Key Account Sales

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Salary:	Up to £18,000pa
Location:	Luton
Sector:	Commercial
Type:	Permanent
Reference:	LU2010040801

Our client is an innovative and dynamic manufacturer of electrical products supplying direct into the building industry via the wholesale sector. We currently require a hard working, self motivated individual to join their Sales division.  The ideal candidate for this Sales Role will be outgoing, communicative, alert and energetic.

The role involves proactive calling out to an existing database of customers, incoming call handling, processing sales orders and offering office based support to external Area Sales Managers. The role is fast paced and involves daily telephone contact with a range of customers; therefore a positive, persuasive and amiable telephone manner is required together with accurate and thorough administration skills.

KEY TASKS

·         Proactively call out to an existing database of customers within the electrical wholesaler industry

·         Maintain and build relations between our customers and you

·         Updating the Customer Record Card and Quotations folder

·         Proactively push both ranges of products and promotional offers

·         Processing customer orders and checking on the AS400 system

·         Offer office based support to external Area Sales Managers

 

KEY SKILLS FOR THE IDEAL CANDIDATE:

·         Excellent sales experience

·         Needs to be a keen, confident and enthusiastic professional

·         Strong customer service skills

·         Have a positive, persuasive and amiable telephone manner

·         Be outgoing communicative, alert and energetic

·         Be able to work under pressure

·         Be organized and reliable

·         Use their own initiative and ambition to succeed and ability to think on the feet

·         Work well to targets set by the company

·         Good data entry and thorough administration skills

·         Eager to learn

·         Highly PC literate

 

Candidates will need to have a positive “can do” attitude and be organised and reliable.

In return, this role offers a competitive salary with an excellent benefits package and a friendly working environment.

Hours are 8.30am-5pm, Holiday entitlement is 20 days pro rata to start and rises after a period of time.