Trainee Business Development/Sales & Marketing

Responsibilities

• Support with researching businesses, individuals and industry trends to identify potential new clients, conferences and markets and ways to serve existing clients better
• Support with contacting potential new clients using phone and email to gauge interest and plan meetings
• Support with the preparation of client presentations and materials, including PowerPoint and sales displays
• Meeting new and existing clients in person with operations colleagues.
• Support with the preparation and delivery of pitches to potential clients
• Attending networking opportunities including conferences and industry events with booking of all travel & accommodation conference trips

• Setting up and organising of stands at conferences.

• Management of company website
• Management of companies social media
• Organising Corporate gifts for clients
• First point of contact for all distillation/Oil & Gas enquiries and tracking progress
• Stock Management of company merchandise stock
• Management of all marketing material

Person Specification

The ideal applicant will have:

• Previous experience in an administration role
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Outlook & Excel
• Exceptional communication skills, both verbally and written
• A high level of confidentiality and discretion at all times
• The ability to remain calm under pressure, self-motivate and prioritise tasks
• Strong negotiation skills with a proven ability to seek, create, negotiate, and close a deal
• Solution-oriented with effective problem-solving skills