field sales representative reporting to the group sales director you will be based at melton mowbray job purpose supported by the internal sales team the key responsibilities of the role will be to plan and carry out direct sales activities in accordance with agreed business plans key responsibilities and accountabilities respond to and follow up sales enquiries by post telephone and personal follow up visits establish and attend a minimum of prospective client appointments per week establish new business and maintain and develop existing customers through planned individual account support and liaison with internal telesales staff and attend a minimum of five courtesy visits to client base per week 4 monitor and report on activities and provide relevant management information carry out market research to progress leads to support telesales staff liaise and attend meetings with other company functions necessary to perform duties and aid business development person specification previous proven field sales experience ideally within irish freight distribution but other freight forwarding and logistics experience will be considered the ideal individual will be self motivated commercially aware proactive resilient and possess excellent planning it and organisational skills this job was originally posted as wwwtotaljobscomjobseekingfieldsalesrepresentativejob