Construction Sales Support Specialist in Leicester

JLG began in 1969, when our founder, John L. Grove set out to resolve growing safety concerns in the construction industry. Since then we have been committed to understanding the challenges and delivering innovative solutions to the access market. We partner with customers to provide quality equipment, training opportunities and trusted support within the access industry. We are a global company, and our products—including mobile elevating work platforms, telehandlers, utility vehicles and accessories—can be found all over the world.

We are seeking a dynamic and customer-focused professional to drive engagement across our rental network and contractor base. The successful applicant will conduct regular depot and site visits to rental customers and contractors and deliver engaging on-site product demonstrations and technical support. This is a highly visible, field-based role focused on strengthening relationships, driving product adoption, and ensuring our solutions become the benchmark standard across sites. If you enjoy building relationships, being out in the field, understanding customer issues and linking them to product solutions, and making a measurable impact on market growth, this role offers a challenging and rewarding platform to do just that.

JOB SUMMARY: The Construction Sales Support Specialist will quantify the total opportunity for Low Level Access (LLA) in the Construction sector. This position is responsible for visiting construction projects to identify the need for LLA with the end user and build relationships with contractors and internal teams.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Accompanied visits with rental sales team
• Support rental open / contractors safety days
• Build loyalty & staying in touch with the core market
• Understanding the competition
• Understanding the market needs and working with PD
• Show and event preparation and attendance
• Generate pull of existing customers with machines wanting to take advantage of PTC
• Continue work with T1 contractors to get PTC as the site standard required for operating LLA product range
• Ensure core customers and any other suppliers of machines are up to date with providing PTC support on sites

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree with three (3) or more years of sales experience. OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Proven track record in field sales in the rental / construction sectors.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience in working at height products and solutions.
• Strong verbal presentation and written communication skills.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Internal Contacts: Contact with peers and others involving explanation of information (these contacts may be within or outside department or division), and the gathering of factual information; may include the communication of sensitive or confidential information.
• External Contacts: External contact involving a requirement to maintain a continuing external working relationship with individuals, or organizations.
• Communication Skills: Write routine reports, correspondence and speak effectively before both internal and external groups.
• Decision-Making: Regularly makes decisions involving how a project or operation will be conducted (i.e. sequence or method), and generally from an available set of alternatives or precedents.
• Complexity, Judgment and Problem Solving: Structured work, following a limited variety of standard practices.

WHAT WE OFFER:

• 25 days’ annual leave plus statutory bank holidays
• Health Shield Cash Back Plan
• Group Income Protection Scheme (GIP)
• Group Life Assurance (GLA)
• Access to the Cadboodle benefits platform (discounts on high street retailers, holidays, hotels, etc.)
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employer pension scheme – Smart Salary Sacrifice
• Access to LinkedIn Learning to support your personal and professional development
• Join a leading international company with a strong global presence, a collaborative and multicultural environment, and excellent opportunities for personal and professional growth

Oshkosh is committed to working with and offering reasonable accommodation to job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to disability for any part of the employment process, please contact us at corporatetalentacquisition@oshkoshcorp.com. Oshkosh Corporation is a merit-based Equal Opportunity Employer. Job opportunities are open for application to all qualified individuals and selection decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristic.