Telesales Advisor

About the opportunity:

We are the internal recruitment partner working with a well-established independent, family-owned enterprise that has been a cornerstone in the UK's foodservice distribution sector for nearly five decades.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Telesales Advisor to join the well-established team in Poole.

The successful Telesales Advisor will provide an excellent service to new and existing customers, making outbound calls, and receiving incoming calls dealing with customer queries regarding orders and products.

You will be speaking to an existing client base and maximising opportunities to up-sell whilst managing customer expectations.

Working closely with the field sales team, you will develop new business accounts whilst providing an excellent level of service.

Requirements

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following:

• Previous experience within a sales or telesales role.
• Good IT skills with experience of MS Office
• Excellent telephone manner
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Good time management and the ability to prioritise workload
• Confident, professional & resilient
• Live within a commutable distance to the depot in Poole

Benefits

In return we are offering:

• Basic salary of £24,375 per year (£12.50 per hour), with the potential to earn up to an additional £3,000 in commission.
• No weekends – Monday to Friday 9am -5pm.
• 28 days holiday including 3 Bank Holidays (Christmas Day, Boxing Day & New Years Day).

• Long Service Award days

• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Pension Scheme
• Staff Discounts
• Enhanced Sick Pay
• On site car parking
• Learning and development opportunities

Interested? Then APPLY now for immediate consideration.