Technical Sales Assistant

GMT Rubber-Metal-Technic Ltd is the UK based technical sales and distribution centre for a large global organisation.
Founded in 1968, GMT's main business is the design, manufacture, and sales of anti-vibration mountings and rubber-to-metal bonded products for use by most industrial sectors including Aerospace, Automotive, Defence, Railways, Marine and Construction - indeed anywhere there is a need to isolate vibration and/or absorb shock.
GMT are now seeking an Assistant to the Technical Sales Team to work within our team supporting new and existing customer requirements and enquiries. The role is office-based and will primarily involve working on incoming customer enquiries and leads.

Key tasks and responsibilities:

• Interpreting customer requirements and liaising with the Engineering/Technical team where appropriate to meet their technical needs


• Dealing with customers' day-to-day enquiries primarily by telephone, email, web calls and meetings


• Selecting the most appropriate product for each application (in conjunction with the Technical Team where necessary)


• Assisting the Technical Team with developing technical documentation to support the sales function


• Collaborating with GMT colleagues globally both from a sales perspective and from a costing perspective in regard to purchasing/sourcing of product


• Identifying new sales opportunities


• Supporting the quality engineering function through testing and inspection of parts
  
  Excellent verbal and written communication skills


• Ability to work on and manage multiple projects simultaneously


• Good computer literacy


• Good commercial common sense


• An excellent work ethic


• Experience in a Commercial, Project Management or Technical sales / customer facing role would be beneficial but is not essential as training will be provided


• A good level of technical competency or a technically related qualification would be advantageous
  
  £ excellent remuneration package dependent on experience


• Number of working hours per week can be agreed to suit the successful applicant but will need to be somewhere between 28 and 37 hours per week (note: 13:00 finish on Fridays)


• Working hours for part time employees can be agreed to suit both parties


• 25 days annual leave plus statutory bank holidays for full time employees working 37 hours per week (pro rata for part time employees)


• Long service holiday award scheme


• Company pension scheme


• On-site parking