Sales Representative or Graduate Sales Representative

Our client is a world leader within the automotive manufacturing market. Innovative and dynamic, they are constantly pursuing new ways to improve the services and products they offer. An opportunity has arisen for a Sales Representative to join their team.

This is the ideal role for a Sales Representative looking to develop their career with an award-winning, continually growing company.

As a Sales Representative, you will be responsible for controlling current customer accounts and identifying opportunities to improve sales performance. Actively seeking and acting upon new sales opportunities. Full responsibility for the day to day running of a key sales account and other associated customer accounts.

Your duties will include:

– Taking responsibility for the sales activity related to one key accounts internally/externally to ensure efficient running on a day to day basis.

– Develop and implement a short, medium & long term sales plan that achieves or exceeds company targets.

– Formulate 5 year sales forecast that will support the long term business plan.

– Prepare a sales plan and agree business objectives with the Account Manager that will support ongoing business growth & profitability.

– Support Engineering department internally/externally on current business when commercial liaison is required with customers.

– Manage customer enquires internally to ensure compliance with internal systems.

– Prepare, submit and follow up customer quotation packages and obtain feedback on market position.

– Ensure new products are sourced successfully to meet company performance targets.

– Coordinate internal/external support for major sales activity & presentations.

– Prepare & present sales figures, activity and opportunities monthly

– Attend customer sites to promote and market company products to existing customers; this will include company hospitality outside of working hours.

– Understand the company product range.

– Act and be visible internally and externally as customers’ main interface for the sales activity to ensure that we understand customers’ requirements within the Purchase environment.

– Support the European sales development activity where required

– Carry out related administration and ad hoc duties for company related issues, as required.

To be considered for the role of Sales Representative, you must have:

– Automotive or technical background

– ONC/HNC level technical training/Automotive degree

– Strong interpersonal skills

– Excellent numeracy skills

– Microsoft Office competency

Additionally, you must possess a clean driving licence and be willing to travel overseas.

Our client is also willing to consider a Trainee role for the right candidate

To apply for the role of Sales Representative, please apply via the button or link shown. If your skills and experience meet with this requirement, we will contact you to discuss the position in further detail.

Baxter Personnel 27-28 Blackwellgate, Darlington DL1 5HG