Job description
Regular Tasks
- 1. Explaining our product brochures and technical information to customers, and providing technical advice where appropriate.
- 2. Providing application support to customers wherever possible.
- 3. Providing both written and verbal quotations to customers and entering into commercial negotiation to secure the business.
- 4. Probing for commercial information from enquires.
- 5. Progressing all sales leads to secure the business, or when necessary to investigate why the business was not successful.
- 6. Providing technical and commercial information to the parent company in Japan, then liasing with our engineers to help answer customers queries.
- 7. Daily activities such as updating Company's CRM system. Updating company filing systems after corresponding with a client.
- 8. Providing support to our team of field sales engineers and their customers when they are out of the office.
- 9. Providing literature and other information to customers.
- 10. Attending the regular sales meeting to discuss business.
Infrequent and Other Possible Tasks
- 1. Help to set-up and attend exhibitions.
- 2. Helping to write advertisements and press releases, where necessary.
- 3. Helping to resolve customer logistical problems, such as late delivery, rejected goods, late payment, etc.
- 4. Helping to produce reports such as sales forecasts and sales data, when requested.
- 5. Obtaining competitor technical and commercial information.
- 6. Studying market trends and helping to find new applications.
- 7. 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.
- 8. Demonstrating technical equipment, when appropriate
Personal specification-
- Science Graduate required -Typically, a physics graduate (or similar) either recently graduated or with one / two years work experience.
- Minimum of Degree in Physics
- No Sales experience needed
- Fluent English , both written and ora
Job Type: Permanent
Salary: £26,000.00-£30,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Private medical insurance
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus scheme
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Welwyn Garden City, AL7 1BW: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Education:
- Bachelor's (required)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: 71820