Area Sales Executive

Career Opportunities:
Area Sales Executive (526146)

Location:

Sheffield, United Kingdom.
Full Time Position. Workplace:
Onsite. Seniority Level: Mid‑Senior Level.

Drive sales growth, converting sales opportunities into orders, developing customer relationships, and delivering excellent customer service through proactive account management and project tracking from quotation through to order placement.

• Respond to customer and internal enquiries via telephone, email, video calls and face‑to‑face meetings.
• Manage major projects and key accounts within designated geographic/customer segment areas not directly covered by others.
• Prepare and manage quotations, liaising with technical teams, commercial management and other Leviat departments where required.
• Proactively follow up quotations to maximise conversion opportunities.
• Negotiate with customers to secure profitable orders.
• Actively manage projects from quotation stage through to order placement.
• Support and develop specified key accounts within assigned territories.
• Identify and develop new business opportunities and target accounts.
• Conduct customer reviews, product training and trading support activities as required.
• Proactively contact customers to maximise sales opportunities and strengthen relationships.
• Resolve customer issues efficiently, ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction.
• Undertake external customer visits to develop business relationships and support sales growth.
• Collaborate with Finance, Operations, Technical and Design teams both pre‑ and post‑sale to ensure successful project delivery.
• Customer Focus
• Commercial Acumen
• Collaboration and Teamwork
• Accountability
• Driving Results
• Relationship Building
• Problem Solving
• Initiative and Ownership

• Proven sales and account management experience within construction, building products or a related industry.
• Strong commercial awareness and negotiation skills.
• Ability to manage projects and sales opportunities through a full sales lifecycle.
• Strong communication skills across telephone, email, virtual and face‑to‑face channels.
• Ability to work cross‑functionally with technical, operational and commercial teams.
• Proactive and results‑driven approach to business development.
• Experience preparing and managing quotations and converting opportunities into orders.

• Competitive salary plus bonus.
• 25 days annual leave plus statutory bank holidays (plus the option to buy 5 more).
• Westfield health cash plan and 24/7 GP service.
• Free Optical vouchers.
• Company pension scheme.
• Life assurance.
• Discounted products and services via Westfield Rewards.
• Access to Employee Assistance Programmes.
• Cycle to work scheme plus a bicycle storage area.