Field Sales Representative

Keenan Recruitment; Belfast; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency in Northern Ireland is seeking a motivated Field Sales Representative to drive business growth. This role involves developing relationships with new and existing customers, managing sales processes, and exceeding targets. Candidates should have a proven sales background, a full driving license, and strong communication skills. The position offers a hybrid working environment.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of working in a sales and customer focused environment and exceeding sales targets.
• Hold a full clean driving license.
• Excellent numeracy, literacy and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Proactively source and develop business opportunities with both new and existing customers.
• Respond to sales enquiries and concerns by phone, email or in person.
• Accurately survey, measure, and plan project as per customer requirements.

Skills

Teamwork

Proactive and self-motivated

Planning and organisation skills

Commercial awareness

Negotiation and persuasion

Problem solving

Multitasking and working under pressure

Strong analytical ability

Education

3rd Level qualification in business related studies

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Keenan Recruitment is delighted to have been chosen by Northern Ireland’s premier supplier of Storage Equipment to assist in the recruitment of a permanent, full-time Field Sales Representative.

Our esteemed client is the largest stockist of storage equipment in the Greater Belfast area, delivering expertly across Northern Ireland and Ireland.

This exceptional opportunity calls for a vibrant self-starter, brimming with confidence in your ability to take initiative and manage your workload effectively to achieve outstanding results. We are seeking a candidate who can seamlessly blend their experience and skills to bolster existing business and cultivate new opportunities for success.

Our client embraces a flexible, hybrid working environment within a wonderfully supportive community.

Key Accountabilities and Duties:

• Proactively source and develop business opportunities with both new and existing customers, through a means of various methods e.g. cold calling, networking, referrals etc
• Seek new business opportunities in dormant accounts
• Respond to sales enquiries and concerns by phone, email or in person in a timely manner
• Schedule and attend customer appointments
• Accurately survey, measure and plan project as per customer requirements and make recommendations of best products to suit.
• Demonstration and presentation of company products / services to the customer
• Quotation, follow up, negotiation and closing of sales against a sales target
• Customer retention management

Person Specification:

Attributes

• Professional Appearance
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to act with a high degree of integrity while representing the company
• Desire and hungry attitude to exceed targets in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to build rapport easily

Key Skills

• Teamwork
• Proactive and self-motivated
• Planning and organisation skills
• Commercial awareness
• Negotiation and persuasion
• Problem solving
• Multitasking and working under pressure
• Strong analytical ability

Essential Criteria

• Hold a full clean driving license
• Proven track record of working in a sales and customer focused environment and exceeding sales targets
• Proactive, results driven, reliable and trustworthy
• Excellent numeracy, literacy and communication skills
• High competence in IT programs skills to include, Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
• Ability to recognise sales opportunities with the confidence to negotiate and the persistence to close the sale
• Great communication and interpersonal skills both with potential customers and as part of a busy team
• Time management skills and the ability to multitask and work effectively under pressure whilst prioritizing workload
• High standards and attention to detail with a particular focus on dimensions
• Meticulous and systematic record of customer information to allow timely follow up and completion of sales process
• Ability to efficiently plan sales calls with regards to vehicle utilisation and time management

Desirable Criteria

• Previous experience in Business to Business sales
• 3rd Level qualification in business related studies
• Experience in scale drawings

This role is perfect for someone who relishes the challenge of exceeding targets and driving innovation in sales. If you embody these qualities, Keenan Recruitment would be thrilled to see your application!

Contact Aideen Duggan at Keenan Recruitment for a confidential chat.

Keenan Recruitment is an equal opportunity employer, acting as an Employment Business on behalf of our Clients for temporary work and an Employment Agency for providing permanent employment with our Clients.

Keenan Recruitment is proudly a Corporate Member of REC - 10638 (Recruitment and Employment Confederation) adhering to all current employment legislation.