Sales Executive | Munster

Chase Resourcing are delighted to announce we are recruiting a Sales Executive for our client in Munster

The Sales Executive will need to secure, develop and manage customer accounts across all aspects of our business – Food Microbiology, Food Chemistry and Environmental.  Prospect for new accounts to meet sales targets, build strong and professional working relationships with customers, providing technical expertise and excellent customer service.

The job responsibilities of Sales Executive

• Ensure compliance with INAB / ISO17025 requirements at all times by adhering to the in house quality procedures provided
• Identification of new clients and assessment of their test requirements, methods and other relevant information to help design solutions that meet clients’ requirements.
• Provision of on time, high quality quotations that present the optimum solution for the client whilst ensuring maximum return.
• Continuous improvement – identification of opportunities for improvement of quality and service within client group, formulation and implementation of action plans for continuous improvement.
• Account Development planning. Analysis of clients’ organisation and activities to assess the potential requirements that the clients may have for the company analytical services. The job holder must continually develop knowledge of the assigned clients to develop short, medium and long term strategies that result in maximising the opportunities to provide the clients with analytical services. Account Development will involve collaboration with counterparts from other sites and business units.
• Commercial – management of contractual processes including Confidentiality agreements, Preferred provider / Service Level Agreements (SLA’s) / Quotations. Responsible for the resolution of commercial issues / negotiations with support and oversight from senior management.
• Reporting – provision of account, KPI’s, activity and market status reports as required on a local or global basis as appropriate.
• Development of sales tools and maintenance of sales information systems.
• Support field and office based sales staff as required.
• Undertake a wide range of sales-related administration tasks to ensure the smooth operation of the sales function.
• Support the implementation of company computer systems.
• Responsible for raising the company profile through the company website, trade shows, seminars, social media etc.

Experience/Qualification of Sales Executive

• A third level qualification in Science / Business / Marketing.
• At least three years experience in a similar sales or food industry technical role.
• Proficient in all Microsoft office packages.
• Must be willing to travel and hold a full clean driving licence.

Who we are looking for:

• Hard working self-motivated and professional team player
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Organised, accurate and strong documentation skills
• Passionate about sales, quality and customer service
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize, organise and co-ordinate your own workload
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to understand customers’ requirements and to be able to devise and articulate the most appropriate solutions.

If interested in the position of Sales Executive please send a copy of your resume to ellen.osullivan@chase.ie