Industrial Sales & Growth Executive

Job Advert; Sudbury; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Job Advert in Sudbury, Suffolk is seeking a driven Sales & Marketing Executive to grow the existing customer base across the UK, Ireland and Europe. The role combines business development, CRM management, product sales and marketing activities.

You will reactivate dormant accounts, identify new markets, manage enquiries via multiple channels, and support branding and events such as trade exhibitions; travel across the region is expected.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in business development and new market identification.
• Willingness and ability to travel throughout the UK and Ireland for customer visits and exhibitions, as well as to global sites for audits and training.
• Experience using CRM systems for sales and marketing activities (Salesforce preferred).
• Experience in product sales.
• Experience with Canva or a willingness and ability to learn digital marketing content creation.

Responsibilities

• Manage an existing customer portfolio, increasing turnover and gross profit growth.
• Reactivate non-trading and dormant customers.
• Identify new markets and develop a consistent pipeline of new customer accounts.
• Manage incoming enquiries via the website, telephone and social media.
• Maintain accurate daily CRM records, including activities, quotations and opportunities using Salesforce.
• Attend customer site visits across the UK and Ireland.
• Attend trade exhibitions across the UK, Ireland and Europe to develop relationships and identify new opportunities.
• Support product creation and development through their internal R&D system (JIRA).
• Work with existing customers and their marketing teams to develop strategies that increase our product sales and promote the brand.
• Organise and oversee the company's annual exhibition at the NEC in June, including advertising and promotional activities.
• Collaborate with external marketing organisations to increase the company's brand exposure through digital and print marketing.
• Create and publish twice-weekly social media content on LinkedIn and Instagram, covering new products, company news and updates.
• Coordinate marketing activities with the company's Group's wider marketing team.
• Research and develop relationships with new trade groups and industry associations.
• Use the CRM database to plan and launch targeted marketing campaigns.

Skills

Business development

New market identification

CRM

Product sales

Digital marketing content creation

Tools

Salesforce

Canva

JIRA

Job description

Job Advert in Sudbury, Suffolk is seeking a driven Sales & Marketing Executive to grow the existing customer base across the UK, Ireland and Europe. The role combines business development, CRM management, product sales and marketing activities.

You will reactivate dormant accounts, identify new markets, manage enquiries via multiple channels, and support branding and events such as trade exhibitions; travel across the region is expected.