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Sales and Depot Administration Support in Castlebar (6 month contract)

Main Purpose of Job:

To support the Depot Manager in Sales, Marketing, Administration and Operations

Main Duties/Responsibilities:

Sales:  to assist maximising the level of sales by:

• Maintaining good relations with existing customers
• Working with sales staff to ensure that as many calls as possible are converted to sales
• Working with the Depot Manager to ensure that domestic pricing in the depot is up to date and in line with new policy (i.e. price breaks)
• Effecting deliveries as soon as possible and in a safe and courteous manner
• Entering and maintaining customer commercial rebates as required

Marketing and Brand Development:

• Implementing brand development plan with Depot Manager and Business Development Manager
• Organising and measuring external promotional events with retail partners
• Linking with Marketing Department to develop promotional campaigns

• Working with other depots in the region on external promotional campaigns to drive sales during the winter period

 Debtors:  Keep the level of debtors as low as possible by:

• Attending meetings with the Regional Credit Control Manager and ensuring any action as required is taken.
• Identifying bad payers from the debtor’s list and tackling them before they become a real problem.
• Contacting customers by phone on a regular basis to collect outstanding amounts.
• Encouraging customers to pay by credit card or COD for their domestic delivery

Administration Duties: 

• Assisting Depot Manager in all administrative duties
• Following up with drivers on fleet and operational procedures
• Sending pricing details to key customers daily

• Responsibility for truck dipping and fleet management

Safety & Security: To ensure that staff work in a safe and secure environment and that we conduct our business in a safe manner by:

• Arranging for all cash handling to be carried out in line with company procedures.
• Bringing to the attention of management any deficiencies in safety or security and making recommendations where appropriate.

Skills & Experience:

• Numerical Skills
• Computer literate in particular MS Excel and Word.
• Strong business acumen
• Previous sales experience
• The candidate will have a lot of interaction with customers and staff alike and should be outgoing, assertive, decisive and capable of dealing on a one-to-one basis with other people.

Personal Characteristics:

• Friendly and outgoing personality
• Ability to work under pressure
• Good organisational skills
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Desire to work in team environment

Interested candidates should apply by sending an up to date Curriculum Vitae to: HR Department, Tedcastles Oil Products, Promenade Road, Dublin 3 or to [email protected].