Location: Manchester

Type: Permanent

Industry: Textiles

Job Ref: TGN4324

The Company:
Our client is a real success story in the Textile World, with nearly 200 years of textile innovation delivering high quality brands across Home Textiles, Healthcare, Corporate/ Workwear and Sportswear, to name a few.  An exciting opportunity has become available for a high calibre Graduate Sales Executive to join the Healthcare Department who are the number one supplier of curtains (multi-use and disposable) and associated products and services to the NHS

You must be able to develop excellent relationships with our large existing client base, in addition to developing new business.

The Ideal candidate will have personality, be naturally extroverted and be self-motivated with a strong desire to succeed.

The Role

• Attend meetings with customers both offsite and onsite
• Contact new and existing customers to encourage new business.
• Organise own diary to maximise opportunities.
• Taking incoming calls & emails from customers.
• Dealing with enquiries, quotations and orders
• Reporting to our Sales Manager
• This sales role will be technical, with approximately 20 % of the time spent on surveying, estimating and project management

Skills Required

• Excellent account management skills
• Strong organisational and negotiating skills
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Good IT and administrative skills with knowledge of Excel.
• Good written/ numerical and communication skills
• Be organised and have good attention to detail.
• Must have a driving license

Benefits

• 20 days holiday (in addition to bank holidays) plus holiday loyalty scheme.
• Staff discount on products
• Offices provide free parking
• Relaxed, professional and friendly working environment.
• Busy and varied workload
• Excellent chance for personal development