Part time Tele Sales Executive

Our client are a small, well established freight forwarder based in Chertsey who due to recent expansion have a new role available for a Part-time Tele-Sales Executive. The successful candidate should have excellent communication skills; both verbal and written English and good admin/IT skills. Ideal candidate will have some sales/tele-sales experience and any previous industry freight/shipping or logistics knowledge would be advantageous. The hours are totally flexible to suit the successful candidate.

Responsibilities Required for the Part-Time Tele-Sales Executive

• Contact potential or existing customers to inform them about a product or service using scripts
• Answer questions about products or the company
• Ask questions to understand customer requirements and close sales
• Direct prospects to the field sales team when needed
• Enter and update customer information in the database
• Take and process orders in an accurate manner
• Go the "extra mile" to meet sales quota and facilitate future sales
• Keep records of calls and sales and note useful information

Requirements and skills

• Proven experience as telesales representative or other sales/customer service role
• Proven track record of successfully meeting sales quota preferably over the phone
• Good knowledge of relevant computer programs and telephone systems
• Ability to learn about products and services and describe/explain them to prospects
• Excellent written & verbal English
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Patient and able to handle rejection
• Outstanding negotiation skills with the ability to resolve issues and address complaints

Essential Requirements

• Steady 5 year employment/education with ideally no gaps
• Able to pass a CLEAR DBS check
• Able to easily commute to Chertsey

Employment Terms

• Totally flexible days & hours to suit
• £15 p.h. DOE
• 20 days holiday plus bank holidays PRO RATA