Sales Executive - Internal/External
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Position Overview & Specifications
Enhance your career with a respected, dynamic and people focused national business.
All About Us
Goodman Steel Services, Reading are part of the wider Barrett Steel Group, they pride themselves on their quality of service; offering next day cutting and same day delivery on stock items. Friendly, knowledgeable, and highly experienced, their team of experts works in close partnership with our customers;
Due to growth we require a dynamic individual to join our respected sales team covering both internal and external sales.
All About the Role
We currently have an exciting opportunity available for a driven, passionate Internal/External Sales Executive to help maintain and further develop a strong portfolio of customers, building long term mutually beneficial relationships.
Specific tasks include:
- Develop robust sales plans, within the constraints of operational capacity, that seek to secure profitable new market share and gross margin growth.
- Personally, lead negotiations with potential customers and through regular meetings, build relationships to maximise commercial opportunities with them.
- Be an ambassador for high customer service standards that seek to build customer retention levels.
- Process sales enquiries / orders and see all administration through to completion, ensuring excellent levels of customer service.
- This role requires you to be based in the office carrying out internal sales as well as being mobile in the field visiting customers face to face.
We offer you
- Very Competitive Salary
- Company car or car allowance
- Bonus Potential
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Cycle to work scheme
- Life assurance
- Company discount scheme for savings on retail and leisure
- Barrett Steel pension
- Career progression
- Product training where youβll get to know the team, learn the business, products, and customers.
All About You
Essential Skills for the role:
- Previous sales experience within a B2B sales environment
- Proven record of building up accounts and delivering results/achieving targets & KPIβs.
- Builds strong relationships quickly, has a proactive attitude & approach.
- Can drive & has a full UK driving licence
- Live within a reasonable daily commute of RG1 8LL
How it feels to work for us
We provide a fantastic opportunity to work within a forward-thinking organisation that is respected as the UKβs leading independent steel stockholder. Our people are the driving force behind Barrett Steel, and we seek individuals who are passionate, hard-working, ambitious and demonstrate a βcan-doβ 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
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (Β£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Metal & Mineral Manufacturing
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Sales Executive - Internal/External roles across Barrett Steel's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Metal & Mineral Manufacturing.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked Salary Disclosed on Application bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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