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