Sales Assistant; Part Time

Position: Internal Sales Manager (Sales Executive)

Location: Standish, United Kingdom (Head Office)

Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week

Seniority level: Entry level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Business Development and Sales

Industries: Construction

Ainscough Crane Hire, the UK’s leading crane company, is looking for an Internal Sales Manager based at our Head Office in Standish. The role works Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week.

• Quarterly bonus
• Bi-Annual retention bonus
• 24 days annual leave plus an additional day at 2 years service, 5 years service and 10 years service
• Formal career development plan
• Holiday purchase, the option to buy an additional 5 days each year (via salary sacrifice)
• Group life assurance 3 x basic salary
• Company Pension
• Access to Ainscough Advantage (People Value) benefits platform
• Staff forums run 3 times a year – have your voice heard

The role is responsible for managing and developing a portfolio of customer accounts, including existing, lapsed and prospective customers. You will proactively identify and secure new sales opportunities, grow share of wallet across the portfolio, and consistently achieve or exceed agreed revenue and performance targets.

• Manage and develop relationships across a portfolio of customer accounts to drive revenue growth.
• Proactively identify, generate and convert new sales opportunities within the existing customer base and through new customer acquisition.
• Manage sales leads from across the business through to order placement.
• Build, maintain and actively manage a robust sales pipeline, increasing share of wallet within assigned accounts.
• Achieve or exceed agreed monthly, quarterly, and annual sales targets in line with pricing guidelines and KPI objectives.
• Work closely with the external sales team to maximise account revenue and deliver a joined‑up customer approach.
• Provide regular updates, forecasts and pipeline reports to the Business Support Manager.
• Accurately record all customer interactions, opportunities and activity within the CRM system.
• Comply with company policies, procedures and processes within the Integrated Management System (IMS), certified to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001.

• Good general education with GCSE qualifications (or equivalent).
• Proven track record of achieving KPIs in a lead generation and customer account management environment.
• Strong understanding of customer relationships and the full end-to-end sales cycle.
• Experience using telephony and CRM systems.
• Crane hire or construction sector experience preferred.

• Highly sales-focused with the ability to generate and develop new leads within an existing customer base.
• Strong negotiation, influencing and relationship‑building skills.
• Ability to quickly understand customer needs and deliver effective solutions.
• Confident in identifying, analysing and resolving issues using data‑driven insight.
• Strong PC literacy with the ability to collate and analyse information accurately.
• Self‑motivated, target‑driven and committed to achieving results.
• Able to work effectively under pressure, manage multiple priorities and meet both internal and external deadlines.

Ainscough Crane Hire is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We value diversity and are committed to a fair, inclusive recruitment process. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and will consider all candidates based solely on merit and business need. If you require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.