Creative Sales Executive

Salary 35000 plus company car or car allowance and excellent bonuses

Role Overview

My client is an expanding creative manufacturer who is looking for a design-led Sales Manager to present them in a positive and exciting marketplace, through various sales opportunities. 

Initially shadowing the Creative Director sharing ideas and industry knowledge, you will be joining a positive can-do company who know their stuff and who offer a long term, successful sales career with achievable bonuses and excellent benefits.

This role will involve travel into mainland Europe and attendance at trade shows and exhibitions.

Tasks and responsibilities:

• Bringing in new accounts
• Briefing the design team
• Liaising with the technical /Design support teams
• Attend trade shows and international events, mainland Europe
• Providing reports to the Sales Director
• Completing sales forecasts for the Director
• Attending Sales meetings with Directors
• Takes responsibility for building new client relationships
• Creates on Sales Plan and forecast
• Identifies a pipeline of business
• Target sectors – research different areas of business
• Attending Networking events at the right level
• Knowing competitors in the marketplace and what’s on offer/understand costing models
• Sells imagination – share existing examples of work
• Provides content for PR
• Actively works with linked-In and other social media platforms

Profile, Skills and Experience

• The ability to self-motivate
• Good with figures/numbers as will be involved in the finance
• Good on systems as need to keep NetSuite up to date
• Experience of working to and exceeding targets

• High level of computer literacy in Microsoft Office, Outlook and Teams
• Exceptional organisational skills with strong attention to detail
• Ability to manage/meet tight timescales
• Strong communication skills, verbally and in writing
• Strong customer service ethos

Behaviours and Attributes

• High levels of integrity 
• Passionate about the design - sale lifecysle
• Enjoys a dynamic environment
• Demonstrates and enjoys good teamworking
• Organised, diligent and conscientious 
• Team player and committed to company and individual goals 
• Proactive and enthusiastic 
• Able to use own initiative
• Ability to plan according to timelines and constantly changing constraints

To apply, please submit your CV by clicking on the relevant links. If successful you will be contacted by one of our consultants within 3 working days. Unfortunately, due to the volume of applications we expect to receive for this role, if you do not hear from us within this time you should presume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Grassroots Recruitment is acting as a recruitment agency and a recruitment business in respect of this vacancy. Grassroots Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and recruiter. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of age, race, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, religion or disability.