This is not a classic sales position. It is managing and developing business with one or more existing customers. A depth of knowledge is required to perform this role satisfactorily. This will require on site training which may take up to a year. Numerous tasks will need to be learned and understood including:
Day-to-Day Tasks
- Speedy response to customer’s enquiries
- ‘Current Time’ completion of Enquiry Forms
- Compilation and maintenance of DEFT
- Reconciliation of Customer’s quality needs (specification reconciliation and creation)
- Requesting with discernment best offers from prospective suppliers.
- Calculation of quotation proposal
- Quoting Customers
- Getting Orders
- Provision of import duty information
- Obtaining duty ‘BTIs’
- Ensuring conformance to ISO procedures
- Interaction and information provision for Logistics department
- Completion of Customer Questionnaires with assistance from other relevant parties
- Updating of Supply Agreement Contracts Database
- Handling Complaints in tandem with Logistics & Quality Manager where required.
Irregular Tasks
- Customer visits
- Attend Sales Meeting
- Attendance at relevant exhibitions
- Visits to Principals and other Suppliers
- Attendance at supplier quality audits if required
- Compilation of Information for Principal’s reports
- Contribution to and support of Marketing Projects
- Assisting with document creation for ‘Project’ Enquiries
- Familiarisation of Sourcing Library
This is a demanding role from a workload, administration, and urgency perspective. But it can be very rewarding!
CV to be emailed to deirdre.mcgrath@camida.com by 31st July 2024.
