It’s really boring working in an office, seeing the same faces day in day out, aircon is non-existent and the glare of your computer screen is hurting your eyes. As an extrovert perhaps, or somebody who just likes driving you’re at your best when you’re out and about, seeing people in person, pitching, training, seeing new places and new people on a daily basis. If this description sounds like you? And you have 1 – 2 years’ experience as a minimum in a sales role, we could have an opportunity for you to consider.
An exciting opportunity has become available for a Regional Account Executive to take a field based role with a market leading homewares manufacturer. You need to be based within Essex, East London, Kent area as the role will cover Essex, Kent and the East and South East of London. The company is incredibly successful, with a strong and growing customer base in the UK and overseas, well positioned for further growth this year and next.
The company are happy to train candidates up in field sales, so as long as you are arriving at them with the main core attributes they are happy to consider you for the role. The key areas they need experience are; Some existing sales skills, understanding of closing, objection handling, customer service. Articulate with good written and verbal communication skills. Computer savvy, able to work with an internal CRM system and sales data.
If you tick all of these boxes and are successful in the role, you will learn about the market leading portfolio and products, the customer base, how to put orders on the system and understanding how the order process works from supply chain through to dispatch and logistics. If successful through probation, you will then shadow Regional Sales Managers to help you understand how the sales cycle works and how to build positive customer relationships. Mid/long term the Account Executive could become an Area Sales Manager and then a Regional Sales Manager as vacancies occur or territories are increased. So there are real progression opportunities available for employees with the right attitude and ability.
If this job description sounds exciting and if you have the skills and experience, we are looking for, please apply at your earliest convenience in order to receive a full job description and further information.
Zero Surplus is the UK’s no1 regional sales recruitment specialist, based just outside Cambridge we source business development staff for small and businesses across Essex, Hertfordshire, East Anglia, the UK and Home Counties.
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