Business Development Executive – Agri Sales
Ballymena based + Regular Travel (Company Car included)
£30,000 + Annual Bonus
CPL are delighted to continue our partnership with a well-established and successful manufacturing company in the Ballymena area as the seek to recruit an enthusiastic and dynamic Junior Business Development Executive to join the Agri Sales team at a pivotal time in the company’s growth plans.
You must have either experience (Not necessarily sales) within the agricultural industry, Including a farming background or an agricultural education.
As a Business Development Executive, you will strive to achieve the company’s vision to be a World Class by maximising sales opportunities to achieve sales and gross profit targets.
The Role;
- Identify and capitalise on business opportunities to meet company targets by converting them into orders.
- Collaborate with the Agriculture Sales Manager and Head of Sales to formulate regionalised sales strategies.
- Handle incoming customer inquiries and convert them into orders.
- Provide weekly reports on sales activities, including visit reports.
- Perform relevant administrative tasks, including order processing.
- Attend exhibitions/trade shows and arrange and participate in customer meetings/site visits, including farms and merchants, as well as other company events as needed. This role requires extensive travel within the UK and Ireland, approximately twice per month.
The Person;
- Driven individual with a strong interest in the agricultural industry.
- You must have either experience (Not necessarily sales) within the agricultural industry, Including a farming background or an agricultural education.
- Full clean driving licence.
- Previous experience within sales and customer service environment.
- Strong ability to deal professionally with customers/clients.
- Good time management, interpersonal skills, and the ability to work as part of a busy team.
- Excellent organisational skills and clear written and verbal communication skills.
- You will also need to be comfortable working in a fast-paced and busy office environment, whilst having the ability to work independently as well as part of our team.
If this sounds like an opportunity that could potentially be of interest to you, simply get in touch with Nathaniel Ferris by applying to this advertisement or giving me a call.