Sales Assistant

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Collett & Sons have an exciting opportunity for a Sales Assistant to join our team in Bradford.

Location: Bradford, BD12 0QY

Salary: Salary dependent upon experience

Job Type: Normal working hours are Monday to Friday 08.00hrs to 17.00hrs, Flexibility required

About Us:

Collett & Sons Ltd is a successful family-owned Company, established since 1928. Originally founded as a Transport Company, it has developed in to a multi-modal operator & has been set in to 4 closely run Divisions to reflect the diverse nature of the business and clients it serves. The 4 Divisions are integrated between each other which allow a ‘One stop shop’ service.

- Transport - Undertaking General transport, Freight Forwarding and Warehousing

- Heavy Lift - Heavy transport, Crane Hire, Lifting & Skidding and Project management

- Marine - Vessel Chartering operations, Stevedoring, Port and Ships Agency services

- Consulting - Undertaking Route surveying, site access studies & reporting

The Company specialise in the Oil & Gas, Power Generation, Heavy Engineering, Renewables and Civil & Infrastructure markets, transporting and moving difficult loads UK & Worldwide.

They operate from their 5-acre site in Halifax, 10-acre site in Goole and 3-acre site in Grangemouth.

Sales Assistant – The Role:

Initially you will be under the guidance of the Sales Director (your direct line manager), as you proactively learn and become confident in your role, the expectation is that you will have the ability to work autonomously.

The role is subject to a 6 months probationary period after which CPD will be provided to the successful candidate.

They will enjoy a varied work load and will be given every opportunity to help grow and develop, in return contributing to the Company’s development and growth, with the prospect for promotion.

The role is subject to a 6 months probationary period after which CPD will be provided to the successful candidate.

Sales Assistant – Key Responsibilities:

- Daily communication with existing and potential new customers, via both e-mail and Telephone

- Relationship building

- Maintaining, up-dating and expanding the CRM Data base

- Proactively generating sales leads, and new business

- Quoting, and dealing with enquiries on a daily basis

- Reactive to enquiries, and requests.

Sales Assistant – You:

- Minimum education to O level standard (Math’s and English Essential), but A Level or equivalent preferred

- Full driving license

- Experience in a similar role, preferred

- The ability to identify relevant sales leads relevant to the company’s services

- Customer focused

- Experience in a transport / logistics environment preferred but not essential

- Experience of CRM, or similar systems an advantage

- Commercially astute and has the ability to work on a personal level with the client base

To submit your CV for this exciting Sales Assistant opportunity, please click ‘Apply’ now
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Location:
Low Moor
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Sales

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