Sales Coordinator

Business Development Co-ordinator Leyland, Lancashire Full-Time | Permanent About the Company Our client is a well-established manufacturer within the contract furniture industry, with over 50 years of experience supplying high-quality furniture solutions across the UK. Due to continued growth, they are looking to recruit a proactive and enthusiastic Business Development Co-ordinator to join their friendly and experienced team. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your career with a successful and expanding business. Working Hours • Monday to Thursday: 8:30am - 4:30pm • Friday: 8:30am - 1:30pm The Role As a Business Development Co-ordinator, you'll be responsible for generating new business opportunities while developing relationships with both prospective and existing customers. Acting as the first point of contact for many new clients, you'll research potential customers, make outbound calls, respond to enquiries and book appointments for the external Business Development team. You'll work closely with colleagues to ensure they have all the information they need to convert opportunities into new business. Key Responsibilities • Identify and target new business opportunities. • Build relationships with prospective and existing customers. • Generate and qualify sales leads. • Book appointments for the external sales team. • Upsell and cross-sell products and services where appropriate. • Ask open-ended questions to understand customer requirements. • Maintain accurate customer records using the CRM system. • Work towards appointment booking targets. • Occasionally accompany the sales team on customer visits and attend exhibitions. About You We're looking for a confident, outgoing and self-motivated individual who enjoys speaking to people and building lasting relationships. You'll Have: • Previous experience in customer service, sales, business development or lead generation. • Confidence communicating with customers over the phone. • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. • The ability to build rapport and identify customer needs. • Good IT and organisational skills. • A proactive, positive and resilient approach. • The confidence to work towards targets and deliver results. Experience within manufacturing, furniture, upholstery or other B2B environments would be advantageous but is not essential. Apply Today If you're looking for an opportunity to join a growing business where you can develop your sales career, build valuable customer relationships and play an important role in business growth, we'd love to hear from you. If you're looking for an opportunity to join a growing business where you can develop your sales career, build valuable customer relationships and play an important role in business growth, we'd love to hear from you. The Curve Group is a Recruitment Services and Human Resources business with a mission to transform the working lives of the people and organisations we work with. We collect and process your personal data for the purpose of providing recruitment and related HR services, in line with our legitimate business interests and legal obligations. We will retain your data for two years from the last point of contact, after which it will be securely deleted unless you request otherwise. For more details about how we handle your personal data and your rights, please see our full Privacy Policy on our website.