Sales Executive

Sales Executive

Our Basingstoke based client is looking for a Sales Executive to join their team on a permanent basis.

Salary: £40,000 per annum

Working hours: Monday – Thursday 08:30 – 19:00
Friday 08:30 – 16:00

Benefits:

• 33 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Pension
• Health care
• Free on-site parking

Duties:

• Interact professionally with customers via phone and email
• Update pipeline data and ensure accuracy of customer information using CRM
• Track and perform personal performance (sales KPIs)
• Collaborate effectively with sales, product management, and technical teams
• Grow existing customers, cross/upsell, and prioritize inbound vs outbound opportunities
• Respond to customer queries, sample requests, quotes, and contracts in a timely manner
• Support product launches and communicate value propositions

Skills:

• Inside sales process knowledge
• Negotiation skills
• Chemical industry knowledge
• Excellent communication skills via phone and email
• Experience using CRM systems, ERP, MS Office
• Commercial mindset

Qualifications and experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Sales, Marketing, Chemistry, or Chemical Engineering preferred, or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• Ideally 2-6 years of inside sales or commercial experience.
• Experience in the chemical industry preferred.
• Demonstrated track record of achieving inside-sales targets, managing quoting/order pipelines, and contributing to process improvements.