Sales Apprentice
- Employer
- United Welding Supplies Limited
- Location
- Unit 32, Cam Centre, Wilbury Way, Hitchin, SG4 0TW
- Salary
- £14,000.00 - £16,000.00 annually
- Closing date
- 14 Aug 2021
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- Specialism
- Sales / Customer Service
- Sector
- Consulting & Business Services
- Role Type
- Apprenticeship, Higher
- Start Date
- September
- Duration
- Permanent
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The successful candidate will workin the sales department with main responsibilities including, but not limited to:
Also spending time working with other departments to get a feel for the company and help to understand the needs and requirements of our customer base:
Requirements and prospects
Desired skills
Personal qualities
Desired qualifications
Preferred maths and English to C/4 or above or equivalent.
Future prospects
Full time permanent position with future growth withinthe business.
Things to consider
- Coordinating all aspects of customer service including receiving phoned and emailedorders, order processing, quotation generation and technical enquiries, outgoing sales activity
- Processing customer orders in a timely and accurate manner including clarification and order entry
- As required liaising with the internal despatch team both pre and post shipment to ensure we are capable of meeting the delivery requirements of the customer
- Placing purchase orders and liaising with suppliers to ensure delivery times are met
- Work closely with our external sales team including customer visitswhen able
- Answer, with assistance from the internal technical sales where necessary, all enquiries of a technical nature
- Helping to produce promotional literature for the sales team
- Maintaining, updating and expanding our use of CRM system
- Organising Blitz campaigns to target areas for potential growth and visiting customers along with the rest of the sales team
Also spending time working with other departments to get a feel for the company and help to understand the needs and requirements of our customer base:
- Service department -learning how webuild and weld testing new machine packages, to increase knowledge and understanding
- Warehouse - understanding the picking and packing of orders, serving on the trade counter, to understand customer service and supporting withemergency local deliveries
- Field based team - spending time with our external sales engineers visiting customers and learning industry processes and applications
- Accounts - learning about how the purchase ledger and sales ledger teamwork
Requirements and prospects
Desired skills
- The ability to interact and communicate with customers professionally at all times
- Excellent people skills and a motivated, proactive approach
- High level of drive to set the highest possible customers service levels
- Working knowledge of Sage, Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook preferable
- To be flexible and a team player
Personal qualities
- Willingness to 'get stuck in' - we are a small team and have to help each other
- Helpful
- Reliable
Desired qualifications
Preferred maths and English to C/4 or above or equivalent.
Future prospects
Full time permanent position with future growth withinthe business.
Things to consider
- Prior to applying you need to consider where United Welding is situated and ensure that your commute isrealistic
- Mustlive within one hours' commute of the Office
- You will receive 23 days holiday plus bank holidays, reserving 3 days for Christmas shutdown
- Free parking on site
- Company pension over 21 years of age
- Valid UK driving licence or currently learning to drive, is desriable but not essential, if you are independant in time youcould visit clients
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