REED Business Support in Bath is delighted to be working closely with a client based in Somerset in their search for a Sales & Marketing Manager for their niche business.

Salary: Up to £35k + Bonus

Hours: 8.30 - 5.00 (Mon - Fri) hour for lunch

THE ROLE

Sole in-house Sales professional (Full Time) needed to oversee existing CRM platform and B2B sales function for wholesaler. Reporting to the Directors, the successful applicant will be the point of contact for (and take the lead in increasing) our growing family of customers who are now regional Partners, will liaise with existing customers to encourage loyalty as well as upselling to existing customers to promote increased activity and focus on identifying/approaching new leads for conversion across relevant sectors.

• CRM platform - take the lead with managing their existing CRM platform
• Partners - manage and grow their family of Partners who stock selected products to sell regionally
• Existing Customers - connect with/build relationships with existing customers and those newly on board to identify their buying trends/upsell accordingly and promote new products
• Lead generation - identify target markets and make initial approaches to potential new customers to promote ability to supply
• Trends - Keep abreast of market trends and be quick to identify/rectify any decreasing sales trends of specific products
• MarketingFunction - be the point of contact/liaise with the existing agency (who lead on their brand awareness, literature design, social media, marketing reach outs, brochure etc)
• Samples - take the lead on organising their stock of and distribution of wood samples to customers as required
• Trade Shows - deal with stand bookings administration, stand organisation and be customer facing (with wider team support) at B2B trade shows throughout the year.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Relevant experience in a similar role

• Willingness to be part of a small team

• Excellent communication skills

• Numerate

• Ability to think strategically, quickly and effectively

• Calm when faced with challenges

• Ability to handle dissatisfied/difficult customers

• Keep abreast of latest market trends

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