Technical Sales Advisor

Manchester
5 days ago
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Calling all Telesales professionals! If you have worked in a call centre / contact centre environment then this job could be right up your street.

Working for a leading global distributor of technical products, you will be dealing with customers by phone and email, also attending sales meetings and working on some big sales pipeline projects with your colleagues.

This role would suit someone who has worked with selling technical products e.g. electrical, mechanical, telecoms, infrastructure, electronic, robotics, or similar.

What's the job?

Promoting a technical range of products and services, offering alternatives where necessary
Advising on pricing, stock availability, promotions, lead times, delivery dates, etc.
Deal with inbound sales enquiries and get to know the supplier framework
Source new suppliers, negotiate pricing - whatever it takes to ensure the customer goes away happy!Important Stuff

Location: Salford, Manchester

Salary: £28-30,000 basic, depending on experience, plus bonus

Benefits: 25 days holiday, with flex to buy or sell 5 days, free parking, gym membership discount, bike to work scheme, pension, medical insurance & much more!

This is a great stepping stone to a technical sales career, where you can quickly progress up to more senior roles if you show good potential. Interested? Then apply today

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