Trainee Sales Administrator

TRAINEE SALES ADMINISTRATOR

A fantastic opportunity has arisen to work with one of our long-term engineering clients based in Burgess Hill. This trainee position would suit someone who enjoys administration, has good attention to detail but also who wants to build a career in a niche and growing engineering company

This role provides administrative support to the sales and process engineering departments.

 As this is a trainee role the salary would be £19500 for under 21-year-olds and £22308 for 21-year-olds and over.

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DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Processing new sales leads and opportunities for the team, including the preparation of tender documents

• Managing technical documents in line with Company QA procedures

• Monitoring of correspondence between the sales team and clients

• Answering phone calls and liaising with clients as required

• Scheduling of diaries, meetings and meeting rooms

• Monitoring and updating the Company CRM (database)

• Managing and updating central sales documents and presentations

• Assisting in the preparation of pre-qualification documentation

• Using own initiative to pro-actively develop new admin systems in conjunction with sales managers and Business Development Director

• Ensuring relevant bid/estimate signoffs are attained in line with Quality Procedures

• Booking of departmental travel

• General sales and administrative duties as may be required.

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COMPETENCIES

• Extremely organised with good attention to detail

• Able to manage and prioritise a diverse workload

• An interest in engineering would be advantageous; an eagerness to develop product and industry knowledge is essential

• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office packages, particularly Excel. _________________________________________________________________

EXCELLENT COMPANY BENEFITS

• Hours of work, 37½ hours per week: Monday – Thursday 08.30 - 17.30 with ¾ hour lunchbreak Friday 08.30 - 13.00 no lunchbreak

• Holidays: 22 days per year, increasing after a full calendar years’ service by one day per year to a maximum of 25 days. Fridays are counted as a half-day holiday. The office is closed between Christmas and New Year. Holiday must be reserved for this period.

• Pension: The Company will match contributions up to 7% into our direct contribution pension scheme.

• Life Insurance: Death-in-Service cover at the rate of 4 times salary.

• Private Health Care Employees are eligible to join the private health care scheme after 6 months’ service. Employee dependants can be covered at their own cost but as part of the group scheme