Recruitment

We are seeking a confident, articulate, commercially astute sales professional, with strong numerical skills and excellent attention to detail. The role will be 5 days per week from September to March, and 2 days per week from April to August to align with the seasonal nature of our business.

This is an office based role and due to our rural location, candidates are advised that they should have their own transport.

Main Responsibilities

• Manage & Expand Database: Oversee and expand the customer database, proactively seeking new business opportunities.
• Proactive Approach: Utilise tools such as Linkedln and Google to identify and secure new business.
• Training: Seek training opportunities for personal development and success.
• Trade Shows: Attend and represent the company at trade shows and events, organising meetings and networking opportunities.
• Collaborative Efforts: Work closely with other departments to achieve company goals.
• Pricing Structures: Adhere to agreed pricing structures to maximize profitability.
• Company Vision: Understand and align with the company's vision and aims.
• Customer Focus: Ensure the highest level of customer service at all times.
• Market Feedback: Share market and competitor activity insights with the wider sales team.
• System Management: Maintain and update systems, check stock, and follow established processes.
• Customer Meetings: Organise development meetings with sales managers or business development managers.
• KPI Achievement: Work towards and take ownership of achieving agreed key performance indicators.
• Customer Relationships: Build and maintain relationships with existing and potential clients, seeking new opportunities within these relationships.
• Process Adherence: Follow sign-off procedures and work within ISO standards.
• Sales Enquiries: Respond to, follow up, and manage sales enquiries according to company processes.

Skills Required

• Communication: Professional and friendly communication skills, whether face-to-face, over the phone, or by email, with customers, colleagues, hauliers, and suppliers.
• Accuracy: Strict attention to detail is essential.
• Initiative: Ability to independently drive workload forward.
• Team-work: Natural ability to multi-task and support colleagues in other parts of the business, especially during peak seasons.
• PC Skills: Proficient in Microsoft Office and other essential PC skills.

Applicants should please send their CV and covering letter (in strict confidence) to: [email protected].

Please note that this is a physically demanding role and will require the lifting and moving of products. Given the nature of the business, you will be expected to work in outdoor warehousing.

Main Responsibilities

• Good reading and counting ability for accurate picking
• Correct packaging and wrapping of customer orders in time for set daily haulier collection time slots
• Checking of goods in and bending to lift/move plants and accessories around the warehouses
• General maintenance and tidying of yards and sheds
• Any other duties consistent with the main purpose of the job as may be defined from time to time

Individuals will be expected to liaise closely and professionally with all other members of staff, both in the office as well as the warehouse, in order to efficiently fulfil the main purpose of this role.

Skills Required
Punctuality, reliability, numerical accuracy, attention to detail, communication, motivation, teamwork & customer care are also very important.

Applicants should please send their CV and covering letter (in strict confidence) to: [email protected].