International Sales Support Executive

Maternity cover - 12 month fixed term contract

Tonbridge

£20-25k DOE



This is a great opportunity for an experienced sales support professional to join my client, an established market leading manufacturing business.



The purpose of this role is to act as the internal point of contact for their international customer base as well as offering all round administrative support to the Export Managers



Duties include:

* Processing orders and sales leads ensuring prospects are followed up with guidelines
* Producing quotations, liaising with customer and Export Managers where required in relation to design and sales related material and documentation
* Building solid working relationships with both customers and internal team
* First point of contact and brand ambassador - taking telephone calls and monitoring emails, dealing with any queries where possible
* Liaising and assisting with the company's Marketing Department on various tasks
* Providing comprehensive administrative support to overseas office
* Arranging and running through meeting agendas of conference calls
* Attending international Trade Fairs
* Managing sales data, producing report and taking ownership of sales related records
* Accurate management of CRM
* Various other ad-hoc duties to support Export manager, customers and sales team



The ideal candidate will have/be:

* Strong background in sales support, ideally within a manufacturing environment
* Exceptional interpersonal skills
* A good understanding of international business and cultural differences gained through working experience
* Educated to a good standard
* A solid working history demonstrating reliability and dedication
* The ability to work efficiently independently as well as part of a team
* Well organised, resourceful, proactive, with a meticulous attention to detail
* The ability to multi task and juggle ever changing priorities
* Good reporting experience, with the commercial awareness to draw relevant conclusions from sales data to support revenue growth and strategy
* Excellent IT skills including Microsoft Office



This is a fantastic, rare opportunity to join a successful independent business who cultivate a collaborative, positive working environment, and recognise and reward achievements and hard work for a competitive salary, dependent on experience.



If you feel like you have the relevant experience and skills please apply online for immediate consideration!



This role is being handled by Emily Powell at Pearson Whiffin Recruitment.