Inside/Internal Sales Account Manager
Location: Preston, Lancashire.
Salary - £28-32K per annum
Hours: Monday - Friday - 8.30 - 17.00 office-based role with flexible starting hours.
Client Profile:
Our client is a leading manufacturer and supplier within the automotive sector. They are looking to add an Account Manager to work in their offices based in Preston.
Responsibilities:
ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT:
-Customers/agent communications
-Setting up new customers price lists + New customer welcome pack
-Providing customer quotation regularly + Updating and Maintaining Customer Price Lists
-Back orders follow ups and updates
PRODUCT MANAGEMENT:
-Competitor Market Price info research/Data gathering
-Cross referencing
-Promoting new product range
REPORTS & ANALYSIS SUPPORT to SALES TEAM:
-Sales reports
-Sales figures analysis
-Cost/Price reduction requests
-Gross Margin report analysis
-Analysing product movement
-Product forecast
-Annual budget preparation
-Answering any Directors’ queries
ADMIN/ CUSTOMER SERVICE:
-Raising orders for both UK and European customers in a timely manner
-Dealing with customer enquiries by email and phone
-Dealing with any queries from sales managers.
-Main point of contact for customer service issues
-Arranging transportation for UK and European customer orders.
-Issuing documentation for transportation.
-Document Filing/Archiving
-General office duties such as answering the phone and other duties assigned by the management
Personal Specification:
The successful candidate for the role of Sales Administrator must have the following skills:
-Account Management experience
-Great Attention to detail
- Good with Excel
- Any experience within exports is desirable but not essential
- Any European Language skills a bonus but not required (e.g. German or French or Polish or Italian or Spanish ect)