KEYENCE
work experience

Commercial Business Placement

Job description

Are you a motivated individual looking for a placement year to gain hands-on experience in a world leading company? Then the Commercial Business Placement at KEYENCE will be a great fit for you.

About the role

Our Internal Sales team ensures the continued customer growth by creating new sales relationships with business across over 90% of all industries.

Your day-to-day duties will look like

  • Calling prospective customers to understand their needs and requirements and identify sales opportunities
  • Generating new leads
  • Working closely with wider field sales teams to book on-site customer demonstrations
  • Maintaining and improving CRM database
  • Attending trade-shows and exhibitions

Experience you will gain

  • Client engagement – working with different size companies from SME to Blue Chip, you will gain exposure to engaging with exciting businesses across multiple industries
  • Lead generation – gain an in-depth understanding of lead generation strategies and approaches, you will develop a variety of soft and hard skills.
  • Industry training – From day one you will received industry leading training, learning a mix of commercial skills while gaining an understanding of some of the world’s most innovative products.
  • Stakeholder management – Working closely with high performing sales teams and managers, you gain a direct understanding of working in a corporate environment while having the opportunity for direct mentorship.

Benefits

  • Salary - £20,000 plus £2,700 per annum Location Allowance
  • Advanced Company Pension with Aviva
  • Employee Assistance Programme

Whilst this is a temporary position until June 2026, there is potential for it to develop into an opportunity to join our Business Development Graduate position on a permanent basis once you have completed your University studies.

What we are looking for

  • Relationship focused with confident and resilience to build new networks
  • Desire to learn and contribute to within a commercial team
  • Winning mentality
  • Undergraduate in any discipline. (Must be mid degree, not mid masters)
  • Must be eligible to work in the UK by the time the role commences.

Accepted degree subjects

Any

Additional job details

Location
Uxbridge
Salary
£20,000

Contract, dates and working times
Fixed term

Full-time

How to apply

Click Apply to start your application now. This job will be available on Prospects until 31 January 2025

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Closing date:  31 January 2025

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