Responsibilities:

• Contribute towards attainment of the company’s strategic objectives.
• Working within a sector sales team to gain profitable business for the company’s products and services.
• To gain and maintain an understanding of the market segments within their assigned sector to support the achievement of their sales objectives.
• Ensure the timely handling of requests for information whether by phone, fax, email or personal contact from new and existing customers.
• Manage existing customers and prospects by maintaining regular contact. Maintain accurate and complete data base records.
• Develop new customers for the company’s products and services within your target market sector.
• Ensure that all orders gained are successfully implemented and handed over to the customer.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Achievement of sales targets through the identification, qualification and progression of sales opportunities within the appropriate target market sector.
• To be an active participant within your Sector’s team in achieving the Sector’s targets and objectives.
• Preparation of quotations, sales and project management material.
• To keep abreast of products in the marketplace.
• Selection of appropriate sub-contractors to fulfil customer’s requirements in accordance with company policy.
• Entry of all relevant customer contact information into company’s CRM system.
• Entry of customer orders into company order database (SOP) in an accurate manner.
• Project management of orders and projects to ensure that they are completed on time and within budget.
• Liaison with Admin Department on orders ready for invoicing
• Providing regular information to marketing department to allow preparation of case studies, mail shots and promotional material.

A Swindon-based Recruitment Agency who provide Technical Engineering, Manufacturing & Industrial Personnel and we are currently looking for a Sales Resourcer, who would be keen to develop into a trainee Recruitment Consultant, to join our rapidly expanding business.

*This role will be to support an existing and successful desk with an established Non Contract and Contract client portfolio.
*The role encompasses candidate attraction and selection, client development and long term relationship building.
*In the Swindon office there is an equal emphasis on sales and business development as well as providing the highest possible levels of service to our candidates and clients.
*This balance is key to our vision of finding jobs for people and people for jobs.
*We have plenty to offer the right people who can demonstrate the right attitude.
*Your enthusiasm and passion is the most important attribute that we look for. In fact, 40% of our employees had no prior experience in the recruitment industry before joining us and learned all about how to be a successful consultant with our innovative, REC accredited training programme. So, apart from having the right attitude, what do you need to do?

We expect our staff to demonstrate and be measured against the following criteria:

*To effectively participate in the team and demonstrate responsibility for personal continuous professional development.
*To attract suitable candidates for the local market to maximise personal and business performance.
*To engage with the client sales strategy of the office by using local and market sector knowledge to maximise business performance.
*To effectively communicate and participate in informing and encouraging two way dialogue with the team, as well as with candidates and clients.
*To identify every opportunity to maximise profitability in the local marketplace.

In return we offer a comprehensive reward and recognition programme that includes a competitive salary and much more.

Preferred Skills:

*Recruitment or working within a technical / engineering environment an advantage.
*Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build strong working relationships at all levels.
*Excellent communication skills: face to face, verbally and written.
*Ability to multi-task.
*Business focused.
*Strong administrative skills, PC Literate – MS Word, Excel, Outlook and Internet.
*Self driven, results orientated with drive and energy.
*Business focused, reliable and a team player.