The Business Development Coordinator drives sales activities, manages customer inquiries, supports order-winning efforts, and maintains relationships while ensuring administrative efficiency.
Are you looking to join a successful and growing organisation who are committed to creating a great safe place to work where all employees have the opportunity to contribute, grow and develop? We are looking for a Business Development Coordinator to join our team in Peterborough (covering the Peterborough and Cambridge catchment areas), who will drive sales and order winning activities by actively promoting Portakabin products and services.
As a Business Development coordinator you will play a pivotal role, supporting commercial colleagues by managing administrative tasks related to order-winning activities and take the lead in business development calling and promote Portakabin products and services.
Role Details:
• Annual salary up to £31,000 dependent on skills and experience. Plus monthly commission – Annual circa £7,500
• Role based: Papyrus Rd, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE4 5ET
• Permanent
• Annual leave of 25 days per annum plus bank holidays and opportunity to buy an additional 5 days each year.
As a Business Development coordinator you will play a pivotal role, supporting commercial colleagues by managing administrative tasks related to order-winning activities and take the lead in business development calling and promote Portakabin products and services.
Role Details:
• Annual salary up to £31,000 dependent on skills and experience. Plus monthly commission – Annual circa £7,500
• Role based: Papyrus Rd, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE4 5ET
• Permanent
• Annual leave of 25 days per annum plus bank holidays and opportunity to buy an additional 5 days each year.
In this role you will be required to:
• Structured business development campaigns are conducted to meet order targets.
• Collaborate with team members and colleagues to take the lead in business development calling, commercial and administrative support aimed at achieving order targets at agreed margins.
• Execute all commercial administrative activities accurately and efficiently.
• Identify and resolve issues promptly, escalating where necessary to improve processes and share learning.
• Customer enquiries are responded to promptly within agreed SLA timelines.
• Prioritize customer service to maximise customer satisfaction and ensure continuity of service for future order winning opportunities.
• Collaborate with colleagues to understand and confirm stock availability, refurbishment and fit out details.
• Office based role.
• Collaborate with customers and internal teams to expedite collection of outstanding customer payments.
• Maintain effective relationships across teams and respond to administrative queries through appropriate communication channels.
• Quotations are prepared and collated accurately and followed up with customers on time.
• Customer information is maintained up-to-date and accurate in internal systems.
• Customer cash collection targets met through timely customer payments.
• Collaborate with team members and colleagues to take the lead in business development calling, commercial and administrative support aimed at achieving order targets at agreed margins.
• Execute all commercial administrative activities accurately and efficiently.
• Identify and resolve issues promptly, escalating where necessary to improve processes and share learning.
• Customer enquiries are responded to promptly within agreed SLA timelines.
• Prioritize customer service to maximise customer satisfaction and ensure continuity of service for future order winning opportunities.
• Collaborate with colleagues to understand and confirm stock availability, refurbishment and fit out details.
• Office based role.
• Collaborate with customers and internal teams to expedite collection of outstanding customer payments.
• Maintain effective relationships across teams and respond to administrative queries through appropriate communication channels.
• Quotations are prepared and collated accurately and followed up with customers on time.
• Customer information is maintained up-to-date and accurate in internal systems.
• Customer cash collection targets met through timely customer payments.
Our ideal candidate
• Experience of targeted business development activities e.g. lead based calling.
• Administrative experience in a customer service environment.
• Experience in a target driven environment.
• Minimum GCSE or Equivalent level of education including Maths and English.
• Competent in using Microsoft packages including MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Working knowledge of SAP (or similar systems).
• Administrative experience in a customer service environment.
• Experience in a target driven environment.
• Minimum GCSE or Equivalent level of education including Maths and English.
• Competent in using Microsoft packages including MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• Working knowledge of SAP (or similar systems).
Benefits & Opportunities
• Contributory pension including life insurance benefit
• A range of dedicated health and wellbeing services
• A chance to give back to your community with an annual volunteering day
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Benefits Program (Discounts at 100s of shops, gyms, restaurants and even holidays!)
• Learning & development opportunities and resources
• Opportunity for career progression
NOTE: If we receive a high volume of applications for a role, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than scheduled.
• A range of dedicated health and wellbeing services
• A chance to give back to your community with an annual volunteering day
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Benefits Program (Discounts at 100s of shops, gyms, restaurants and even holidays!)
• Learning & development opportunities and resources
• Opportunity for career progression
NOTE: If we receive a high volume of applications for a role, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than scheduled.
About
At Portakabin, we design and deliver high-quality modular buildings for organisations of all sizes, in various sectors including manufacturing, education, health, transport, utilities and construction. Delivering our products sustainably, and safely to our customers is of utmost importance.Portakabin now employs more than 2,200 people across the UK and Europe. Our people are at the heart of business and the reason for our success. We offer career progression, support and development opportunities giving our employees space to grow.Portakabin is a Disability Confident Committed and equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process and to the fair and consistent treatment of all current and prospective colleagues.We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, perspectives, and value the contribution that diverse experiences bring to our teams.Reasonable adjustments will be made throughout the application, recruitment, and onboarding processes where required. If you need any additional support or experience any difficulty applying, please contact our recruitment team on [email protected]
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