Customer Service/Sales Executive Apprentice
- Employer
- Kent Training and Apprenticeships
- Location
- Maidstone, Kent
- Salary
- £5.50 per hour
- Closing date
- 18 Mar 2019
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- Specialism
- Other
- Sector
- Unspecified
- Role Type
- Apprenticeship, Intermediate
- Start Date
- Immediate
- Duration
- Undisclosed
Job Details
Employer Description
Vital Parts Ltd are a renowned Plastic, Rubber & Metal component manufacturer and distributor based in Bircholt Road, Maidstone. Employing a wealth of technical knowledge and experience we are creating a reputation throughout the industry as the go to place for everything component related.
Description of Vacancy
The customer service and sales executive role will be mainly making outbound sales calls. You will be working with our marketing department to generate more leads and interest, working toward becoming our industry expert for this area and the start of a new department within sales.
Benefits include:
– Being part of a Goldman Sachs high growth SME recognised company
– Never work on your birthday and get paid for it
– Up to 33 days holiday (including bank holidays + birthday)
– 2 weeks sabbatical when you have been with the company for 5 years
– Modern social working environment
– 4 paid sick days a year (once passed probation)
– Working for an ambitious company with a huge potential for promotions due to rapid growth
– Onsite parking
Responsibilities
Providing good Customer Service to new and existing customers
Understanding Plastic, Rubber & Metal components to sell
Dealing with customers and their orders
Promoting special offers and brand pushes
Making outbound calls to customers (in schools) to generate sales and check their needs
Gathering information to create leads
Updating and maintaining database on a daily basis
Wage
£5.50 per hour
Hours
Monday to Friday
40 hours a week with 1 hour lunch break
Skills Required
Ability to work as part of a team
Excellent customer service skills
Attention to detail
Ability to use own initiative
Personal Qualities
Computer literate
Highly enthusiastic
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Good telephone manner
Qualifications Required
A-D or equivalent in English and Maths.
Training Provided
On the job training with the employer whilst working towards the Apprenticeship Standard – consisting of the Intermediate NVQ Level, Technical Certificate and Functional Skills if appropriate.
Regular work based assessments/observations carried out by Kent Training & Apprenticeships Tutor Assessor, to determine competency and meet with Awarding Body standards.
Important Information
The employer has asked that you do not contact them direct. Doing so could jeopardise your application. You will be responsible for your travel expenses to and from your place of work. Therefore, you must have the means to get to your place of work on a daily basis whilst waiting for your first wages to be paid.
KT&A: Kent Training & Apprenticeships are part of Kent County Council and are a leading training organisation with nearly 30 years successful experience. KT&A specialise in high quality work-based training, delivered by qualified staff with personal experience of working in the skill area they teach.
Company
Kent Training & Apprenticeships has been established for 30 years and over this time has become the leading work based training provider in Kent, providing training solutions to both companies and individuals across the county. We are a countywide organisation and have 5 dedicated KT&A centres across Kent. All of our centres can be contacted by calling us on FREEPHONE 0800 731 4297 KT&A works with over 300 employers throughout Kent, delivering Apprenticeships and National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) and has helped over 25,000 people to realise their career ambitions.
- Website
- http://www.kenttrainingandapprenticeships.co.uk/
- Telephone
- 03000422916
- Location
-
Unit A-B London Road Trading Estate
London Road
Sittingbourne
Kent
ME10 1SX
GB
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