A leading UK designer and supplier of lighting is seeking a Lighting Salesperson to join their team
THE ROLE:
The ideal candidate for this position will be will obtain and expand the company's business relationships. In order to succeed in this position the candidate must have a solid technical understanding of the company and its products compiled with sociable and outgoing personality to build rapport with potential clients.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Identify and cultivate relationships with clients to boost sales turnover.
* Grow existing accounts and generate new business
* Stay informed about competitors, new products, and pricing trends.
* Seeking to understand the specific needs and pain points of customers and demonstrating how we can uniquely address those needs with the systems/solutions available.
* Supporting the sales individuals in deriving, configuring and presenting technical system solutions to customers who may not be familiar with them.
* Keeping track of required activities in the CRM system to support the sales processes and opportunity progression through the sales cycle.
KEY SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:
* It is essential that you have established relationships in the electrical contracting market
* Existing contacts and customer base in the lighting industry
* Strong sales, business development and project management skills.
* Strong communication and negotiation skills.
* Advantageous if you have the ability to u...