Are you experienced & confident with sales? Then this opportunity is for you!
With 45 years of business, our client based on the outskirts of Plymouth is a trade-only specialist office technology distributor and they’re a family business who distribute for 40 tech brands – Epson and Phillips to name a few.
They’re seeking an ambitious and driven Sales Executive to drive new business development opportunities as well as develop and support existing customer initiatives to facilitate business growth.
Job details:
* £23,000 - £25,000 p/a plus Bonus £5,000 p/a
* Nest Pension scheme
* 20 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
* Monday – Friday, full time
As the Sales Executive, you will:
* Drive new business development within the Office Products and IT channel
* Develop / support existing customers
* Build and maintain an active managed account base and develop incremental new business accounts
* Understand the features of products in order to deliver a consultative service to customers
* Support the day-to-day inbound customer activity
Core Tasks as the Sales Executive:
* Pro-actively seeking new business by researching potential accounts
* Setting goals and develop plans for business and revenue growth
* Researching, planning, and implementing new target market initiatives
* Pursuing leads and moving them through the sales cycle
* Developing quotes and proposals for prospective clients
* Occasionally attending conferences and industry events where required
* Apply various sales skills to capitalise on commercial opportunities through product knowledge, service and where necessary through negotiation of pricing
* Daily update of Insightly (CRM) with details of all existing account activity and new business prospects
* As and when required, ensure all orders received are entered into the system accurately
Desired Skills and Experience:
* Methodical / entrepreneurial / analytical
* Commercial experience in a similar B2B environment
* Results
* Excellent telephone manner, communication skills and personality
* Sound knowledge of the practical application of a sales department
* Track record of understanding how to reach and identify prospective
* Able to go the ‘extra mile’ to exceed
* The ability to work well within a team
* Experience of building relationships with customers
* Able to provide evidence of working in a target related
* Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Word and Excel, v-look up / pivot
* Ability to demonstrate effective interpersonal and influencing skills
* Excellent time management and personal organisational skills
The ideal candidate will have the following qualities: well-presented, professional, driven, proactive and punctual.
If this sounds like you, then apply today with your CV in word format! Please contact Emma Hutchings at the Pertemps Plymouth office for more information.
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