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Sales Executive.

  1. Permanent - Full time
Competitive + Bonus
  1. Keyline
  2. Reading, Berkshire

hrs/pw

Monday to Friday 7:30am - 5pm

Bracknell; Maidenhead; Reading; Slough; Wokingham

42477B

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Do you enjoy providing great customer service, have a flair for sales and account management
Do you have the willingness to learn and would like to be part of a newly created team? Yes, then look no further.


Due to exciting growth plans we are looking for a Hire Sales Executive that will be based in our Keyline regional Hire sales office - South, based in Reading. 
This internal sales role deals with a customer ledger within the region, reporting to our Regional Hire Office Manager. 


What's in it for you?

  • Competitive salary package plus an annual bonus

  • 22 days holiday, plus bank holidays

  • Save-as-you-earn scheme / Buy-as-you-earn scheme / Contributory pension scheme

  • Colleague discounts across a variety of our Group businesses including; 20% off at Toolstation, we also have a number of online discounts at leading retailers from theme parks to eating out and cinemas. 

The Role

In this position, you will be reporting into a Regional Hire Office Manager, as you will be responsible for liaising with our customers, branches and suppliers to achieve sales and growth targets. You will be offering a seamless and outstanding customer service to support with orders, quotations and queries.

What will I be doing:

  • Take ownership for Plant and Tool Hire quotes/orders from inbound phone calls and making outbound calls ensuring we maintain and follow up all quotations converting enquiries into sales contracts. 

  • Maintain a good all round knowledge of products and services offered by Keyline and have the ability to offer alternatives and associated products to those requested.

  • Building and maintaining relationships with our customer base as well as upselling when possible. 

  • Sales negotiation with customers and suppliers in order to remain competitive. 

  • General AD HOC administration duties. 


What experience do you need?

  • Ideally, you will have knowledge of the Plant and Tool Hire industry and products. 

  • We are after someone who’s enthusiastic, resilient and resourceful, with a sharp eye for identifying new sales opportunities and a passion for excellence. Someone that can manage and maintain a number of customer accounts at one time.

  • The ability to quickly pick up knowledge on computerised systems

  • Being well-organised and planned goes without saying, as you will be responsible for meeting our valued customer expectations. 


About us

Despite our size, we have the values of a family run business and the mindset and ambition of a forward thinking Company. We offer our employees access to extensive career opportunities across our 20+ leading businesses operating nationwide within the TP Group. If, like us, you put customers at the heart of everything you do, you can expect to be rewarded with a full benefits package and a salary that grows with you as you grow in our business.


We’re driving to become a truly inclusive employer. We want everyone to be at their best and it’s our ambition that everyone within our Group feels safe, welcome and confident to be their authentic selves. 

You be you, it makes us, us.



Not Sure you Qualify? We’re driving to become a truly inclusive employer, where everyone in our Group feels safe, welcome and confident to be their authentic selves - you be you, it makes us, us, as we say. 
If you’re interested in this opportunity but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be just the right candidate for this or other roles with us.




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