Lyon Equipment: Sales Representative - Middle England & Wales Jobs

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Lyon Equipment:Sales Rep - Middle England & Wales, Recruitment Premier Post, 1 weeks @ GBP 75pw Lyon Equipment Limited is an employee owned company serving the outdoor, work at height and rescue markets with ‘equipment and expertise to venture further’.
We manufacture our own Lyon branded products, provide technical training and distribute a portfolio of trusted brands.
Lyon provides a friendly, contemporary and dynamic working environment and values a good work life balance.


The Role

As a sales rep at Lyon the successful candidate will work closely with the sales and marketing teams promoting our portfolio of brands. Lyon is currently going through an exciting business transition to further enhance the service we offer to our suppliers and customers. This position will focus on selling our diverse range of growing brands. Please note; Petzl is now serviced by a separate dedicated agency team within Lyon.
The job requires someone who is equally comfortable carrying out day to day administrative functions as well as face to face meetings with customers. We are looking for a highly competent and motivated professional, preferably from within the outdoor trade, to drive business in this important area (map in application pack).

The Job Will Involve

-Meeting and exceeding agreed turnover targets and optimising revenue
-Building new and existing relationships with customers via face to face customer visits along with regular telephone and email contact
-Promotion and sales of products at regional, national and international trade shows and events
-Organisation of regional road shows
-Keeping up to date with current products and those of our competitors
-Social media posting in line with social media strategy
-Regular liaison with the sales office team and management regarding customers and their sales performance
-Participation at regular sales meetings at Head Office and occasional supplier visits
-Organisation of personal workload to ensure minimum working outside normal hours and keeping the office up to date with appointments and travel plans
-A considerable amount of travel, predominantly driving with regular overnights away from home

The Person We Seek Will Meet The Following Criteria

-Have a genuine passion for the outdoors and a technical understanding of our products and the activities they relate to
-Be self-motivated, able to work autonomously and as part of a team
-Have a proven track record of field sales and/or retail sales
-Reside within the sales territory
-Have a confident and outgoing manner with excellent interpersonal skills
-Be organised, articulate, numerate and computer literate
-Enjoy learning and development
-Be a confident user of social media, e.g. Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, in order to increase the reach of our sponsored events
-Hold a current full car driving licence (preferably clean) and a current passport

Full details and an application pack can be downloaded here: http://www.lyon.co.uk/outdoor/images/docs/MiddleEnglandWalesVacancy.zip
Closing date for applications: 12:00 noon on Friday 23rd September 2016
Interviews for this post are likely to take place: Week commencing 10th October 2016


For more information Download the application pack



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