Professional Salesperson / Business Development Person
🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 7 May 2026
LOCATION
Rainham
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
SALARY
£40,000 / year
CATEGORY
Sales & Marketing
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SKILLS
Business Development
Sales
Consultative Selling
Technical Sales
Customer Service
Customer Retention
Commercial Acumen
Rail Industry Knowledge
FULL DESCRIPTION
Professional Salesperson / Business Development Person
[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is seeking a motivated professional to drive sales and business development for a new range of industry-leading products. The role reports to the Technical Sales Manager and offers a salary of £35,000 to £40,000.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required
- A degree qualification or equivalent and a minimum 5 years’ experience.
- Outstanding track record of sales and business development within a technical arena.
- Used to a consultative sell of a technical product or technology.
- Must be able to work unsupervised, be self-sufficient and able to prioritise workload.
- Demonstrable experience delivering exceptional customer service, sales growth and customer retention.
- Solid experience of selling technical solutions and services.
- Drive and ambition required to carry out autonomous function and to deliver key business targets.
- Strong commercial acumen and a consultative and honest approach to securing sales.
- Experience related to the rail industry is advantageous but not essential.
- Ability to communicate at all levels within an organisation.
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
- Ability to sense industry trends and communicate these to colleagues in the business.
- Computer literate.
- Full driving licence a must.
Core Activities – Developing Sales through
- Ownership and delivery of agreed sales budgets and forecasts.
- Identify new business opportunities along with the maintenance and development of existing accounts.
- Increase company’s sales and profitability.
- Ensure continuous improvement in level of knowledge and expertise in industry developments and convey this to colleagues.
General
- Any other ad-hoc duties for the needs of the business when necessary.
- To assist where required with other services.
- To ensure continued compliance with company quality, safety and environmental policies while undertaking all activities.
Benefits
- Company Pension based on salary sacrifice.
- Annual bonus based on company performance (not guaranteed).
- Annual Salary Review (not guaranteed)
- 33 days paid leave (including bank holidays).
*References will be required prior to appointment*
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[company details hidden] · VAT Number: GB 246 656 340 · Directors / Geschäftsführer: Mr. M. Cowan, Dr. G. Friberg, Dr. A.Hoeschen
www.goldschmidt.com
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