies.

Work with the external sales team ensuring they have the relevant information for their meetings and that their diaries are scheduled efficiently.

Follow up on quotations and future opportunities to ensure a consistent sales pipeline.

To be considered for this role you will need:

To be a confident communicator, happy to spend your time on the phone making and receiving calls, always working to understand the need and promote the ways in which the company, their products and services could assist with the clear aim of securing an appointment with one of the sales team

A proven track record of hitting sales and call targets.

A can-do attitude, the ability to always remain calm and positive, be confident in your approach and ability to speak to people on the phone.

To be highly organised with the ability to multi-task, possess strong administration skills with experience of using and an understanding of the importance of correctly recording contact, opportunities and appointments booked on internal CRM and Diary Management software.

On offer is a basic salary of between £20,000 and £23,000, 28 Days Holiday, Pension Scheme and on-site parking and the opportunity to join a well-established, friendly and enthusiastic team of office-based sales professionals who support the wider externally based sales team responding to incoming sales leads and generating their appointments.

Please note that you will need your own transport as there is no bus or train route near their offices.

We are recruiting for an experienced Sales Support Coordinator on behalf of a company who are based in the Reading area and offer a design, installation and maintain service to many of the National and Regional House Builders across the UK.

As the Sales Support Coordinator you will be supporting the Sales Team by coordinating  appointments,  managing diaries for two of the sales team, coordinating and progressing the sales pipeline, being proactive in making sales calls and booking appointments from inbound and outbound generated leads, following up on outstanding quotes and estimating requests, working with the design and estimating teams to help with their quote management and production and be the point of contact for customers ensuring the relevant Sales Manager is aware of any query and working with them to resolve those. This will include:

Logging all new and existing enquiries, ensuring the information received is passed internally to the correct team members and that progress is communicated internally and externally. This will include contacting clients to request information and updates on open quotations.

Having a key role in ensuring all data is maintained on their CRM system, that this is accurate, complete and up to date.

Working with the Sales and Marketing teams to seek new opportunities within existing and new clients, utilising social media networks (i.e., LinkedIn), lead generation portals (i.e., Glenigan) and existing business relationships cross selling the full range of services and products they can offer.

Being able to recognise the need for, and to coordinate, the inclusion of other colleagues from within the business to support a particular sales opportunity where needed.

Working closely with sales, marketing, design and estimating teams to ensure the customer experience is world class.

To be considered for the Sales Support Coordinator you will need to have:

Experience as admin support to a sales team.

Strong customer services and sales experience from within a customer focused business.

The confidence and ability to build relationships across the wider teams and with the customer base.

Good attention to detail and strong administration skills.

A good working knowledge of Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Databases and CRM Systems.

You will be joining a dedicated sales team in what is a fast paced and friendly office where full sector specific and job function training will be given and will be the linchpin ensuring all sales opportunities are progressed through initial enquiry to quotation, confirmed order and supply.

On offer is a salary of between £20,000 and £25,000, onsite parking, pension scheme, opportunity for split office and home-based working, four weeks holiday +bank holidays, pension scheme and benefits package.

For more detail on this opportunity, to register your interest or apply please use the link on this website or call to speak to one of the team.

We are recruiting for an experienced Key Account Manager on behalf of a Company that has a wide client base across both the Private and Public Sector in the South East.

They offer a complete landscape improvement and maintenance service to a client base that includes Construction, Public Sector, Facilities Management, Rail, Private & Social Housing, Property Managers, Utilities, Retail, Office & Industrial, Leisure & Hospitality, Education, Healthcare, Sports, Emergency Services and Historical Properties.

If you have sector or customer related experience that would be useful, key is a willingness to learn the sector, solution-based sales experience and of targeting business for a manufactured product or a relatable service (having worked within finance, phones or IT services is not a match for this role) but for example working for an Electrical Wholesaler, Builders Merchant, Manufacturer, B2B sales or specification related sales is.

The Key Account Manager will take on responsibility for a portfolio of customers that currently generate £750,000 in turnover, working to further develop business from existing customers and actively seeking new sales opportunities to generate revenue, improve profitability and increase company turnover.

As the Key Account Manager, you will:

Be the main point of contact for customers.

Build and maintain strong, long lasting client relationships.

Actively seek opportunities to develop and grow key accounts.

Ensure the timely and successful delivery of the companies’ solutions according to customers’ needs and objectives.

Proactively call prospective new clients, introducing the company and continually working to build a new business pipeline.

Actively follow up on any leads, referrals, and all new business opportunities.

Forecast for and prepare reports for your account base.

Liaise with the wider sales and marketing teams to identify and grow opportunities within new areas and industries.

Visit customers, attend exhibitions, and actively use relevant social media platforms (i.e., LinkedIn) to promote and generate interest in the company and the services they can offer.

Create and present tailored commercial presentations to potential customers.

To be considered for this opportunity you will need to demonstrate:

Experience in solution based sales, account management and new business development.

The ability to communicate, present and influence decision makers at all levels of a business.

IT literacy with good knowledge of MS Office especially Excel and CRM databases.

Experience of delivering client-focused solutions to match customers’ needs.

The organisational and time management skills needed to be successful within a multi-service company.

Excellent account management and development skills.

The ability to manage the sales process actively and successfully through lead generation, sales presentations, proposal solutions, negotiations through to the winning of business and handover to operations team.

Excellent listening, negotiation, and presentation skills.

Strong verbal and written communication skills as well as a positive and motivated attitude.

That you are committed and keen to progress within a dynamic, driven, and fast paced company.

On offer is a salary of up to £35,000, On Target Earnings guide of £60,000 OTE, laptop, mobile phone, 20 days holiday plus bank holidays and a day off if your birthday falls on a week day, pension scheme and the opportunity to progress your career within a well-established and growing business.

We are recruiting for a Chartered Landscape Architect on behalf of an innovative and solution providing landscaping design team who offer a bespoke landscape design service for new and regeneration projects across several sectors (Residential, Commercial, Parks & Open Spaces, Universities etc.,)

As the Chartered Landscape Architect, you will be designing a wide variety of projects including open space regeneration and development, housing developments, university grounds, private gardens, roof gardens and show areas etc.,

As the Chartered Landscape Architect, you will be:

Preparing landscaping schemes and the supporting planning information including management plans and tree protection drawings.

Quantifying landscaping schemes for estimation.

Working closely with the Landscape Design Manager to further develop the design team, their output, the customer base, and the areas in which they work.

Promoting the company and services to existing and potential new clients.

Attending site visits and taking part in client meetings.

Preparing sketches, conceptual plans, and a range of graphic imagery.

Preparing planning application material for outline and detailed schemes.

To be considered for this opportunity you will need to demonstrate:

That you have the technical and analytical skills needed for Landscape Visual Impact Assessments, Master Planning, Design and Access Statements, Design Briefs, and other outline planning information.

The ability to prepare landscape schemes for a wide range of sectors (residential, commercial, urban design etc., as well as supporting planning information (including landscape management plans and tree protection drawings.)

Experience of preparing sketches, conceptual plans, and graphic imagery, a sound knowledge of plants.

Experience of related design software i.e., KeySCAPE / LandCADD, Adobe Creative Suite including Photoshop and Sketchup.

To be considered you will need:

To be a Chartered Landscape Architect with a minimum of 3 years work-based experience.

Experience in LVIA assessments and outline planning documentation.

A Driving Licence and be happy to travel as part of your job (to other company offices, to meet customers, for site visits etc.,)

In return our client is offering a basic salary of upto £40,000 per year plus benefits package, 5 weeks holiday, pension scheme and the opportunity to further progress your career within a UK wide group of Companies in what an exciting business growth period for them.

There are two office locations from where the successful candidate can work so this advert is being advertised in both Alfreton and Minworth, Sutton Coldfield.

We are recruiting for an experienced Sales Support Coordinator on behalf of a company who are based just outside Basildon and offer a design, installation and maintain service to many of the National and Regional House Builders across the UK.

As the Sales Support Coordinator you will be supporting the Sales Team by coordinating  appointments,  managing diaries for two of the sales team, coordinating and progressing the sales pipeline, being proactive in making sales calls and booking appointments from inbound and outbound generated leads, following up on outstanding quotes and estimating requests, working with the design and estimating teams to help with their quote management and production and be the point of contact for customers ensuring the relevant Sales Manager is aware of any query and working with them to resolve those. This will include:

Logging all new and existing enquiries, ensuring the information received is passed internally to the correct team members and that progress is communicated internally and externally. This will include contacting clients to request information and updates on open quotations.

Having a key role in ensuring all data is maintained on their CRM system, that this is accurate, complete and up to date.

Working with the Sales and Marketing teams to seek new opportunities within existing and new clients, utilising social media networks (i.e., LinkedIn), lead generation portals (i.e., Glenigan) and existing business relationships cross selling the full range of services and products they can offer.

Being able to recognise the need for, and to coordinate, the inclusion of other colleagues from within the business to support a particular sales opportunity where needed.

Working closely with sales, marketing, design and estimating teams to ensure the customer experience is world class.

To be considered for the Sales Support Coordinator you will need to have:

Experience as admin support to a sales team.

Strong customer services and sales experience from within a customer focused business.

The confidence and ability to build relationships across the wider teams and with the customer base.

Good attention to detail and strong administration skills.

A good working knowledge of Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Databases and CRM Systems.

You will be joining a dedicated sales team in what is a fast paced and friendly office where full sector specific and job function training will be given and will be the linchpin ensuring all sales opportunities are progressed through initial enquiry to quotation, confirmed order and supply.

On offer is a salary of between £20,000 and £25,000, onsite parking, pension scheme, opportunity for split office and home-based working, five weeks holiday, pension scheme and benefits package.

For more detail on this opportunity, to register your interest or apply please use the link on this website or call to speak to one of the team.