Business Development Representative

Sales Representative

West Midlands Based

Salary: £35,000-£40,000

Permanent, Full-Time

Are you an experienced Sales Representative with a proven background in generating new business and developing strong customer relationships?

Regional Recruitment are recruiting for a Sales Representative to join an established manufacturing business based in the West Midlands. You will play a key role in identifying new sales opportunities, developing existing customer relationships and driving the growth of added-value products and services.

If you have a passion for sales, business development and delivering exceptional customer service, then this role could be for you!

• Competitive salary
• Full-time, permanent position
• Opportunity to develop and grow within an established manufacturing business
• Varied role with responsibility for new business development and account management
• Opportunity to work with a broad range of products and customers

• Proven experience working in a sales or customer account management role
• Experience identifying and developing new sales opportunities
• Strong communication, influencing and negotiation skills
• Ability to open, negotiate and close sales
• Excellent customer service and relationship-building skills
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office
• Ability to work independently and meet targets
• Full and valid driving licence

• Experience with in a manufacturing, technical or product-led sales environment
• Experience selling added-value products or services
• Experience using customer databases or CRM systems
• Experience preparing sales proposals, presentations and quotations

• Generate, qualify and develop new business opportunities through proactive sales activity, referrals and customer engagement.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with new and existing customers, providing a high level of customer service.
• Identify customer needs and present suitable products and services, including preparing proposals, quotations and presentations.
• Manage the sales process from initial enquiry through to negotiation and completion.
• Maintain accurate customer, sales and quotation records, including monitoring pipeline activity and reporting performance against agreed KPIs.
• Research market trends, competitor activity and product developments to identify new opportunities.
• Support promotional activities, sales events, direct marketing and product training where required.
• Contribute to the continued growth of the business by promoting added-value products and services across the company.

As Sales Representative, you will also be expected to:

• Be proactive, motivated and commercially focused.
• Have excellent communication, influencing and negotiation skills.
• Be confident developing new business and building long-term customer relationships.
• Demonstrate initiative and the ability to manage your own workload effectively.
• Be comfortable working to targets and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Have a professional, customer-focused approach with strong attention to detail.