Element has an opportunity for a Business Development Associate to represent our Warringtonfire business. In this role you will be an inside seller, responsible for establishing and maintaining strong relationships with a defined group of clients and prospects. This is a great time to join a global player within the Testing, Inspection and Certification industry.

You will expand business with dormant and existing accounts, be responsible for 30 - 70 quotations per week.  It will be your responsibility to assure customer satisfaction and interact with the Sales Team, General Manager, and lab/technical personnel. You will be tasked with the following;

• Establish and proactively maintain a strong professional relationship with key decision makers 
• Identify current and future customer service requirements 
• Identify the full potential of an opportunity
• Manage relationships 
• Follow up in a timely manner on all communications
• Actively utilize CRM to record activities
• Actively participate in regular pipeline reviews
• Achieve sales goals on a monthly and quarterly basis 

• Current or previous Business Development, Sales or Account Management experience
• Ability to produce weekly and monthly sales reports 
• Experience or competent to produce customer communication via phone or email 
• Ability to solve practical customer problems 
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Teams, Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Availability and flexibility to represent the company at a broad range of events
• Ability to handle multiple streams of work, able to prioritise and liaise with various stakeholders 
• Good interpersonal skills 
• Some overnight travel may be requiredI-DG1

To apply please email derek.grist@element.com

For more information on Element's BUILT division, please take a look at our e-brochure: https://indd.adobe.com/view/7032c5bd-3645-4c48-86d4-b568d53de400

Benefits of working at Element

33 days annual holiday, consisting of 25 days annual holiday and 8 days public / x4 Life Assurance  / Legal & General Pension scheme / Cycle Scheme / Free Onsite Refreshments / Recommend a Friend Bonus / Perks At Work Discount Scheme 

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To apply please email derek.grist@element.com

Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to ‘Make tomorrow safer than today’.

When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.

While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.

Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.

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