Sales Negotiator

£34,000 + Bonus + Excellent Benefits

Sales Negotiator – Nottingham (NG8 3BL) – Burdens

So, who are we? We are Burdens, a part of the Wolseley Group - a leading specialist trade merchant across the UK and Ireland. We pride ourselves in putting our people and customers at the heart of everything we do – and best of all, provide opportunities to develop skills and build careers through our award-winning Wolseley Talent Guild.  

Also, did we mention? In addition to the competitive salary, there are also benefits on tap – including...

Annual leave (increasing with length of service), a generous pension scheme (matched up to 9%), potential to earn bonuses, enhanced maternity / adoption leave and access to a great range of online and high street discounts.   

We also promote positive health and wellbeing by offering free access to healthcare, our popular YuLife app, our Cycle to Work scheme and more! 

As a Sales Negotiator based in Nottingham you’ll be responsible for:  

• Generation of sales of our products to new customers
• Maintain and develop existing and new customers through planned account support
• Negotiating variations in price, delivery and specifications with buyers
• Plan and carry out direct marketing activities to agreed budgets, sales volumes, values, product mix and timescales
• Managing a ledger of customers, building and maintaining relationships with customers
• Working closely with key suppliers growing relationships and assisting in purchasing strategy
• Managing customer queries via phone, email and behind the trading counter

This is a full-time, permanent role working 40 hours per week Monday to Friday 07.30am - 4.30pm.

And here’s what we’d like you to have: 

• Previous merchant or industry experience is desirable
• Business Development knowledge is advantageous
• To be comfortable managing a customer ledger and maintaining accurate account records
• Confidence making outbound calls to customers and delivering excellent customer service

 We look forward to receiving your application!