Sales Consultant

Regional Sales Consultant

Location: Milton Keynes

Salary: £29,000 basic salary + OTE £39,000 per annum

Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Working Hours: Monday to Thursday, 8:30am - 5:00pm Friday, 8:30am - 4:00pm

Working Arrangement: Office-based for the first 6 months, with the opportunity for hybrid working (2 days from home) following successful completion of probation.

What's in it for you? In return, the successful candidate will receive a competitive salary package and a great range of company benefits, including:

• On-Target Earnings: £39,000 per annum.
• Annual Leave: 25 days plus bank holidays.
• Private medical insurance.
• Healthcare plan.
• Death in service benefit.
• Group income protection plan.
• Company-wide events.
• Opportunities for further internal and external training and development.
• Hybrid working opportunities, with two days working from home following successful completion of the six-month probationary period.
• A supportive team environment within an established and successful business.

About the Opportunity

Are you currently working in hospitality and looking for an exciting new career opportunity where you can put your industry knowledge to good use?

Perhaps you've worked as a Chef, Front of House Manager, Restaurant Manager or within a busy commercial kitchen environment and are now looking to move into a Monday-to-Friday role with excellent earning potential and career development opportunities.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with a hospitality background who enjoys speaking with people, building relationships and working towards goals. Previous sales experience is not essential, as your understanding of the hospitality industry and the challenges faced within a similar environment will be highly valued.

Working as part of a friendly and supportive internal sales team, you'll play an important role in developing new business opportunities, engaging with existing customers and promoting the company's products, services and industry events.

Key Responsibilities

• Proactively contact existing customers and prospective new clients through outbound telephone activity.
• Generate new business leads and identify potential opportunities to introduce the company's products and services.
• Build relationships with key decision-makers within the hospitality and commercial sectors.
• Arrange qualified appointments for the company's field-based sales representatives to attend.
• Encourage existing and prospective customers to attend the company's free product demonstration events around the UK. Promoting events, generating interest and securing attendance from relevant businesses.
• Identify customer requirements and understand the challenges they face within their environments.
• Develop new potential client accounts and maintain regular contact with existing customers.
• Work towards individual KPIs, with an average of approximately 70 outbound calls per day.
• Maintain accurate customer information, follow-up activities and appointment records.
• Work closely with colleagues and field sales representatives to maximise sales opportunities and contribute to the continued growth of the business.

About You

Ideally, you will have:

• Previous experience working within hospitality, catering, foodservice or a commercial environment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with confidence speaking to people over the telephone.
• The confidence to approach new businesses and introduce products and services.
• The ability to build rapport and develop strong customer relationships.
• A self-motivated and target-driven mindset, with the ambition to achieve KPIs.

The company is looking for someone to join as soon as possible, so early applications are encouraged.

If you have a hospitality background, enjoy speaking with people and are ready for a fresh challenge, we'd like to hear from you!

Thank you for your interest in this vacancy, advertised by SMT Recruitment (Smart10 Ltd), acting as an employment agency/business. Your application will be considered alongside others, and we will contact you within three working days if you are shortlisted.

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