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OFFICE BASED SALES - MATERNITY COVER
Job Type: Full-time, Temporary contract
Contract length: 12 months
Salary: Competitive
Location: Leominster, Herefordshire
Hours:
Mon-Tues 8:30 – 17:00
Wed-Thurs 9:00 – 17:00
Fri 9:00 – 15:00
With over 50 years of experience, Shires Equestrian is one of the leading names in the equestrian industry, supplying quality products for horse and rider.
We are looking for a confident, team player with a flair for sales, to join our internal sales department. This position is located at our head office in Leominster, Herefordshire.
Main responsibilities:
- Making and receiving sales calls
- Proactive selling
- Processing email, fax and telephone orders
- Dealing with both trade and public customers
- Liaising with other departments
What are we looking for?
- Prior sales experience
- Good grammar and communication skills
- Computer literate with proficiency in Excel
- Confident and professional telephone manner
- Friendly, positive attitude with a willingness to adapt
- Equestrian experience desirable but not essential
Benefits of the role:
Shires Equestrian pride themselves on their inclusive team culture and ability to recognise the potential of their staff. The successful applicant will be supported in their training and development. Additional benefits include regular staff events, product discount, company benefit schemes and early finishes on a Friday.
Further benefits:
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance
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WAREHOUSE OPERATIVE
Based in Leominster
Picking and packing orders, receiving deliveries which involves some lifting, general warehouse work.
Hours:
Monday to Wednesday 7am to 5pm
Thursday 8am to 5pm
Friday 8am to 12pm
39 hours a week
Pay
£10.75/hour
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MERCHANDISER
An exciting opportunity has arisen within Shires Equestrian due to the continuous growth and support we are looking at offering our portfolio of customers. This position is a new role within the business and we are looking for someone with creative flair and experience within retail merchandising. Reporting directly to the UK Sales Manager you will be supporting the sales team in rolling out planograms into a variety of equestrian outlets.
You will be ideally located within an hour of the head office as the role will be based in Leominster with travel throughout the UK and Ireland.
Job role includes:
- Management of POS stock by assessing availability of marketing material available.
- Rolling out and providing POS to customers and merchandising brands within Shires by visiting customers throughout the UK and Ireland and assessing the needs of the customer.
- Working closely with Sales and Marketing when providing support to customers.
- Providing marketing support to retailers by assessing the needs of the customer based on the bronze, silver and gold marketing packages we offer.
- Liaising with marketing when rolling out launches of new ranges.
- Working with marketing regarding the design and improvements of packaging.
- Working with graphic design in ensuring all content for customers to use on websites and social media are up to date.
- Working closely with the field sales team by attending visits to understand customers’ requirements and space.
- Organising and delivering stands to customers, building and merchandising stock and displays.
- Creative flair is required as ideas need to be brought forward on POS requirements, planograms presented and rolled out.
- Salary £25k - £35k depending on experience.
- Company car/van provided.
- Laptop and Mobile phone.
- 28 days holiday (inc Bank Holidays).
- Staff discounts.
- Free parking.
INTERNAL SALES AND ACCOUNTS TEAM LEADER
Shires Equestrian are looking for a proactive Team Leader to join their team on a permanent basis at their headquarters based in Leominster.
We are looking for someone with experience of leading and mentoring a team of internal sales staff on a day to day basis to ensure that business objectives are met and customer needs fulfilled in both an efficient and professional manner.
Job role will include the following:
- Instructing and mentoring the internal sales team with day-to-day tasks.
- Handling general internal sales queries.
- Monitoring outgoing calls to ensure KPIs are met.
- Ensuring reservations are managed and released in a timely manner.
- Liaising with the UK Sales Manager and Marketing regarding range launches.
- Liaising with Field Sales regarding any problem customers (customers not taking orders or slow payers).
- Liaising with the warehouse regarding despatch/delivery updates.
- Managing holidays and ensuring there is enough cover in the office across all departments.
- Liaising with the Sales Manager and Purchasing regarding special offers, drafting, and liaising with marketing and internal sales to roll out.
- Preparing the Bridleway newsletter with special offers and rolling out with marketing and internal sales.
- Assisting Sales Manager with order forms and prices lists for Field Sales Team campaigns.
- Assisting sales team with day-to-day enquiries and support.
- Handling incoming calls and processing orders.
- Dealing with new account enquiries and distributing accordingly.
- Holding quarterly internal sales meetings and one to ones with the team.
- Holding morning briefs with the team to discuss tasks in hand each day.
- Weekly meetings with Sales Manager and Accounts to discuss any issues that have arisen with customers.
- Ensuring staff adhere to company policies and procedures.
- Salary £25k - £31k dependant on experience.
- 28 days holiday (inc bank holidays)
- Free parking
- Canteen
- Staff discount