Junior Account Executive

Salary: £26,000 – £30,000 per year

The Role

Junior Account Executive- (Jewson Brighton)

‘Making the world a better home’ – Saint-Gobain’s purpose, we have a history spanning more than 350 years and have a responsibility to address the major challenges faced by humanity. We are on a journey to make the world a beautiful and sustainable place to live and have pledged to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050!

This is a fantastic opportunity to join as a Customer Account Executive (Primarily based in Brighton but with travel to branches in the surrounding area) with Jewson where the focus will be to reactivate lapsed and declining accounts. As a Customer Development Manager with Jewson you will be involved in the following:

• Contact customers with inactive or declining accounts to determine what Jewson can do to win back their business
• Liaise with various colleagues within branch to ensure the customer is serviced by the correct person
• Pro-actively phone targeted customers to improve the share of wallet.
• Provide customer insights to the Sales Manager to identify opportunities.
• Work with the branch teams to execute the local Business Unit sales plan.
• When on site must comply with all EHS policies and procedures.

First and foremost, we always want to recruit talented people that align well with our values and way of working; we innovate, we collaborate, we’re agile, we act with entrepreneurial spirit, and we’re supportive of and close to our customers. Does this sound like you?

Requirements

Am I who you are looking for?

This could be fantastic opportunity for someone currently working within branch to take the next steps in their sales career

To be suitable for the Junior Account Executive with Jewson you need to have:

• Knowledge of building materials and pricing would be required for this role
• Fantastic telephone manner
• Good communication skills and organisational skills.
• Ability to manage own workload and plan ahead.
• Work well within the team for good collaborative service.

There are 32+ fascinating Saint-Gobain businesses that recruit talented people in the UK and Ireland. However, regardless of which business you join, you are assured to be welcomed into a professional and warm environment, where we value all of our employees equally and have a strong focus on their health, safety and wellbeing at all times.

This vacancy is working for Jewson, Saint-Gobain is the world leader in the habitat and construction markets, with over 170,000 employees and operations in 67 countries worldwide. With such a significant presence we are proud to offer our employees a career without boundaries… Are You in?

What are the benefits?

In addition to benefitting from a significant focus on your own personal development, you will also have access to:

• A competitive salary plus annual bonus.
• Opportunities for career progression and development.
• A defined contribution pension scheme.
• Great discounts across high street chains, online stores and holiday agents.
• Saint-Gobain Life Assurance Scheme.
• Access to a leading health and wellbeing portal.

So are you up for handling the ultimate, frontline responsibility for a business and its goals? Could you help sustain a world class reputation? Then apply today!