External Sales Executive
- Recruiter
- Anonymous
- Location
- Chelmsford
- Salary
- 30000.00 - 35000.00 GBP Annual + GBP30000 - GBP35000/annum Car Allowance,Pension,Healthcare,Bon
- Posted
- 29 Sep 2016
- Closes
- 14 Oct 2016
- Sectors
- Sales, Sales Executive
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Pursuit Recruitment are looking for an experienced External Sales Executive for a leading manufacturing and distribution company based in Chelmsford, Essex.
The Sales Executive will be creating sales opportunities and working with the existing customers to form strong business partnerships to increase sales at the most preferential margins. Identifying and targeting new businesses, establishing new market sectors and creating additional revenue streams.
Key Responsibilities are:
* To create strong business relationships with new and existing customers to maintain and achieve increased sales
* Respond effectively and exceed targets set and agreed with Line Manager
* Day-to-day communication with customers either in person or via telephone, email, etc.
* To prepare and maintain a strategic plan for the identified key accounts whilst developing new areas of business
* Create realistic sales plans to increase product mix within existing and potential customers
* To advise on the activity of our competitors in both service performance and sales prices
* Agreed number of sales visits per week / month
* To produce a monthly sales report and distribute to Management
* Working within Marketing Strategy agreed with Management and Marketing
* Produce visit reports on CRM system on a daily basis
* Update Lotus Notes calendar daily with proposed customer visits
* Plan route to maximise number of visits per geographical area
* Attend sales office and branch meetings
* Liaise with internal sales staff and Line Manager regularly re sales leads, customer needs, sample requests, etc
* To assist in preparation for trade exhibitions and follow up activity after the events
* Ensure that all customer records and company files folders held 'off site' are maintained using a secure and responsible method
* Observe all aspects of Health and Safety within the sales and warehouse environment
The candidate we are looking for must possess:
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Broad experience of sales and decision making process
* Energetic and self motivated
* Responds to and sets own targets
* IT literate
* Methodical and logical approach to work
* Numerate
* Smart and professional appearance
* Team player
* Excellent work ethic
The Sales Executive will be creating sales opportunities and working with the existing customers to form strong business partnerships to increase sales at the most preferential margins. Identifying and targeting new businesses, establishing new market sectors and creating additional revenue streams.
Key Responsibilities are:
* To create strong business relationships with new and existing customers to maintain and achieve increased sales
* Respond effectively and exceed targets set and agreed with Line Manager
* Day-to-day communication with customers either in person or via telephone, email, etc.
* To prepare and maintain a strategic plan for the identified key accounts whilst developing new areas of business
* Create realistic sales plans to increase product mix within existing and potential customers
* To advise on the activity of our competitors in both service performance and sales prices
* Agreed number of sales visits per week / month
* To produce a monthly sales report and distribute to Management
* Working within Marketing Strategy agreed with Management and Marketing
* Produce visit reports on CRM system on a daily basis
* Update Lotus Notes calendar daily with proposed customer visits
* Plan route to maximise number of visits per geographical area
* Attend sales office and branch meetings
* Liaise with internal sales staff and Line Manager regularly re sales leads, customer needs, sample requests, etc
* To assist in preparation for trade exhibitions and follow up activity after the events
* Ensure that all customer records and company files folders held 'off site' are maintained using a secure and responsible method
* Observe all aspects of Health and Safety within the sales and warehouse environment
The candidate we are looking for must possess:
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Broad experience of sales and decision making process
* Energetic and self motivated
* Responds to and sets own targets
* IT literate
* Methodical and logical approach to work
* Numerate
* Smart and professional appearance
* Team player
* Excellent work ethic