Business Development Executive
Location: Covering Peterborough / Ely / Kings Lynn / Norwich areas
Salary Details: Competitive salary, plus excellent benefits
Job Type: Monday - Friday, Full-time, Permanent
Reporting to: Contracts Manager
Overview
The Business Development Executive is responsible for the sale and marketing of TruckEast’s range of products and services at customer level. With a focus on driving growth in our contract portfolio they will support key branches across both Cambridgeshire and Norfolk with both existing and new customers.
essential duties and job responsibilities
- Pro-active selling and marketing of TruckEast’s range of products and promotions in line with agreed sales and profitability targets to new and existing customers.
- Key products:
- Support programmes (Repair and Maintenance and Service Contracts)
- Tail-lift and fridge maintenance and contracts
- Fixed price repairs
- Parts Sales
- Contract renewals
- Maintaining regular and professional contact with customers and prospects
- Actively utilise and maintain customer data within Scania CRM system
- Ensuring professional and consistent handling of contract documentation
- The identification and conversion of new business opportunities for our contract portfolio
- Develop internal customer relations to optimise Aftersales and Support Programmes product penetration – new sales, used sales
- Ensure a quality customer focus is maintained to support the Scania and TruckEast brand values
- Any other duties relevant to the smooth and efficient operation of the department as determined by your manager
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS
- Experience and knowledge of the automotive industry (Desirable)
- Excellent communication and people skills
- Excellent customer service skills
- Ability to organise owkr on own iniative and work under pressure
- Ability to work unsupervised and to set own targets
- Good Computer skills
- Effective negotiating and influencing skills
- Ability to work as a team member
- Ability to identify opportunities for business development within the region
- Comfortable with cold calling new customers
- Motivated by successful target achievement
employee benefits
- Bonus scheme
- Refer a friend scheme - up to £2,000 per successful referral
- Life assurance scheme
- Optional private health insurance
- Additional employer pension contributions
- 30 days holiday per year including Bank holidays, increasing with length of service
- 24/7 mental health and wellbeing support
- Long service recognition and rewards
- All required PPE equipment provided