Internal Sales

 

Main characteristics

Location

Fareham, Hampshire

Company

Alcedo Selection Limited

Employment type

Permanent

Category

Sales

Job summary

Role Internal Business Development Manager

Location Southampton

Salary Very competitive negotiable salary; bonus structure; company pension; 25 days holiday

Alcedo Selection is proud to be partnering with the UKs leading distributor of sheet plastic materials and roll media products. The company operates from 15 locations nationally and service a wide variety of different clients, working across many different markets including: Sign and Display, Industrial, Construction/Architectural and Engineering.

The company pride themselves on the service they provide to the customer base they service and offer a bespoke service that helps its clients operate at the highest level. As a market leading international operator, they attract material brands that are the cornerstones of the industries in which they operate and, in many instances, are the number one specified brand product in the sector. The company also offer a number of value-added processes to help customers receive orders how they want to receive them, saving clients valuable time and energy.

They are looking to strengthen the Internal sales force in the Southampton office which covers the South and the surrounding areas by recruiting a determined Business Development / Account Development Manager. The candidate will be charged with building sales spend into new business channels and developing projects spend with existing customers accounts.

The function of this role will be to increase sales and gross profit of all the product portfolio and to identify and develop customer relationships to secure their long-term commitment. It is key to the role to seek out new market opportunities and to develop and assist in the identification and introduction of new product lines to help grow revenue and ultimately profitability.

Key Tasks

* Agree with the GM and internal sales team manager, the key / development accounts and agree a strategy to obtain and secure the business.

* Plan a monthly call schedule of customers.

* Achieve and surpass agreed sales and profit targets.

* Produce business intelligence reports, incorporating relevant information such as contacts, materials, requirements, pricing, competitor activity etc.

* Utilise system software to quote, follow up and manage customer contact details.

* Develop contacts and relationships with customers to ensure that we are first choice when placing orders, that we get first refusal in competitive situations and to be familiar with customers regular requirements.

* Fully understand the properties and applications of the stocked product range. Training will be organised as is required but self-learning will be advantageous.

* Increase the customer base and market share by pro-actively finding and opening new accounts.

* Identify new products to add to our portfolio and work with the sales and inventory team to attack the market, promoting these products.

* Be aware of competitor activity, report changes and trends in the marketplace.

* Work within the credit control procedures agreed by the GM and Credit Manager.

Experience

Ideally you are able to demonstrate experience of achieving sales & GP targets in a B2B sales environment. Knowledge of selling materials based on application is helpful but not essential. Knowledge of sign & display, industrial or commercial plastic applications is helpful but not essential. Any experience with Microsoft AX Dynamics is a bonus.

This company have a fantastic array of opportunities to continue your growth up the ladder and encourage your career to prosper