Technical Sales Executive; Food & Beverage

Technical Sales Executive - Bridgend
£30 - £38k

Our Client, a global organization, headquartered in the U.S.A helps the largest manufacturers in the world to buy, sell, and manage their surplus capital equipment. The company works in multiple industries including: pharmaceutical, biotech, chemical, consumer packaged goods, and electronics.

The company has global contracts with multi-national corporations including;
Johnson & Johnson, Unilever, Novartis, Intel and many others. The company provides ongoing programs to our clients that help them maximize financial returns, meet critical deadlines and avoid unnecessary costs.

They are experts in their field and are searching for a Technical Sales Executive with excellent customer service experience to join their expanding team. If you have a strong customer service / sales / account management / business development background, have a keen interest in the manufacturing industry and are looking to work for a global company, then this would be of interest to you.

Previous experience within Food & Beverage industry.

• Must be able to work on own initiative
• Experience in a manufacturing industry
• Previous experience within Food & Beverage is essential
• Have a competitive nature and be confident
• Excellent teamwork skills as working with colleagues globally will be essential
• Excellent telephone manner, ability to communicate at all levels as you may be liaising with CEOs and / or Engineers from all over the world
• 2 years’ experience within a customer service/ sales / account management role
• Have the ability to use Linked In and other platforms to identify and create relationships with key contacts

• Inbound/ outbound call handling
• Manage leads from the lead generators
• Generate own leads/ opportunities and build a strong pipeline
• Identify new customers and grow existing accounts
• Manage price negotiations
• Respond to machinery and equipment enquiries/ needs
• Follow up with potential customers
• Sales transaction management i.e. ensuring invoices are paid and provide after sales service
• Communicate with finance, logistics and project management teams
• Occasionally attend exhibitions and shows in Europe

• Full-time, permanent role with stability
• Basic salary (depending on experience)
• 30 days paid holiday allowance, increasing to 38 days over time
• 5% employer contribution to the workplace pension scheme
• Paid sick pay scheme
• Monday to Friday schedule with flexible working hours
• Home-based position with occasional in-person meetings near Bridgend
• £30,000 - £38,000 per annum