Sales and Marketing Graduate

CK Group are recruiting for a Sales and Marketing Graduate to join a leading Life Sciences Manufacturer and Distributor who are based in Buckinghamshire on a permanent basis.

Location:

The role is based in Buckinghamshire and is initially site based. There will be occasional travel so it is essential that applicants hold a valid driving license and have access to a car.

Role

As a member of the Sales and Marketing Team you will be working alongside experienced Marketing staff and Sales Managers. You will be constantly driving sales by providing exceptional service to customers and managing suppliers to exceed customer expectations.

Your Responsibilities

• Provide the highest level of service to all customer enquiries.
• Interact with customers by all available means, including email, phone calls, attending exhibitions world-wide, social media and site visits.
• Drive marketing and sales for a portfolio of key suppliers.
• Deliver marketing campaigns, including writing and designing marketing material, promotional ideas, and proofreading copy.
• Manage suppliers, including developing new opportunities, handling complaints, updating product information, organising training and undertaking supplier visits world-wide.
• Find new suppliers by monitoring news channels, attending conferences and at customer request.
• Maintain the CRM database and identify new customer contacts.
• Monitor competitor activity and conduct market research.
• Maintain the website and social media channels to maximise the visibility of promotions, ensuring all information is up to date.
• Input into budgeting discussions to ensure best use of resources and deliver on those commitments.
  
  

Your Background

• Educated to degree level or above within the life-sciences disciplines, with an active interest in cutting edge medical research.
• Confident communicator with good people skills who can converse with customers and suppliers world-wide.
• Creatiive and capable of imagining new and innovative concepts for marketing campaigns.
• Highly motivated with the ability to get involved in multiple aspects of the business working independently and as a team.
• Good level of IT literacy with experience of major Microsoft applications and specialist software, such as design software, database management software etc.
• Familiar with major social media platforms.
• Clean UK driving license and access to own car.
  
  

Apply

For more information, or to apply for this Sales and Marketing Graduate position please contact Mary Bolt on 01246 457729 or email mbolt@. Please quote job reference 131 211 in all correspondence.

It is essential that applicants hold entitlement to work in the UK