Telesales Representative

Vantage Consulting; Burntwood; On-site; GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist in vehicle safety products is looking for a Telemarketer to enhance their telemarketing efforts. You will research and call potential clients in commercial transportation to set sales appointments. The role requires excellent communication skills and telemarketing experience. This is a full-time office-based position offering a salary of £30,000 per year with additional benefits including holiday and pension contributions.

Benefits

Performance-related bonus

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Pension scheme after probation

Qualifications

• Proven experience as telemarketer or similar sales/customer service role.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft applications.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Make outgoing phone calls to secure qualified sales appointments.
• Define the size of the opportunity.
• Enter customer information into company database.

Skills

Telemarketing experience

Microsoft applications knowledge

Communication skills

Presentation skills

English proficiency

Persistence

Ability to handle rejection

Teamwork

Pressure management

Relationship building

Job description

JOB FUNCTION

Company Background:

We design, manufacture and sell electronic wheel safety products for commercial vehicles. These include Tyre Pressure, Wheel Loss and Temperature Monitoring Systems.

Fundamental Purpose

This new role will develop our telemarketing activity. Its primary function is to research and call prospective customers in the commercial transportation markets to create sales appointments for our sales team to follow up. This role is office based working 36.5 hours per week; 08:30 to 17:00 Monday to Thursday with a 30 min break for lunch, 09:00 to 13:30 on Friday.

Role responsibilities

• Make outgoing phone calls to secure qualified sales appointments for our sales team.
• Define the size of the opportunity.
• Enter customer information into company database.
• Arrange follow up sales calls if required.
• Maintain working knowledge of products and sales proposition.

Knowledge, skills and experience

• Proven experience as telemarketer or similar sales/customer service role.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft applications.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Proficient in English.
• Persistent and results-oriented.
• Patient and able to handle customer rejection.
• Comfortable working as part of a team or alone and under pressure, and able to form and maintain relationships at all levels.

Organisation

Primary Report - Managing Director

Dotted line - Sales Director

Package

Job Type: Permanent, full time

Salary: £30,000 per year plus performance-related bonus

Holiday: 25 days holiday per annum (plus bank holidays)

Pension: NEST (following successful 3 month probationary period)