Sales Manager

M4 recruitment are currently working with a well established mechanical engineering company based in Swindon.

They are looking for a Sales Manager to join their successful team.

The hours of work are Monday to Thursday 0830-1700 and 0830-1600 on Fridays

The key responsibilities of this role, include:

• To create and maintain an effective and efficient system for all customer quotations
• Assist in the preparation of customer quotations and sales proposals and where applicable include any specific terms and conditions to meet both customer and company needs

• As an integral part of the quotations and sales proposals and where applicable include any specific terms and conditions to meet both customer and company needs
• As an integral part of the quotation process, to ensure that all customer requirements, specifications etc are fully understood and where applicable have a clear understanding of the RFQ application and/or program.
• To ensure that the Business Operations Manager and Directors are aware of all customer quotations and the requirements
• Work closely with the Business Operations Manager, Directors and Production Team to ensure that all customer requirements are understood, met and maintained.

• Assist in, and where applicable lead in specific/identified products from the enquiry through to Customer Purchase Order, delivery of the goods and after sales support.

• Customer liaison, to provide and maintain a key point of contact for customers to both their pre and after sales requirements to include technical support/advice and after sales support.
• When and where applicable, the pursuance of submitted quotations and where applicable the securing of a Purchase Order
• To co-ordinate and expedite all customer Purchase Orders to ensure that agreed dates are met and maintained and advise accordingly internally of any changes that exceed the original agreed/advised dates including amending the company’ computerised system (NUME)
• To ensure that NUME computer system data is amended and updated accurately and accordingly at all times to maintain customer delivery requirements
• Monitor and maintain Sales KPI’s to include reports and the analysis of costs and sales and provide data to the Directors regularly/monthly
• Where necessary to work with applicable external authorities, such as customs/exporting requirements and government departments
• To liaise regularly and effectively communicate with all relevant colleagues in all departments of the company to ensure that customer requirements are understood, met and maintained at all times, to include regular Team meetings
• When required, and by using NUME, to provide effective administrative support/cover required for the Customer order procedures to include
  1. 1. Raising/processing of new customer purchase orders
     2. Verification of requested customer delivery dates
     3. Verification check of customer order/confirmation documentation
     4. Expediting of customer purchase orders
     5. Amending of customer purchase orders
     6. Where applicable create new MSN stock batches
• To support the functions and services of our Purchasing/General Manager and Quality Manager, providing cover and support to the Purchasing/General Manager for holidays and absence

M4 Recruitment are an employment business and operates as an equal opportunities employer. Permission to place an advertisement for the above mentioned role has been given by the company mentioned.