Job Title: Business Development
Location: Fraserburgh, Scotland
Salary: Dependent on Skills and Experience
Job Type: Full Time, Permanent.
Purpose of the Role:
The seafood company specialise in the primary processing of fish & shellfish, supplying it to Retailers and Wholesalers in UK, Europe and beyond. The purpose of this new role is to maintain and develop business sales in new and existing markets in a profitable manner to grow and aid the success of the company.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
- Researching retailers, wholesalers & individuals online to identify new leads and potential new markets
- Researching the needs of other companies and learning who makes decisions about purchasing
- Maintain and develop existing and new customers through appropriate propositions and ethical sales methods, and relevant internal liaison, to optimise quality of service, business growth, profitability and customer satisfaction
- Liaise with customers by telephone & email on a daily basis
- Ensure all sales are documented accurately and administered to system requirements
- Assess product quality and availability daily and as required
- Liaise with the purchase team for current market info and product availability and pricing
- Notify customers same day should there be any shortfall or issues with their order
- Investigate & liaise customer or transport issues with Credit control and purchase departments
- Provide Directors and Management with accurate sales and productivity reports as required
- Where required, visit customers overseas and attend relevant trade shows and events
Skills and Experience:
- Experience of working within Seafood sales to the Retail and Wholesale market would be advantageous
- Excellent communication skills and telephone manner
- Enthusiastic, driven and passionate
- Bilingual in and at least 1 other language
Please click the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.
Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; Sales Executive, Business Development, Business Development Executive, New Business Sales Executive, Sales Consultant, Sales, Lead Generation, Client Support, Sales Agent, B2B, B2C, Sales Development, B2B Sales Executive, Account Manager, BDM, Business Development Manager, Business to Business Sales Executive may also be considered for this role.
