External Sales Representative

We are looking for an External Sales Representative / Key Account Manager for our client.  You will be focused on growing the business by finding new business in new and existing markets.

Your Responsibilities

• Focus on generating sizeable additional revenue through new customers.
• Conduct technical and commercial discussions with customers at all levels and present seminars when required.
• To support the generation of quotations and lead Customer negotiations as necessary, provide follow-up and feedback on submitted quotes.
• Identifying, communicating, and supporting cross-selling opportunities.
• Develop and maintain a pipeline with sufficient growth opportunities to exceed budgeted revenue and the five-year business plan.
• To prepare and agree your annual revenue budgets or any such financial data as and when required.
• To issue monthly, 12 month rolling revenue forecast revisions.
• Provide feedback on customers, competitors, opportunities, markets, pipeline, and other sales related activities as required.
• Find new materials and equipment markets for products including but not limited to Additive Manufacturing, Brazing and a variety of hard-facing applications in your area.

About you

• Ideally educated to degree/HNC level in engineering or qualified by experience.
• Technical sales background within aerospace, oil and gas or other highly regulated industries.
• Excellent customer relationship management skills.
• Ability to utilise and understand budgets and forecasting.

Essential skills

• Target driven and self-motivated.
• Ability to work as an individual and as part of a team.
• Ability to communicate within all levels of the organisation.
• Strong industry knowledge in powder materials.
• Advanced IT skills in particular Microsoft Office and SAP.
• Experience of using CRM systems.
• Ability to read and understand technical drawings.
• Strong presentation skills with the ability to introduce our products and services to customers.

Benefits

• Competitive rates of pay - £45-55k pa DOE
• Car Allowance
• Enhanced Pension contributions
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Life assurance and other exciting benefits

Are you looking for a new challenge? Then send us your CV asap.