Register Your Interest - Sales Placement 2027

Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems (UK) Ltd.; Melksham; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fantastic site facilities

Subsidised Canteen

Great employee Benefits package

Job summary

Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems (UK) Ltd. invites applications for a Customer Service Placement in Melksham. You will support the sales and tendering teams, coordinate with internal stakeholders, and assist in managing key accounts across the UK.

Ideal candidates are pursuing a bachelor's degree in Business/Management or related fields, with strong communication skills and a customer-focused mindset. This 10-month placement offers hands-on experience and exposure to real projects within a leading rail

Qualifications

• Candidates currently studying a bachelor’s degree in a relevant subject such as Business or Management.
• Strong written and verbal communication abilities and a customer-focused mindset.
• Ability to analyse market data and support sales decisions.

Responsibilities

• Act as a point of contact for internal and external stakeholders across projects or initiatives.
• Provide support to the sales team across key UK accounts and attend customer meetings.
• Support the tendering team for major bids.
• Analyse the market and contribute insights to the sales management team.
• Collaborate with operations and engineering to align activities.

Skills

Independent work

Communication skills

Customer orientation

Analytical thinking

Time management under pressure

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Management (or in-progress)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

In the early 1800s, British engineer Richard Trevithick (1771-1833) constructed the first railway steam locomotive that travelled at 8 kilometres per hour. Today in Asia trains travel at maximum speeds of up to 260 kilometers per hour. By 1850 Britain had more than 6,000 miles of railroad track, today in the UK there are 20,277 miles (32,186 kilometres) of track.

Rail is growing… grow with it!

Do you want to be a part of the next revolution?

More than a billion people worldwide rely daily on Knorr-Bremse systems. Knorr-Bremse is the world’s leading manufacturer of braking systems for rail and commercial vehicles. As a technology pioneer, for over 100 years Knorr-Bremse has been a driving force in the development, production and sale of modern braking systems for a variety of applications in the area of rail and commercial vehicles.

Knorr-Bremse is growing… grow with us!

Key Responsibilities

Working across all aspects of the sales and marketing team and dependant on the business needs your responsibilities could include but are not limited to:

• Acting as a point of contact for internal and external stakeholders across a number of projects or initiatives
• Providing support to the sales team across all of the key accounts in the UK and attending customer meetings
• Providing support to the tendering team for major bids
• Analysis of the market and feeding back into the sales management team
• Interaction with other departs including operations and engineering

The ideal candidate will have experience in and be able to demonstrate the following skills:

• Ability to work independently and take ownership but also work as part of a team
• Great verbal and written communication skills
• Customer orientation
• Analytical and problem solving skills
• Capable of working under pressure to tight time scales
• Familiarity with Microsoft office in particular Excel and power point

This placement is ideal for students currently studying a bachelor's degree in a relevant subject such as Business, Management, or similar disciplines.

• Fantastic site facilities
• Subsidised Canteen
• Great employee Benefits package

Get on board and start your journey with us….We would love to hear from you!

Deadline: Ongoing

Job Type:

Placement (10 Months+)

Job Roles:

Customer Service

Locations:

Melksham

About Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems (UK) Ltd.

Knorr-Bremse Rail Systems (UK) Ltd. is part of the global Knorr-Bremse Group, a world leader in on-board systems and service support for both commercial road and rail vehicles, equipping mass transit vehicles and mainline trains with a range of innovative sub-systems.

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