Fixed Term Contract: Sales Support

3 months ago

Sutton, United Kingdom IMCD UK Ltd Full time

**About IMCD Group**

IMCD N.V. is a leading company in sales, marketing, and distribution of speciality chemicals and ingredients. With a network of offices and warehouses across EMEA, Asia-Pacific and the Americas, IMCD provides its partners with the best-tailored solutions for multi-territory distribution management. Headquartered in Rotterdam, IMCD employs over 4000 professionals in more than 50 countries who provide best-in-class expertise for major global manufacturers.

**Background and Role**

IMCD UK is based in Sutton, Surrey, and employs around 220 people. The role of Associate Sales/Supply Service Representative (SSR) is a customer service-based role, working as the first point of contact for customers/suppliers, responsible for building strong relationships and delivering excellent service both internally and externally.

SSRs are vital to the IMCD business working in all market sectors. This is a fixed-term role, covering a period of maternity leave within the Business Unit.

**Your responsibilities at IMCD**:
Our SSR team fulfills two key functions: supporting the sales side and/or supporting the purchasing side of our business. Typically, an SSR specialises in one of these two functions, but occasionally performs a combination of both. This fixed term position supports the sales-side of our business within our Intercompany Business Unit, fulfilling the following responsibilities:

- First point of contact for customers in relation to order placement
- Dealing with queries relating to these orders such as price queries and delivery delays
- Developing and maintaining good relationships with customers and colleagues
- Following Best Practice in relation to IMCD goals and values
- Dealing and resolving customer complaints such as damaged or delayed deliveries
- Managing workload in an efficient and organized way, keeping the ERP system/colleagues up to date where necessary.
- Efficient and supportive team working

**Your profile**:

- _Resilient_, and able to multi-task and work under pressure - No two days are the same at IMCD. We work at a fast pace, and often encounter tight deadlines. You will have demonstrable experience in working to an excellent standard when under pressure, adapting to complex or challenging situations as they arise.
- _Solutions-focussed_ - our SSR Teams work with our internal teams and customer/suppliers to overcome challenges, solve problems, and constantly seek to improve processes. You will be resourceful, able to understand and assess a situation quickly, and calmly identify and implement solutions/ improvements.
- _A can-do attitude_ - our values are central to all that we do. You will go a long way if you use your initiative and common sense, and are happy to roll your sleeves up and support the wider team
- _Be a team player_ - Supporting colleagues when needed and working as part of a team is essential to your team’s success
- _Be highly numerate_ - we work with numbers a lot on the SSR team - be it giving quotes, placing orders, preparing reports or working with spreadsheets. Being able to spot discrepancies, working with percentages and in general be comfortable working with numbers. We will ask you to undertake brief maths/numeracy, attention to detail, and written communication assessments at first stage.
- _Administration experience_ - at least 1 year of relevant sales/purchasing/customer services experience within an office environment.
- _Qualifications: _GCSE (or equivalent) Maths and English grade C or higher

**Other information**
- Over 4000 staff globally, 220 in the UK
- Modern office based in the heart of Sutton, a stone's throw from the high street and station
- 12-month fixed-term contract (maternity cover)
- Monday to Friday 37.5 hour week, with opportunity for hybrid working (3 days in the office, 2 days from home after initial training)

Great company benefits include:

- Generous discretionary annual bonus scheme
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, as well as additional leave including birthday, marriage/civil partnership, and moving home leave.
- Generous pension scheme, plus life assurance and income protection cover offered
- Refreshments including fresh fruit, tea, coffee and soft drinks
- Cycle to work scheme, annual medical checks and seasonal flu jabs
- Access to extensive free wellbeing services, including free virtual/phone-based GP, mental health and physiotherapy services, an Employee Assistance Programme supporting mental, physical and financial health, plus access to employee perks and discounts with a range of high street and online retailers/entertainment providers
- Regular team and company-wide social events
- & Lots more...

If you want to make a real difference and work for a growing and expertise-driven company, then we’d love to hear from you. We’re looking for people who are experts in their field, be it technical, commercial, or managerial. By joining IMCD, you’ll be part of an entrepreneurial, fast-growing

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