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Technical Sales Representative

August 11, 2017 | Comments Off on Technical Sales Representative

Technical Sales Representative
Home based/Field based (must be able to work one day per week in Andover)
Salary: £30-35k plus company car

The Company:
Preformed Line Products (GB) Limited is an award-winning company established in 1957 in Andover, UK. It is a wholly owned subsidiary. We manufacture a comprehensive range of products in an ISO 9001 & ISO 14001 environment for the Overhead Electrical Power Transmission and Distribution and Telecommunications Industries. Our markets include the UK, Ireland, Western and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa. We have an unrivalled reputation for service, reliability and quality as an acknowledged market leader.

The Role:
A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join our sales team as a Technical Sales Representative to develop, maintain and understand the key staff of PLP clients within the UK transmission and distribution sector to support existing activities and in addition establish and exploit business development opportunities. The Technical Sales Representative will manage the 'open' project list and report on updates.

Reporting to the UK Sales Manager, you will work to a planned itinerary and visit clients' sites', from Head Office to the project sites, incorporating one day per week in the PLP GB Andover office.

The Company is looking for someone with a technical background who is naturally comfortable with face to face customer meetings and is also comfortable spending a lot of time alone on the road.

The Candidate:

Qualifications

  • Ideally with HNC and business qualification.

Experience

  • Previous sales/account management preferred.
  • Sound commercial understanding.
  • Understanding and experience of costing process

Knowledge & Skills

  • A technical/engineering background and/or previous experience in a manufacturing environment is desirable.
  • The ability to follow procedures in an accurate and timely manner.
  • Communication skills.
  • Project management skills.
  • Planning & co-ordination skills.
  • Negotiation skills.
  • Presentation skills.
  • The ability to demonstrate practically at Board and field level.
  • Understand technical (mechanical) specifications and drawings.
  • IT literate.

Personal

  • To be able to work alone and work as part of a team.
  • Entertain employees from other PLP sister companies when in the UK.
  • Actively participate in CI events.
  • Travel in the UK and overseas, potentially outside of core hours. (Overtime is not paid for travel and may include weekends).
  • Drive on business in the UK.
  • Sociable but willing to be on the road alone a lot.
  • Clean driving licence.

The Package:
A competitive salary, plus employee benefits (subject to qualifying periods) such as a company car, stakeholder pension, private healthcare, life cover and employee bonus scheme.

By applying for this role, your details will be sent to Ortolan People, who are acting as consultants for the hiring company. Ortolan People are engaged to provide recruitment support in processing applications. We will endeavour to respond to all applicants within three working days. Occasionally for roles with a very high volume of applicants, this may not be possible.

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