1. INTERNAL SALES ENGINEER - WELWYN GARDEN CITY - £20k plus bonus
This is a global high tech company with a turn over in excess of $1b and growing and with a technical and sales office in the UK. Truly international, they offer 23 days holiday, early finish on Friday, BUPA, free parking, annual bonus scheme and much more.
The ideal candidate does not need sales experience but must have an interest and aptitude to do sales. The candidate must have a background in science, with a minimum of a degree in a physical science. Typically we may look for physics graduates ( or similar ) either straight from university or with 1 or 2 years work experience.
The job involves dealing with clients by phone and e-mail and helping the existing sales force. The right candidate may have the opportunity to progress to external sales role in the future.
Some of the regular task that will be performed include:
Explaining the product brochures and technical information to customers, and providing technical advice where appropriate.
Providing application support to customers wherever possible.
Providing both written and verbal quotations to customers and entering into commercial negotiation to secure the business.
Probing for commercial information from enquiries.
Providing literature and other information to customers
Progressing all sales leads to secure the business, or when necessary to investigate why the business was not successful.
Providing technical and commercial information to the parent company in Japan, then liasing with the engineers to help answer customers queries.
Keeping the customer database ( SFA ), and all other company filing systems up to date, after corresponding with a client.
Providing support to the team of field sales engineers, and their customers, when they are out of the office.
Keeping an “activity log” of clients contacted. Attending the monthly sales meeting to discuss business.
Other, less frequent, tasks will include:
Helping to set-up and attend exhibitions.
Helping to write advertisements and press releases, where necessary.
Helping to resolve customer logistical problems, such as late delivery, late payment, etc.
Helping to produce reports showing sales data, when requested.
Obtaining competitor technical and commercial information.
Studying market trends and finding new applications.
Helping to find new business opportunities by looking at particular application and market areas: calling unknown clients, mailshots, etc.This is done in conjunction with sales managers.
Helping to produce sales forecasts, when requested.
Demonstrating technical equipment, when appropriate.
This is a superb opportunity to join a sorldwide successful corporation and so please send in CVs without delay for immediate consideration.
