Connect Appointments have a fantastic opportunity for a driven Sales & Purchasing Assistant to join our clients' Manchester team.
Our client specialises in the trade and resale of IT components, including memory RAM, HDDs, SSDs, laptops, desktops, and servers.
What's on offer?
Full-time permanent role
Monday to Friday - 37.50 hours per week
£11.44 to £12.32 per hourWorking as a Sales & Purchasing Assistant, your duties will include but not limited to:
Cold calling companies daily to source IT equipment for resale - this is a primary focus
Negotiating pricing and purchasing IT hardware, including RAM, SSDs, HDDs, CPUs, and laptops
Identifying and building relationships with new and existing suppliers and customers
Researching market trends and identifying profitable purchasing opportunities
Processing and managing purchase orders, invoices, and stock records
Collaborating with the sales team to ensure stock availability aligns with customer demand
Assisting in pricing strategies and sales negotiations
Keeping up to date with industry developments and competitor pricingTo be successful in this Sales & Purchasing Assistant role, you will have a background in sales and purchasing, ideally within the IT industry (IT components, laptops, desktops, servers, etc.). Combined with two years B2B sales is advantageous.
Other key skills, traits and experience include:
Comfortable making cold calls every day and confident in handling objections
Strong negotiation and communication skills
Ability to build and maintain professional relationships
A proactive, results-driven attitude with a keen eye for profitable deals
Familiarity with inventory management systems (experience with Linnworks is a plus)
Good organisational skills and attention to detail
Computer hardware experience - 1 year experience (required)
Purchasing experience - 1 year experience (preferred)
Xero - 1 year experience (preferred)
Zendesk - 1 year experience (preferred)Do you meet the above requirements? If so, we'd love to speak with you. Apply now by submitting your most up to date CV, or by calling our consultants on (phone number removed).
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