Merchant Manager

Salary: £42,000 per year

JOB TITLE: Merchant Manager, Customer Sales Manager, Account Manager, Business Development Manager,

Area Covered West Midlands – Hybrid working available

SALARY AND BENEFITS:

£35000 + Pension + Bonus

• Excellent training provided
• Company car or car allowance
• Career development
• Chance to work for a forward think business in a modern automation environment

COMPANY INFORMATION: Our Client is a world leading manufacturing company. They currently operate in numerous locations around the globe. They are investing heavily on the site in the next 2 years in new technology and automation. They are looking for someone to manage and control the stock required in the Stores for the company and maintain and develop supplier relationships.

YOU MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING:

• Previous Experience working within a BDM role
• Experience working with Builders merchants
• Excellent communication and sales skills
• Ability to build working relationships
• Strong communications skills
• IT literate

ROLE INFORMATION:

Our client are looking to expand on their current sales team, the are looking to recruit a proactive person with a passion for sales who wants to build a successful profitable relationships with local merchants to build them into key accounts.

Duties will include:

• Contact and build excellent working relationships with all Merchant customers within your given area
• Follow up all quote requests sent by Internal Sales for your own customers, gathering data as to why that sale may or may not go ahead
• Support the Internal Sales team with phone cover and pricing when required
• In conjunction with the Head of Merchant Accounts, prepare, monitor, and achieve objectives for the development of the area, contributing when appropriate to the preparation of forecasts, budgets, sales targets via Results Plans and monthly reports.
• Maximise sales by offering Technical Support to those looking to achieve cost savings within their build, suggest alternative methods of vehicle delivery and support with additional stock loads when site delivery is compromised
• Maintain regular contact with Internal Sales/Customer Service Office, ensuring they are updated with any key pricing and customer information in a timely manner.
• Work with and provide pricing/volume opportunities for the Internal Sales Team to expedite in line with their responsibilities.
• Liaise with other sales related departments as necessary to maximize sales growth opportunity.
• Attend internal meetings as requested by the Company.
• Maintain and regularly update the CRM system. Keeping up to date records of all contacts made with customers and details as necessary by means of the Company’s reporting system, including compilation of personal calendar showing forthcoming appointment details. 
• From time to time, organise promotional events and be responsible for: –
  
  • Advising and inviting appropriate customers.
  • Bookings as necessary for functions.
  • Advising other departments as necessary.
  • Ensure these events stay within budgets.

• Attending exhibitions, road shows, webinars, online training, and other promotional functions, and staying away from home when necessary and safe to do so.
• Assisting Marketing and Technical Departments at their behest and having input into the development of new products.

RoS International Ltd is a well-established and respected Engineering and Technical Recruitment Company. Since 1991 we have been placing staff into both permanent and contract vacancies throughout the UK.

We often have such a large response to our advertisements that we are unable to provide feedback to every applicant. If you do not receive an email from us within the next 14 days your application has been unsuccessful. We would like to keep your details on file for future vacancies unless you state otherwise.