Sales Executive

Manpower are supporting our highly reputable client in their search for a sales executive to join their established team in Chichester. This is an office-based role requiring a self-motivated and resilient individual to take responsibility for a geographical territory in the UK. Strong influencing and persuasive skills are required along with commercial awareness and the ability to cross-sell multiple product lines based on an understanding of the end user application. The ability to close and deliver sales is a paramount requirement.

Working hours are on a two-shift basis (on-site) which rotates weekly, to ensure the best service for our customers.
Shift times are:

Week 1: Monday to Friday 08:00 to 16:30 and Week 2: Monday to Thursday 09:00 to 17:30. Every Friday 08:00 to 16:30 (Daily breaks are 2 x 15 minutes and 1 x 50 minutes).


Responsibilities:

• Potentialise, prioritise and proactively maximise all sales opportunities with an agreed minimum value, dealing with large customer portfolio through B2B activity and key account management
• Win new business and maximise existing revenue streams through high performance telesales and excellent key account management, to build long term profitable relationships
• Effective use of questioning and listening techniques to understand the customer's application requirements, ensuring cross selling and up selling from our clients product range
• Pro-active development of relationships with key accounts, through regular customer contact
• Prepare and follow up sales quotations to customers, prospects and leads; liaising with Key Account Managers for conversion
• Undertake proactive telephone sales initiatives to grow sales; i.e. via telemarketing, cold calling, lapsed accounts with follow up of new prospects and leads
• Operate effectively within current policies and procedures relating to pricing, order entry, lead times and telephone call monitoring programme

Required Skills and Experience:

• Experience in B2B / Telesales
• Experience in a similar commercial environment
• Excellent Communication skills
• Commercial awareness
• Self-Motivated
• Delivers to agreed commitments and objectives
• Highly Organised and working to targets
• Good interpersonal skills
• Strong work ethic
• Open to change
• Team player
• Experience of OEM markets (desirable)
• Manufacturing knowledge (desirable)
• CRM experience (D365) (desirable)

What we offer:

• Competitive salary
• Discretionary bonus
• Up to 5% matched pension contribution
• 4x annual salary life assurance
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Reward Gateway
• Eyecare vouchers
• UK Sharesave Scheme

Interested? Please forward your CV in the first instance.