Business Solutions Consultant

At World Kinect, our employees are the key to our global success. We are industry leaders due to the innumerable talents of our approximately 5000 strong professional team. Our people thrive in an entrepreneurial and culturally-diverse environment, where innovative thinking, collaboration and efficient execution are highly valued. Our high-performance culture is what allows us to drive sustained growth. Stronger together, we promote an environment where individuals can thrive.
 

 

The Sales Executive will be responsible for growing and supporting business to business clients across the United Kingdom. Providing a consultative service, you will be responsible for attracting new clients and advising them on energy efficient business solutions.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Organise and manage yourself to produce a productive and effective output of data and appointments via bold and cold-calling
• Outbound phone calls to potential customers to promote company products and services in line with customer requirements
• Sell services over the phone and arrange face-to-face meetings with potential customers to ensure achievement of sales targets
• Recognise and seek opportunities to up/cross-sell additional products and services that the business offers
• Pro-actively build, manage, and maintain relationships with clients via face-to-face meetings
• Operate and effectively manage our CRM database with all customer contact and information ensuring accurate records are maintained
• Keep abreast of developments within the water and utility services markets, provide clients with accurate market information, and share new industry knowledge with colleagues.
• Research and prepare information for prospect meetings to identify their requirements to assist with closing the sale
• Review your own sales performance, ensuring your and the company’s targets are met or exceeded
• Attend external seminars and conferences as and when required
• Participate in ongoing training and development and regular performance reviews
• Carry out any other reasonable duties as required by the company
• Adhere to Company and department standards, policies, and procedures to attain and maintain the required competency level to perform the role and to promote a culture where customers are treated fairly, with openness and honesty
• Apply company values in all day-to-day activities
• You must ensure strong relationships are maintained with colleagues inside and outside of the business, including but not limited to –
• New and existing customers
• Close working relationship with other members of your department
• Colleagues on all levels of seniority within the business

Person specification (Background and skills):

Essential:

• Previous experience of business to business selling, including business development is essential
• Self-motivated and driven
• Willingness to travel across the UK is essential
• Ability to build strong, long-lasting professional relationships
• Experience of driving sales and new business initiatives

Desirable:

• Good understanding of the UK energy and water management markets is desirable

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