Sales Manager

Description:

If you are a highly self-motivated individual, confident, have a strong sales ability, and hungry to develop your career in a dynamic and sustainable industry, then please get in touch with us.

Metsä Wood continues to invest and grow its position in the engineered wood, and as such we’re looking to develop our sales team. Previous experience of timber sales, or door manufacturing would be desirable, but not essential. Full training & support will be given on the job.

What do you get to do?

• Liaising with customer Engineers / Procurement / Production teams / Technical enquiries
• Following up of project based customer development trials
• Sending out of samples / arranging trial deliveries
• Responding to incoming enquiries and quotation preparation
• Liaising with our Finnish colleagues directly on sales related issues
• Liaising with UK & Finland’s logistics / sales service centre on deliveries to customers
• Adhoc administration support to the Sales Director and others
• Forecasting & budgeting responsibilities on monthly basis

You will learn extensively about the Kerto LVL end-use applications and will be challenged to develop target specific new business from day one.

What are we looking for?

• A team player with the ability to integrate into a small team
• Strong focus on new customer acquisition & long term customer relationship development
• Strong communication skills with the ability to offer excellent customer service
• Performance based selling and understanding fully the value chain
• The ability to apply a high level of technical knowledge in your work
• Have great attention to detail
• A strong level of understanding of sales processes in B2B / Direct Sales
• Must be willing to travel in the UK and Ireland for a few days per week