Interior Sales Representative

January 14, 2019 | Comments Off on Interior Sales Representative

Position: Sales Representative - Interiors

Location: Cork (and surrounding areas)

Salary: Neg DOE

The Job:

The main purpose of the position is to achieve monthly and annual sales targets set down for the territory

Interiors Sales Representative Responsibilities:

  • Develop existing accounts to maximise profitable business
  • Target, cultivate and open new accounts, which will generate the maximum amounts of

profitable sales through the achievement of sales targets

  • Pro-actively generate sales to achieve maximum profitability against mutually agreed sales targets.
  • Meet customers on regular basis to maintain awareness of the service and product range
  • Monitor competitor activity and report on this to management.
  • Complete and maintain accurate sales reports.
  • Analyse the market and contribute to the budgeting process
  • Developing customer base for branded product
  • Any other reasonable duties within the individual's capabilities
  • Identification of future complementary products to the range therefore enhancing profits and maximising opportunities

Interiors Sales Representative Requirements:

  • Full and Clean Driving Licence
  • Good level of literacy and numeracy
  • External Sales experience preferably in construction related industry
  • Excellent selling, negotiation and organisational skills
  • Ability to provide a prompt and efficient service
  • Ability to establish and maintain strong customer and colleague relationships.
  • Possessing good customer base knowledge and competitor knowledge
  • Information gathering and problem solving skills
  • Ability to devise and implement territory development plan and key account development plans
  • Development and management of appropriate sales pipeline and accurate sales forecast
  • Effective management of the sales cycle and process

PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS

  • Results in terms of sales and margin
  • Customer retention and feedback
  • Feedback from colleagues
  • Credit notes issued

TO PEOPLE INTERNALLY

  • Close working relationship with the Sales & Marketing Managers, internal and external colleagues
  • Communicate effectively with colleagues

RELATING TO PEOPLE EXTERNALLY

  • Develop collaborative business relationships with suppliers and customers.
  • Strong focus on customer service, ensuring all customers are provided with the best service possible.
  • Building longer term value added professional business relationships

PROBLEM SOLVING/OPPORTUNITY IDENTIFICATION

  • Pre-empts customer issues and moves swiftly to resolve queries and difficulties. Resolves account queries swiftly and economically

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Commitment to ensuring best practice within the organisation with a strong focus on Customer Service and Health & Safety

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  • Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team of colleagues and partners both inside and outside the sales function and business organisation and to manage multiple concurrent business development initiatives.

If the position above is of interest to you and you would like to know more, send your CV today and one of our consultants will contact you in complete confidence.