Regional Sales Executive

Our Client is a leading electronic manufacturing business, based in the North East of England. The company currently require a talented Regional Sales Executive to join the business.
**Purpose of the role**:

- Identify, pursue and deliver new sales revenue opportunities for the company.
- Maximize revenue from existing customers.
- Engage new customers.
- Develop new geographic markets.
- Identify new market opportunities.
- Build relationships in the target region and identify potential alliance partners of benefit to the business.
**Key Responsibilities**:

- Develop strategic plans and sales strategies to maximize revenue from existing customers, new customers and markets.
- Identify key new customers, market opportunities and routes to market. (Including who to target and why).
- Monitor and review commercial trends to determine the best markets and prospects to target.
- Translate industry trends and market / competitor developments into new business opportunities.
- Prepare and make presentations to and negotiate with prospective customers - understanding their requirements.
- Develop new contacts and relationships in key target sectors.
- Prepare a business plan that clearly identifies goals and objectives.
- Include SWOT (internal strengths & weaknesses, external threats & opportunities) to match internal capability with external opportunity.
- Attend workshops, trade shows, and seminars to keep up-to-date on changes in the industry and to build relationships and effective routes to market.
- Work across internal departments and with external partners (i.e. sales, marketing, production, technical, agents, distributors) to achieve new business targets.
- Assist in the development of a strategic plan for the future of the business.
- Manage current and develop new strategic relationships and alliances with other, third-party companies.
- Develop a pipeline of prospects, outlining confidence levels, anticipated revenues and profitability.
- Build pipeline activity into the CRM system
- Adopt a team approach with sales and marketing colleagues to coordinate new business opportunities efficiently & effectively.
- Assist with regular review of pricing to meet revenue and profitability goals.
- Deliver a monthly revenue forecast and report for New Business Development activities.
- Develop sales tools and collateral to support activities.

**Skills Required**:

- A proven track record of business development and/or sales success.
- Commercial experience and know how.
- Strong negotiator (win:win approach).
- Track record in developing and implementing new business development strategy.
- Ability to acquire thorough knowledge of the company's core technology concepts.
- Ability to build networks with new customers and in new markets.
- Ability to organise events and activities related to new market development.
- Have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Have good leadership skills to supervise those involved with each stage in the new customer and market development process.
- Possess a creative way of thinking.
- Have the ability to focus on specific goals.
- Energetic and passionate with the ability to work under pressure.
- Be able to work both independently and as part of a team.
- Available to travel globally as required and a clean driving licence.
- Previous experience in a sales position.
- Degree in a commercial discipline.
- Experience working with the South East Asian region.
**Salary**:

- £28000.00 plus bonus and a comprehensive benefits package.

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