Sales Consultant: Regional Sales
Job Type: Permanent
Hours: Full time: 37.5 hours
Department: External Sales
Location: The successful candidate should live in post codes L, WA and WN area with quick access to motorway networks.
The Company:
From putting the soles on your shoes, to the tarmac they walk on; from a packet of crisps to silicon chips; from wooden toothpicks to electric cars; youd be amazed at the things we get involved in. We dont do these things ourselves, of course, but we have worked with the people that do… to enable their efforts and dreams to be realised. Sometimes our role is significant; sometimes its small, but its never trivial and its always rewarding.
We provide automation and fluid control solutions for factory and laboratory applications. Our target sectors are automotive, food, beverage & packaging, and the life science sectors.
SMC Corporation UK Ltd is the wholly-owned subsidiary of SMC Corporation in Japan. The UK operation is located at a substantial 14-acre site in Milton Keynes, which houses our UK offices, design, factory, and warehousing.
SMC Corporation is the UK and global market leader in its field.
The Person:
We are looking for a certain type of person to join our Sales team.
If you sometimes wonder why others dont always share your passion to get things done, youve got drive. We like that. If you dont like losing at games, you sound competitive. We like that. If you can quickly strike a rapport with strangers, you sound engaging. We like that. If youre always looking for a better way, youre trying to grow. We like that.
If the above describes you, wed like to talk to you!
The role:
Growing our business within the North West machine & device manufacturers sector by selling to senior management, supply chain, and engineers.
Key Responsibilities:
- Meet or exceed monthly and quarterly sales targets.
- Create and work to a sales plan
- Develop sales by understanding customer needs and building strong relationships.
- Promote corporate value propositions
- Identify and pursue new business opportunities and markets.
- Maintain good working relationships with our distributor sales partners
- Maintain accurate records of sales activities using our CRM system
Skills and Experience:
Wed prefer sales experience and an engineering-based technical qualification, but your attitude is more important to us. If you dont have the experience but you still think youve got the drive, competitiveness, people skills, apply anyway, well know.
What We Offer:
We give extensive sales, product & application training, both in classroom and in-field.
We are continuously working to make our team even more diverse and inclusive. We welcome applications from all and are committed to attracting, recruiting and retaining the most talented individuals. SMC has sustainable development goals as we believe in caring for our futures as well as the future of the planet.
We offer a competitive and attractive package of benefits including, retail discounts, life assurance, Private Medical Cover, 25 days holiday including a holiday purchase scheme, a salary sacrifice personal pension plan and more!
The Selection Process: Upon successful application, candidates will be asked to undertake a first interview online followed by some online testing and lastly a second interview face-to-face, onsite at our SMC Offices.
