Alban Recruitment Solutions
My client is seeking a confident driven Senior Sales Executive to joint their team in St. Albans.
Working alongside the Sales Manager the Sales Executive will:
- Consistently maintain a level of 75+ targeted new business calls per week.
- Build strong personal relationships with new and existing clients
- Negotiation with clients and suppliers.
- Submitting quotes, overcome objections and devise conversion strategies to win business.
- Talking clients through the customs formalities required to ship goods into and from the European Union.
- Account management and potentially client / prospect visiting.
- Attend and present in a weekly sales meeting
- Assist with Company marketing projects, for example LinkedIn posts, marketing literature, e-shots
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
The successful candidate must have:
- Proven Business to Business (B2B) sales experience.
- Freight industry experience (would help but not essential)
- Sold products or services to markets outside the UK (would help but not essential)
- A friendly, engaging telephone manner.
- An energetic, enthusiastic personality.
- Is able to work to deadlines.
- Innovate and problem solve.
- Strong negotiating skills.
- Good attention to detail.
- Ability to work with and support your colleagues.
Fully office based- Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm
Up to £40,000 plus £10,000 commission
To apply for this job please visit www.reed.co.uk.
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