Sales Executive

Circa £26,000 Negotiable Plus Commission

Office Based

Monday – Friday 9am till 5pm

Blackburn

Opportunity to progress

Our client is a very successful small manufacturing company who provide their extensive product range across a very broad range of industry sectors.

The objective of this role is to increase the workload and replace less profitable customers with more lucrative opportunities by using sales and marketing techniques.

As the Sales Executive, you will be required to proactively market the product range by:

• Contacting potential new customers over the phone
• Running email campaigns to specific target markets
• Managing social media campaigns by posting on LinkedIn and growing the company LinkedIn account
• Following up with potential new customers
• Managing the sales diary to ensure all enquiries and contacts are managed correctly.
• Keeping the CRM updated, ensuring prospect information is accurate

To be successful in this role, the Sales Executive will need:

• Experience within a B2B sales role
• Knowledge or experience on how to use LinkedIn to gain new business
• To be disciplined, managing their diary efficiently
• To be highly motivated
• Chatty and a real people person

This is a fantastic opportunity as this is a brand-new role in the business so there is PLENTY of prospects to contact.  There is also opportunity to progress into a field based Business Development Manager position and build a team around you.