Norwegian-speaking Business Development Executive
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, London, City of London
- Salary
- £24000 - £26000 per annum + 5k 0TE
- Closing date
- 10 Oct 2017
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- Business Sector
- Non Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Sales
Job Details
This is a rare opportunity for a Norwegian-speaking Business Development Executive to join the leading startup in the fastest growing industry - Electric Vehicles.
Your role will be to close warm leads through a sales channel, selling the serviced solution.
Client Details
My client are an impressive start-up who have reached the point where they are established enough to compete at the highest level in their market, whilst still having a fantastic people-orientated culture.
Description
The Norwegian-speaking Business Development Executive's role is to convert warm leads to customers in both the UK and Norwegian market. You will be incentivised based on number of conversions and percentage of successful upsells.
The position will report into the Head of Sales and will be based at HQ in the City of London.
- Proactively call warm leads to win profitable business in line with targets.
- Manage existing and new accounts and maximise our profit from those accounts.
Profile
The successful Norwegian-speaking Business Development Executive will be entrepreneurial in spirit and especially driven to succeed in character.
Essential skills and experience
- Business fluent in both English and Norwegian.
- Previous experience in a sales role.
- Comfortable with cold calling.
- Outgoing with great people skills.
Desirable skills and experience
- Passionate and knowledgeable about the EV industry.
Job Offer
Offer:
- £24,000-£26,000 basic.
- £5,000 OTE on top
- Pension.
- 25 days holiday.
Perks:
- Casual dress code
- Free snacks and drinks
- Stocked beer fridge and regular social events (probably too regular)
- Bike to work scheme
- Discounted gym membership
- Flexiwork
- Puppies in the office
Company
Michael Page Sales UK is a leading professional recruitment consultancy covering permanent, interim and contract recruitment. We have UK wide coverage with ten offices located in London, Weybridge, Reading, Birmingham, Bristol, Leicester, St Albans, Manchester, Leeds and Glasgow. The core markets we serve are Consumer, Business Services, Media, IT/Telco, Financial Services, Healthcare and Technical Sales, with a dedicated person or team in each location specialising in each of these sectors. The clients we work with are as diverse as the candidates we represent; from Blue Chips to SMEs, and Sales Execs to Sales Directors. Our Consultants are typically from relevant sales backgrounds giving first hand experience of the roles we recruit for. We pride ourselves on delivering unrivalled service levels to our candidates and our clients, our track record of success over the past 20 years means we stand out.
Within our Consumer Sales Division we have consultants within each of the 10 offices who dedicate themselves to this sector and no other. Our specialist capability is demonstrated further as we focus on sub sectors such as food, drink, household, foodservice, consumer electronics, apparel, health & beauty, consumer healthcare, pet and sports. Some of our key clients include Colgate, Beiersdorf, Dr Oetker, Johnson & Johnson, Matthew Clark, PZ Cussons, Kellogg’s, 2 Sisters, Samsung, Seven Seas, Twinings, Unilever, Reckitt Benckiser, SC Johnson, Warburtons, InBev, Kettle Chips, Hallmark, Luxottica, McCain, Britvic, General Mills, and Molson Coors to name but a few!
Michael Page Sales UK is part of Michael Page International with operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. As well as looking for high quality candidates for our clients, we are also always looking for top talent to work for us
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