Contek are recruiting for a Sales Support Executive for our specialist manufacturing client in Coventry. The focus of the position is to support the Sales Manager in their duties in delivering the Engineering Sales & Marketing Function.
Mon-Thurs: 8:30-5:00pm, Fri: 8:30-4:00pm (Flexibile within 1+- hour)
Duties:
- To support the Sales Manager in promoting engineering activities in the UK and worldwide.
- Support the sales manager in the generation of sales in the UK.
- Support the Inputting of new leads, customers and enquires for all departments within the UK into the CRM system.
- Support the Sales Manager in attending Sales meetings as and when required.
- Support in the preparation of quotations and proposals.
- To support in the development, maintenance of the company’s web based and hard copy, marketing, exhibitions, and branding material.
- To support the Sales Manager in their efforts to develop specific departments.
- Support the Sales Manager with the Marketing activities for the development of existing and new business areas.
- Support the sales manager to develop CRM marketing within the company.
- To work in the teams to represent the UK company, when we undertake Group Exhibitions.
Job Specific responsibilities
- Uphold the values of our client and support senior managers when required in achieving this.
- Support the Sales Manager in the generation of new business
- Ensure that all enquiries have been captured accurately and entered in the CRM System.
- Maintain up to date customer contact information on the company CRM system.
- To accurately produce reports from direction of the sales manager
- To support in the identification of new markets and potential customers.
- To ensure that all relevant technical, administrative, and commercial information relating to enquiries is obtained to enable an accurate method to be proposed and quotation made.
- To support the sales manager with the preparation of proposals and quotations
- Working with the sales manager to develop and maintain the company’s marketing strategy.
- Gather and prepare marketing material for mailshots and targeted marketing campaigns.
- Be aware of new trends in the marketplace that could enhance the sales and marketing function
- Work with our external media company on marketing campaigns.
- Understanding of how social media works and where our target audience sits within it. - To maintain and update our web marketing systems.
Key Skills & Attributes
- Good verbal & communication skills
- IT Literate & a proficient user of MS Suite tools incl PowerPoint
- Able to work to timings.
- Able to work articulately and with attention to detail.
- Understanding of marketing and why it is used