Internal Sales Executive

We are recruiting an experienced Internal Sales Executive for our client, a leading European manufacturing company based in the Ellesmere Port area.
You will be responsible for handling & transitioning leads, generated by marketing and inbound calls, via sales or telesales colleagues into appointments, enquiries and ultimately revenue for the business.
This is a hybrid position working a split week between the site in Ellesmere Port and from home.
About the Job
Internal Sales Executive
Ellesmere Port (Hybrid Role)
Up to £35K + bonus
What You'll Get
* £35K basic
* Quarterly bonus scheme
* 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays
* Company pension scheme
* Company laptop and phone
* Hybrid working
Role & Responsibilities
* Ensure the follow up existing leads and stimulate new opportunities through effective calling techniques
* Generate appointments with existing contacts within our database and discover new, extended contacts to target for visits
* Support the Telesales team with contact to lost /lapsed customers in order to inform them about applications or solutions on offer to generate an opportunity to quote or arrange a sales visit,
* Direct prospects/leads to the field sales team– as appropriate
* Enter, update & maintain new customer information in our CRM system
* Proactively manage leads derived from digital marketing activity with the relevant sales or telesales colleague
* Support and drive the development of national & key accounts
* Identify opportunity for growth within specific sectors by understanding of competitors
* Work with Sales support team to ensure customers receive quotes and information in a timely manner.
* Input into marketing campaigns and put prospecting plans in place to aim to get more business.
* Ensure all activity are entered and managed within the CRM system weekly and update CRM with sales cycle status ensuring pipeline is recorded at the correct stages and is accurate.
* Diary management for appointment setting with sales colleagues.
Requirements
* A natural but influential telephone manner and strong mindset.
* Excellent communication skills, an early engager with key contacts.
* Excellent knowledge of CRM methods and systems.
* Experience in dealing with all levels of target organisation management and selling to key decision makers.
* This person will have significant drive and will balance this with collaboration with customers and colleagues.
* An energetic and driven person.
* Good organisational skills to ensure diarised follow up of leads and enquiries.
* Ability to work effectively within a team.
* A good telephone manner to engage customers into dialogue