Customer Service/Telesales
- Employer
- Michael Page Sales
- Location
- England, County Durham
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- 13 May 2019
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Sales
Job Details
Office based internal Customer Service/Telesales role, responsible for managing and selling into small-medium sized breweries around the UK. Great opportunity to join a growing UK start-up manufacturing business which has the backing of an international parent company.
Client Details
Manufacturer, supplying into the brewing industry.
Description
The Customer Service/Telesales role will be responsible for contact breweries with the aim of either selling directly where possible or arranging appointments for the field sales team. In addition the role will support the field sales team, provide customer support and limited office administration tasks.
Specifically the job will involve:-
- Identify and contact breweries throughout the UK.
- Sell directly to breweries.
- Open new accounts, negotiate prices, arrange training and product support where required.
- Arrange appointments for the field sales team.
- Provide support to both customers and field sale team.
- Develop long term relationships and ensure re-order patterns.
- Office admin tasks including arranging transport, credit applications, provision of technical documents and general administration.
Profile
The successful Customer Service/Telesales will have the following demonstrable skills:
- Telesales experience already (preferred) or experience in customer service / telephony based role.
- Good telephone manner.
- Good basic level of education, numerate and experience in negotiating prices (desirable).
- Good interpersonal skills, able to communicate at multiple levels and resolve customer problems.
- Can work to deadlines and targets.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Basic computer skills - report writing, spreadsheets, power point presentations.
- Self-motivated, positive, can do attitude.
- Ambitious, loyal, honest and reliable.
- Inquisitive, problem solver with a desire to succeed.
- Team player who is willing to support colleagues.
- Good work ethic.
- Able to get to office in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, on a daily basis Monday to Friday.
Job Offer
Basic salary DOE
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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