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Sales Executive Job in Bournemouth
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience + Commission
Schedule: Monday to Friday, 9am - 5:30pm
Holiday: 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
Additional Benefits:
- Company pension scheme
- Learning and development
- Reimbursed parking in central Bournemouth
An introduction to our client and the role.
Our vibrant and successful client operating within the product industry now have an opening for a Sales Executive to join their steadily growing team. The company operates on a consultative model, making efforts to truly understand the needs of a client, and from this, assess how they can exceed expectations. They are resolved in their approach to foster a work environment that inspires a genuine desire to learn and grow. As such, this role will offer an opportunity to learn and develop within the company.
As a Sales Executive you’ll be responsible for selling an exciting range of products into key stores. This will require you to have the ability to build strong relationships from the get-go, you’ll need to identify areas of interest and utilise your sales skills to encourage purchase orders. For this you will have to build an excellent bank of product knowledge and know how to hit the nail on the head when it comes to identifying customer needs and discussing relevant product offerings.
Responsibilities of the Sales Executive:
- Sell over the counter products to pharmacies at agreed prices and deal levels to achieve and maintain defined average daily call rate, orders & value/volumes, whilst adhering to the telesales call flow model.
- Grow the business on territory by brand over a set period, ensuring personal and team targets are achieved, whilst also developing new business.
- Cover sickness, holidays, and other absences of field-based pharmacy sales representatives, if required.
- Provide additional support by telephone to clients during specific sales drives.
- Produce emails & flyers and promotional material on set drive lines to assist in target achievement.
- Ensure that daily administration is completed accurately, and that advice of call emails are sent out to pharmacies one week in advance of the proposed telesales call.
- Complete all order processing and recording efficiently and accurately.
- Liaise with Distribution over free or other stock required to fulfil orders.
- Monitor your own sales performance to ensure that call rates and standards are met and maintained.
- Utilise the company’s CRM system to analyse your sales performance and react to sales trends.
- Liaise with the Sales Support Manager to ensure that call rates and standards are met and maintained.
- Carry out any other reasonable task in relation to the overall job, as required.
- Develop and maintain a current knowledge of the industry.
Minimum Skills and Experience Required:
- Minimum of 2 years outbound sales experience, in a similar fast-paced and target driven environment is essential
- Previous experience of working in the FMCG industry is desirable, but not essential
- Previous experience of utilising a CRM system in order to load sales results and run basic reports is preferred
This Sales Executive Job in Bournemouth would suit candidates who have had previous experience within the FMCG sector and hold excellent communication and organisation skills.
If you are interested in this position, apply today! Alternatively, if you would like to speak with a consultant regarding your suitability, or you have some questions, give us a call and ask to speak with Suzi.
