Sales Executive

Applications are invited for a Sales Executive at our ReFood site in Widnes. This is a full time, permanent, position working 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
As a Sales Executive your duties and responsibilities will vary based on the Company's requirements but will include:
+ Identifying prospects and winning new business to increase input volumes of food waste ensuring targeted margins are achieved.
+ Visiting potential new customers in the local area, delivering point of use material.
+ Managing and growing existing accounts ensuring quality of service, customer satisfaction and responsiveness to changing demands.
+ Maintaining contact with existing customers, monitoring trading levels and maximising opportunities for additional business.
+ Preparing quotes in line with the agreed pricing strategy and re-negotiating terms where appropriate.
+ Co-ordinating transport to ensure the service is carried out to the correct frequency.
+ Gathering and maintaining up-to-date market intelligence within the local area, monitoring competitor activity (services and prices), and communicating as necessary.

+ Good formal education.
+ Ideally experienced in new business sales within a B2B environment.
+ Independent, accustomed to working autonomously.
+ Able to engage with suppliers and build strong, commercial relationships across a range of organisations/contact levels.
+ Commercially astute, business aware and financially literate.
+ Strong analytical, commercial negotiation and influencing skills.
+ Good written and verbal communication and IT skills - must be proficient with MS Office, particularly Excel and Word.