Field Sales Representative

Field Sales Representative

Wisbech, Cambridgeshire

£Excellent (dependent on experience) plus company car & bonuses.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Field Sales Representative to join one of Europe's longest established Fork Lift Truck dealerships. Covering the Cambridgeshire area you will be a professional, tenacious sales person with the desire and ability to identify and maximise opportunities presented to you. The role will involve dealing with a diverse range of clients from SME to major UK companies selling a wide selection of handling equipment and services. Specific duties and responsibilities are as follows:

• Develop and maintain new and existing client relationships through coordinated sales activities including cold calling, appointment making, client meetings and sales presentations.
• Establish client's short and long term requirements and follow up all sales leads to the full.
• Acquire and maintain technical expertise and knowledge to understand client needs and capacities
• Prepare and coordinate marketing campaigns and mailshots
• Achieve individual sales targets and productivity
• Attend regular meetings with sales management
• Prepare sales reports and budgets in line with company policy
• Attend conferences, seminars and trade shows and keep up with industry trends

We are seeking an enthusiastic, experienced sales professional, ideally with a background in capital equipment sales, such as agricultural machinery, materials handling, forklift truck sales, plant and machinery sales, commercial vehicles/HGV sales, motor vehicles or production machinery sales. You will be able to demonstrate a proven track record of achieving targets and developing long term client relationships. You will also need the following skills and attributes:

• Experience of successful development of client relationships
• Proven track record of achieving and exceeding sales targets
• Highly self-motivated with the ability to work on your own initiative
• Experience of preparing and presenting presentations to clients
• Well presented, articulate with a good telephone manner
• Manage and prioritise own workload.
• IT literate
• Strong communication skills with the ability to liaise with clients at all levels
• Able to plan and prioritise workload
• A full driving licence

The successful candidate can expect an attractive salary, company car and bonuses. On target earnings are very good.

You may live within a commutable distance from Downham Market, King's Lynn, March, Peterborough, Spalding, Boston, Sleaford, Grantham, Norwich, Lowestoft, Bury St Edmonds, Cambridge, Peterborough or St Neots.

Root2 Recruit is working in partnership with this client and is acting as an employment agency. As part of the application process we will email you further information about the role which includes a brief application form for you to complete.