The Client Relations Assistant will assist Regional Sales Managers Europe with their daily activities. Create and build new customer relationships as well as augment existing relationships. This person will be a significant contributor to the company’s continued growth through the successful identification, pursuit, closing, and on-going support of business in a geographic area or market.
- RESPONSIBILITIES
- Identifying new clients all over Europe through cold calls, market research, trade shows and inhouse database
- Coordinate with the sales team to identify, recommend and schedule in-person customer visits.
- Cold call as appropriate within a market or geographic area to ensure a robust pipeline of opportunities.
- Support Regional Sales Managers in their role including, but not limited to :
- Identify, research and qualify new leads
- Track sales for the department
- Attend and support some trade shows including managing the trade show leads
- Quotation preparation and follow up
- Manage focus accounts. Develop a greater understanding of the nature of our clients in order to identify opportunities to expand the sale of product and services while increasing profitability.
- Communicate with clients regarding services, the customer experience, potential problems, etc.
- Monitor client behavior, identify trends in order volume and value
- Build deeper connections between customers and Winters to increase customer loyalty.
- Qualifications
- Engineering degree or Diploma
- Two to three years’ experience in similar role in technical, instrumentation or manufacturing organization
- Proven prospecting / cold-calling experience.
- Fluent in both written and verbal English (German and French will be considered a plus).
- Excellent interpersonal and organizational skill, strong attention to detail, and the ability to meet deadlines.
- Excellent customer service and communication skills.
- Goal oriented, persuasive, able to persevere and remain positive and calm when faced with challenges.
- Ability to meet deadlines.
- Background in Gauges and Instrumentation an asset
- REPORTING
- Weekly activity report / Monthly management report
- Ongoing direct communication with RSMs, Corporate Business Development and other sales resources as appropriate
- Additional information
- Work from home
- Full time with competitive salary and bonuses
- Sense of urgency
- Integrity in what we do
- Pursuit of excellence
Winters Instruments thanks all applicants, however only those meeting our requirements will be contacted.
NO PHONE CALLS or AGENCIES ACCEPTED.