Job Vacancy in Greater London - South London
Experienced Sales and Marketing Manager (Japanese or German desirable)
Hounslow, £40,000-£60,000 dependent on experience + benefits
35 hrs a week
THE COMPANY
A leading provider of hardware and software solutions for the manufacture of solar panels, semiconductors, flat-panel displays and other IT hardware.
THE ROLE
The role involves the development of sales to major accounts in the UK, Europe and beyond in a variety of industries including maritime as well as management of existing accounts.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Managing a new sales project in the maritime industry: excellent customer service abilities and full sales cycle knowledge.
- Management of existing European accounts covering the full sales cycle: initial technical discussion through to after sales support.
- Undertaking client visits of 2-5 days typically once or twice a month.
- Generating new leads through cold calling and in depth market knowledge.
- Developing new business in the maritime field in particular.
- Helping develop market awareness to generate forecast sales and influence new product development.
- Excellent communication within the company and internal project management. English language fluency is vital and fluency in Japanese or German would be a bonus.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Sales experience of at least three years.
- Excellent customer service and relationship building skills
- Excellent communication and persuasion skills.
- Flexibility to respond to a variety of situations effectively.
- Initiative to anticipate new business opportunities and react to them effectively.
THE CANDIDATE
- Educated to degree level – ideally in Science or Engineering
- At least three years experience selling B2B in a technical field.
- Good IT skills especially in Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
- Maritime industry experience very desirable. Photovoltaic or semiconductor industry also a plus.
- Determined, flexible, excellent communicator, results driven and focused individual.
- Fluent written and spoken English vital; fluent Japanese or German very desirable.
Job Vacancy Details
| title | |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Other Language | German |
| Other Language | Japanese |
| Contract Type Description | Permanent |
| Job Type Description | Sales & Account Management |
| Job Type Description | IT & Internet |
| Job Type Description | |
| Job Type Description | |
| Salary | £40,000-£60,000 +benefits |
| Is Hourly? | |
| Location | Greater London - South London |
| Area Postcode | |
| Start date | |
| Duration | |
| Contact name | SM |
| Telephone | 020 7092 3939 |
| stephanie@appointmentsbilanguage.co.uk | |
| Fax | |
| Date posted | 05/01/2012 |
| Reference | SMSMMJpGr |
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