About the job ❓
Salary £40,000 basic annual salary
Based: Huntingdon
Permanent: 37.5 hours a week Monday - Friday
Aliaxis: We make life flow
What does that mean? If you think about it, fluids are needed in every place or process you can imagine - in every home, in every hospital, in every factory, in every farm, in every café… In fact, we rely on fluids everywhere and every day. That’s why Aliaxis are here to help create the safest, most effective, and reliable solutions for sustainable fluid management.
The Opportunity/Role
Reporting to the Head of Price & Bid Management this role is dedicated to securing sales on behalf of the company, in line with the Company’s pricing policy, through telesales, verbal/written quotation and face-to-face activities as required to achieve targets that are inline with the Company’s Sales Budget and the Company Plan. Responsibilities will include:
1. Identify and build any new-business relationships, within all market sectors (currently Utilities, Distribution, Contractors/End Users, OEM’s, Inter-Company), to ensure we establish and/or exceed our targeted market share.
2. Research, develop, exhibit and apply a thorough knowledge of the UK market, Aliaxis products, competitor activity and our existing/potential customers, in order to keep up to date, operate effectively and contribute to the Company Plan.
3. Actively liaise and develop relationships with all Sales Managers, Sales Management Team and Customer Services, to best-position and best-route Aliaxis existing/potential Sales opportunities.
4. Report sales activity and complete appropriate administration accurately and on time to ensure the sales process runs smoothly.
5. Assist with any product costings as required in support of Sales opportunities. Complete Sales reporting and analysis on a regular and on-demand basis.
Requirements:
6. Ability to consistently secure sales through telephone/written negotiation
7. Excellent communicator – both verbally and in writing - assertive and sales-focussed with effective influencing, questioning and negotiating skills
8. Ability to build and develop external relationships with key contacts and demonstrate influential use of the same
9. Confident professionalism with emotional understanding – able to question, listen and interpret to exert influence and gain agreement
10. Positive, engaging and collaborative attitude - build trusts, builds rapport and fully connects
Benefits:
☀ 33 days holiday (inc bank holidays) with the option to purchase 5 more
Life Assurance 6x annual salary
Critical illness cover
Hybrid working policy - work from home two days a week!
Enhanced parental leave
Great discounts on local retailers and restaurants
Fantastic Health & Wellbeing package including an Employee Assistance Programme and access to My Strength
Pension contribution up to 10%
Dental and healthcare cash plan
Cycle to work scheme
Plus many more
Equal Opportunity Employer
Aliaxis is proud to be an equal opportunity employer who welcomes candidates and employees from all backgrounds. We are committed to building and investing in a culture of belonging, where all our employees feel empowered, can be their true selves and are able to bring their best ideas forward and contribute to the company’s “Growth with Purpose” strategy.
For us, equity and belonging starts at the application step: whether it's offering flexibility in scheduling interviews, or ensuring a supportive and inclusive environment, we strive to remove barriers and create equal opportunities for all applicants. Should you have specific needs, please do not hesitate to let us know and we will do our best to accommodate.