Sales Representative

PE Global Recruitment are currently recruiting for a sales representative to join our client, a Semi-State waste entity based in Lusk-Dublin. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering revenue sales and managing accounts

A company Van/Vehicle is also provided as part of a benefits package that includes a generous pension contribution. 

The Role:

The main duties and responsibilities of the role will include the following:

• Seeking out and targeting new customers and new sales opportunities through quality cold calling into homes/ businesses in your territory. Meet with business owners to review their waste management needs and offer a full quotation on their accounts. Achieve sales targets within an assigned territory.
• Establish, develop, and maintain positive business and customer relationships. Expedite the resolution of customer problems and complaints to maximise satisfaction. Monitor the company’s competitors, new products, new rates, excellent product knowledge and understand a customer’s specific needs.
• Develop detailed journey plans to utilise your time effectively and efficiently to maximise coverage of the region. Keep management informed by submitting activity and results reports, such as daily call reports, weekly work plans as well as monthly and annual territory analysis.
• Work with the wider sales team to deliver a first-class customer service to all our customers, dealing in a timely manner with customer queries and issues as they arise.
• Actively manage accounts and minimise late payments and bad debts
• Coordinate with other team members and departments to ensure the smooth set up of accounts, billing/invoicing process, prompt delivery of equipment to optimise the sales effort.
• All employees are expected to co-operate fully with all provisions taken by the company for ensuring Health and Safety, and Welfare of co-employees and members of the public.
• Proactively participate in the Performance Management process to ensure delivery of own, and the wider team’s, objectives.

The Person:

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualification, skills, knowledge, and attributes.

• Minimum 1 years’ similar experience in the Service / Logistics / Construction industry
• NFQ 6 or equivalent.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work on their own initiative
• Good organisational skills and experience in building and maintaining relationships with the relevant stakeholders
• Good knowledge of MS Office
• Good Written and Verbal English essential.
• Must be flexible to work across different work sections within the business.
• Must be eligible to work in Ireland.
• Experience in the waste industry a distinct advantage