Sales Consultant

Our rapidly expanding **Lely Center Yeovil** is looking to recruit an additional full time **Sales Consultant**.
- Are you looking for a new career within agricultural sales and have a strong background and interest in dairy farming?
- Do you want to be part of a growing business that needs great people?

If you enjoy selling, meeting new people and are looking for a varied role with plenty of opportunities to develop new skills, then you have just found your next challenge

Lely is the world’s leading manufacturer of automated milking equipment with nearly 50,000 robotic milking machines installed worldwide. Unique within the dairy sector, Lely distribute all products through the successful Lely Center franchise network.

**Main Purpose of Role**:
As a sales consultant, you will cover our territory which encompasses Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire, Hampshire, Sussex, Surrey, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire and south Herefordshire.

**Duties & responsibilities**:

- Establishing good customer relationships in person and via phone
- Fact finding to assess the customer’s requirements and providing them with the best advice and options on how they can meet their individual targets on farm
- Using Lely IT systems to report on sales progress and report to managers
- Ensuring suggested sales are appropriate to farm situation
- Liaising with project co-ordinators, marketing, finance and admin staff
- Liaising with 3rd parties
- Review, plan and prioritise your daily farm visits
- Maintain personal sales administration

**Essential Skills**:
We are looking for the following experience:

- A genuine interest in dairy and the agricultural sector, you must be comfortable and competent when dealing with farmers and their livestock
- Motivated, organised and prepared to lead by example
- Willing to learn new skills and gain knowledge
- Team player with the ability to communicate with others and the flexibility and empathy to support the farmer
- A proven track record in sales, ideally within the agricultural industry
- Must be flexible and willing to travel
- Have a full UK driving license

**What can we offer you?**
- An interesting and exciting role within one of the most innovative businesses in the agriculture sector
- A truly unique opportunity to progress your sales career in the fast-growing area of automated dairy farming
- An opportunity to learn new skills that will enable you to be successful in your role
- A training pathway to ensure that you become familiar with the products
- Lely pays great attention to internal information sharing, so you will always be kept informed about the latest developments in the industry
- Flexibility of your own daily work schedule
- Excellent conditions of employment, including: 20 days holiday plus bank holidays
- A well-appointed vehicle, telephone, and laptop

**How to Apply**:
**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Benefits**:

- Company car
- Company events
- Company pension
- Free parking
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Private dental insurance
- Private medical insurance

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

**Experience**:

- Sales: 2 years (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Somerton

Reference ID: Sales Consultant