Business Development Role

We are recruiting on behalf of our Ludlow based client for a candidate who will fulfil a Business Development  role on a full time, permanent basis. The salary being offered for this role is £25k per annum. The primary responsibility will be to ensure all customer requests and enquiries are dealt with in an efficient and business-like manner.

This role is for 8hr day shifts; 9am to 5.30pm – 30min lunch break.

Main responsibilities:

• Work alongside colleagues in the Sales Team providing quotations and pricing information to customers
• Handling customers’ orders and working to strict deadlines
• Assisting customers with website ordering
• Handling incoming calls and webchats for the Sales Department (purely reactive)
• Maintain customer databases and update regularly
• Compile sales packs for customers ready to be mailed
• Compile relevant weekly and monthly reports for the Sales Manager
• Liaising with customers and suppliers

Ideal candidate:

• Must be courteous and focused on providing a consistently high standard of service
• Good phone manner
• Must be standards driven and detail-orientated
• Must have the ability to multi-task in fast-paced environment
• Have a strong administrative and organisational background
• IT literate with experience of databases and MS Office
• Experience in a similar role would be advantageous