This is a great Sales Administrator role with genuine prospects to move into a field sales role within 2 years. You will be working for a small family owned British manufacturer of technical components sold to OEM machine builders & contractors. A good career move with a really nice company that we have worked with for over 20 years. BASIC SALARY: up to £40,000 BENEFITS: Annual Bonus LOCATION: Office based near Luton - you must be commutable to Luton. COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS: Luton, Bedford, Milton Keynes, Stevenage, Hitchin, Leighton Buzzard, St Albans JOB DESCRIPTION: Sales Administrator, Internal Sales Executive - Technical Components, Manufacturing Our Sales Administrator role, is an internal office based {5 days per week) sales role with a brief to call dormant and existing OEM & Contractor accounts. You will also be tasked with generating new business following up leads generated by marketing and from their website. After 12 months, in this Sales Administrator role, you will be expected to generate appointments for the external sales team and accompany them on client visits leading to you becoming a field sales person (2 days in the office & 3 days out visiting clients) covering the UK after 2 years. PERSON SPECIFICATION: Sales Administrator, Internal Sales Executive - Technical Components, Manufacturing · You WILL have a proven track record in internal or external sales of technical components to OEM or Contractors. · Any specific experience of electrical or electronic components or of enclosures & boxes would be advantageous. · You will be comfortable working for a small business. · Any electrical qualifications would be great too but are not essential. THE COMPANY: A very well established British manufacturer of high quality stainless steel cable management systems and enclosures and boxes selling via wholesalers and direct to Contractors and OEM machine builders mainly supplying onto the beverage and food industries. Sales are split 50/50 between the UK & USA. I have recruited for this family owned business for over 20 years and I placed the person who runs the business and would be your line manager here. PROSPECTS: This role offers excellent prospects to progress into field sales after 2 years with lots of training and longer term either to become Sales Manager or even move to work in their USA sales team. INTERESTED? Please click apply. You will receive an acknowledgement of your application. Please Note: Wallace Hind Selection have been chosen as the retained recruitment partner of our client and therefore any direct applications to our client from candidates or agencies will be forwarded on to us direct. REF: RM17890, Wallace Hind Selection
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Wallace Hind Selection
Posted a day ago, valid for 15 days
Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG2 7BG
basic salary: up to £40,000 benefits: annual bonus location: office based near luton - you must be commutable to luton
Full Time
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Sonic Summary
- This Sales Administrator role offers a basic salary of up to £40,000 with genuine prospects to transition into a field sales position within two years.
- The position is office-based near Luton and requires candidates to have a proven track record in sales of technical components to OEMs or contractors.
- Candidates should be comfortable working for a small family-owned business and any experience with electrical components is advantageous.
- The role involves generating new business, calling dormant accounts, and eventually generating appointments for the external sales team.
- After two years, there are excellent prospects for career advancement, including opportunities to become a Sales Manager or join the USA sales team.
