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Date Added: Fri 20/06/2025

Internal Sales Representative

Chelmsford, UK
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Company: HEIDELBERG MATERIALS AG

Job Type: Permanent

Salary: Negotiable

Purpose of the role

In this role, the primary objective is to effectively manage a portfolio of both prospective and existing customers within a specified geographical region. The focus is on growing the business by making outbound sales calls to potential customers, ultimately driving an increase in business revenue. Additionally, the role involves managing a pipeline of existing customers through outbound phone calls on a predetermined sales cycle to boost sales volume. Moreover, this position requires the sourcing of leads using a variety of lead generation techniques. It is essential to provide exceptional customer service while

also identifying opportunities to offer "value-add" products and services within the defined geographical area of responsibility, thus enhancing the overall customer experience and business growth.

Key accountabilities

  • Generate new business customers through outbound calls, ensure all potential customer leads are followed up on within specific time periods.

  • Ensure excellent customer service to all existing and prospective customers.

  • Proactive regular telephone contact with sales offices of allocated accounts to develop direct to site business (bulk and packed).

  • Keep sales team updated with details of branches contacted in their areas and direct to site developments (bulk and packed).

  • Co-ordination of current promotions, special offers roll out and product launches.

  • Generate new business leads through effective lead generation techniques.

  • Effectively manage your sales cycle and develop an effective pipeline in order to generate more business from existing customers.

  • Effectively maintain a pipeline in order to generate word of mouth referral business from existing customers to increase new business revenue.

  • Complete structured outbound call plans with prospects through telephone presentations and telephone referral networking, effectively communicate Heidelberg Materials value proposition.

  • Identify strategic and key business opportunities within the market and ensure these opportunities are converted.

  • Effective time management to ensure answering incoming calls within specific target levels and converting prospective customers.

  • Identify and develop relationships with key prospects and judgement makers of existing customers effectively communicating Heidelberg Materials value and unique selling proposition and differentiators.

  • Regularly conduct market analysis and gather market intelligence within the industry.

  • Identify opportunities to "add value" and contribute to the success of the customers' business.

  • Achieve daily, weekly and monthly revenue and volume targets.

  • Ensures data is accurately captured within Heidelberg Materials CRM and other sales management systems - following all guidelines to ensure consistency.

  • Effectively and efficiently ensure deals are closed, and all activities are aligned to Heidelberg Materials Company Values and Building Blocks.

  • Proactively collaborate with customers & internal stakeholders to achieve desired win-win outcomes.

  • Provide timely and accurate feedback and advice to relevant stakeholders.

  • Implement and support segment strategies and achieve targets.

  • Support supply chain operations for key customers.

  • Track and assess KPIs/rebates/volume developments and communicating these to senior management.

  • Attend and/or organize relevant internal and external meetings and events.

  • Prepare presentations for internal and external meetings and communicate outcomes.

  • Support the Commercial Directors as required.
    · Provide SiaS support.

  • To update all areas of knowledge as required to carry out the job with maximum effectiveness and to attend training/development courses as and when required.

  • To comply will all aspects of the HR Policies and Procedures of the Company.

Education/Qualification

  • Minimum of a Grade C at GCSE in Maths and English.

  • Working knowledge of SAP and CRM systems.

  • Good communication and cognitive skills with the ability to negotiate at all levels.

  • Will also ideally have experience of working within a large company environment and achieving targets.

What's on Offer:

Salary: £37,000pa


* Employer of choice: Armed Forces Covenant (Silver) / Disability Confident Committed / 5% Club (Platinum) / Mates in Mind / Clear Assured (Foundation) / The Mineral Products and Qualification Council (MPQC) / STEM Ambassador
* Compensation Package: Bonus incentives / Generous Pension Schemes / Life Assurance
* Work Life Balance: 27 days holiday (excluding bank holidays) / Agile working / Flexible working / Holiday purchase / Sabbatical
* Family Friendly: Enhanced policies such as Maternity / Paternity / Parental Leave / Neonatal / Adoption/IVF/Menopause
* Social Value: paid Volunteering Day every year / Communities (LGBTQ+, Network of Woman, Woman in Science and Engineering (STEM), Armed Forces)
* Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) / Mental Health First Aiders / Cycle to Work / Employee Benefits portal including Gym discount / Free eye tests / Discounted Private Medical cover

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