Sales Associate in Portsmouth

About Holcim

We are leaders in supplying innovative, sustainable building solutions to the UK construction industry; building progress for people and the planet. Since 1858, we have helped shape the UK; powering the construction of homes and hospitals, roads and railways, schools and cities alike. Our mission is to make sustainable construction a reality, through purposeful action that tackles real carbon and climate challenges. We are dedicated to helping Britain grow and thrive - by doing the right thing, doing it together, and making a difference.

Company Benefits

• Competitive Salary, plus bonus
• 25 days holiday + your local bank holidays (with options to increase) and other benefits
• Be valued and supported, working as part of a highly respected team in a business that has a huge focus on Health & Safety
• Enhanced family benefits, including maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
• Free 24/7 remote GP service for you and your household, offering medical advice, prescriptions, referrals, and same-day appointments
• Opportunities for career progression both at home and abroad
• Join our affinity groups selected by and populated by our employees which bring together employees with similar backgrounds and interests to have powerful influence on the workplace
• Staff discounts including special rates for garden landscaping products

The Opportunity

We are looking for a proactive and commercially minded Sales Associate to join our team onsite in Portsmouth. This is a varied role for someone who enjoys working with customers, managing commercial activity, maintaining accurate systems and building strong, long-term relationships. You will play an important role in supporting the sales function by preparing quotations, managing pricing, maintaining Salesforce administration and ensuring customer commitments and service levels are consistently delivered, as well as:

• Prepare accurate and commercially competitive quotations for customers.
• Manage pricing activity, ensuring quotes are aligned with business requirements and commercial objectives.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with customers and internal stakeholders.
• Act as a key point of contact for customer queries and sales-related activity.
• Manage and maintain Salesforce administration, ensuring data is accurate, up to date and effectively supports the sales process.
• Track and manage Service Level Agreements (SLAs), ensuring commitments are monitored and delivered on time.
• Work closely with internal teams to coordinate customer requirements and resolve issues effectively.
• Support the wider sales team with pipeline management, reporting and general commercial administration.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, customer experience and sales performance.
• Maintain a high level of accuracy, organisation and attention to detail across all activities.

We are looking for someone who is:

• Commercially aware and confident working with pricing and quotations.
• Highly organised, with excellent attention to detail.
• Confident building professional relationships with customers and colleagues.
• Comfortable working with CRM systems, ideally Salesforce.
• Able to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Proactive, dependable and comfortable taking ownership of tasks.
• A strong communicator with a customer-focused approach.
• Experienced in sales support, account management, customer service or a similar commercial environment.

We are committed to building a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. You will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.