Business Development Administrator

We are recruiting a Business Development Administrator to support our Business Development Team at David Village Lighting in Broomhill, Sheffield. This is a sales support, administrative role supporting the Business Development staff, as part of our Trade Sales department.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, client focussed individual, to provide administrative support, sales quotations and product information for designer lighting and furniture to a range of commercial clients including architects, interior designers, business owners and wholesalers, who will play a key role in providing an efficient, effective service to our clients to ensure they receive the best service.

This role is fully office based.

To apply for this role, please submit a CV and cover letter detailing your interest and suitability for the role.

The role involves responding to customer enquiries and providing accurate quotations for commercial projects. This role is a sales support role, with no sales targets or cold calling required.

• Providing administrative support to the business development team
• Answering customer enquiries via telephone and email
• Compiling quotations and following these up
• Providing product information and lead times to clients
• Sales Administration
• Building a rapport with clients
• Providing a high level of customer service and professionalism
• Contacting suppliers for product information and lead times
• Covering for other team members when they’re absent
• Liaising with colleagues in Operations and Customer Services to ensure the after sales process runs smoothly

This is a 12 month fixed-term contract, with the possibility of an extension, or becoming a permanent, full time role.

• Have excellent administration skills
• Pay attention to detail with a high level of accuracy in their work
• Have excellent customer service skills
• Be a fast and willing learner
• Be an excellent communicator, with good written English and an excellent telephone manner
• Be confident in Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook
• Be organised with good prioritisation and time management skills
• Be a team‑player who works well with others from a range of different backgrounds, as part of an effective and close‑knit team
• Be a friendly, warm, confident person
• Experience in a sales support/internal sales role is desirable

• Competitive salary £27,000 - £30,000 DOE
• Staff discount
• 23 days standard holiday allowance per year plus all 8 bank holidays, increasing to 25 days per year, after 5 years service
• Company closed during Christmas period
• Company pension
• Company events
• 4pm finish every final Friday of the month
• Working hours of Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm with a paid 45‑minute lunch break

David Village Lighting is an independent, family run company specialising in decorative and architectural designer lighting for both residential and commercial clients. Our contemporary lighting and furniture portfolio is curated from over 100 highly sought after brands including Artemide, Flos, Louis Poulsen, Muuto and Tom Dixon.

David Village Lighting was founded in 1981 by David and his wife Liz who opened their first designer lighting store on Ecclesall Road, Sheffield. They soon formed established relationships with some of the worlds greatest design icons such as Flos and Artemide and moved their store to West Street, Sheffield. As their business and portfolio of designer brands grew, more space was needed to showcase the wide range of designer lighting and create more office and warehouse space, and so the search was on for a bigger property.

In January 2019 David Village Lighting found its new home in Broomhill, Sheffield.

With 45 years experience in the industry, David Village Lighting distribute designer lighting around the world.