BUNKER JOBS: VPS Seeks UK Sales Manager

The company is looking for candidates with fluent English, experience in testing and inspection or marine fuel supply and preferably a background in chemistry or marine engineering. Image Credit: VPS

Marine fuel testing and decarbonisation advisory firm VPS is seeking to hire a sales manager in the UK.

The company is looking for candidates with fluent English, experience in testing and inspection or marine fuel supply and preferably a background in chemistry or marine engineering, it said in a job advertisement on LinkedIn.

The advertisement lists the following responsibilities for the role:

• Provide relevant market and customer information for the sales plan in the short and long term (1-3 years).
• Make suggestions and contributions to activities, objectives and targets for realising growth.
• Develop a sales plan per account in line with the standards set and implement the plan of action to achieve goals.
• Visit and prepare for customer meetings with existing and potential customers.
• Identify customer requirements and provide tailor-made advice about services.
• Conduct negotiations of contracts and agreements.
• Carefully weigh interests against each other, from the commercial point of view, and preservation of the relationship.
• Make reports and minutes on visits, and draft minutes of meeting in English.
• Collaborate with local/regional sales agents/sales offices for the development of the local/sub-regional market and approaching customers.
• Be accessible to and speak with customers and take appropriate action in case of problems and emergencies.
• Discuss problems and complaints with customers and promote appropriate solutions.
• Take appropriate action with the help of other employees within the organisation, wherever necessary.
• Ensure the proper handling of customers and provide feedback to the customer on technical, transport, finance, etc, matters.
• Participate in international sales meetings.
• Share experiences and ideas about market development, service improvement and product development, etc.
• Deliver technical presentations at industry event and conferences, when required.

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