Sales & Commercial Administrator - Sandiacre, United Kingdom - Progress Rail

Progress Rail
Progress Rail
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Sandiacre, United Kingdom

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Company Description About Us**Progress Rail, a Caterpillar company, is one of the largest integrated and diversi ed providers of rolling stock and infrastructure solutions and technologies for the global rail industry. The company provides advanced EMD locomotives, engines, and technologies, railcars, trackwork, fasteners, signaling, rail welding and Kershaw Maintenance-of-Way equipment, along with dedicated locomotive and freight car repair services, aftermarket parts support and recycling operations.

Progress Rail's deep industry expertise ensures a commitment to quality through innovative solutions.

With a global network across the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, Italy, Australia, China, Germany, India, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom, we are committed to serving our customers.


Job Description The Role**You will support, co-ordinate and administer a range of commercial activities supporting PRS UK's Sales Executives, including customer account management, project management, bid management and commercial governance.


This role will aid PRS UK to nurture and grow successful key account relationships within our supply base and will play a key part in facilitating sales growth of PRSUK's full scope of manufacturing and supply in the UK and overseas.


A day in the life of a Sales & Commercial Administrator

  • Support the Sales Executive(s) with commercial administration tasks required for managing key sales accounts, including reporting, project management support and bidding activity.
  • Provide support to manage key customer interfaces, develop relationships, and be a point of contact for key clients as required.
  • Support the creation and submission of estimates / tenders within company commercial directives.
  • Providing updates and supporting the negotiation of changes to optimise internal and external outcomes.
  • Support the development of new customers and markets.
  • General Contract and commercial management as directed by Sales Executives/Sales Director.
  • Specific Project Management of orders to ensure successful profitable delivery as directed by Sales Executive(s)/Sales Director.

Qualifications About You**Essential

  • Experience working in a sales / commercial environment
  • Demonstrate the ability to listen to customers, assess their needs and help develop plans, products, and services to meet them
  • Having an awareness of the process of professional quotations to match the client's specification, and to the Company's capabilities.
  • Ability to work in a busy and sometimes complex working environment and the ability to liaise closely with Engineering and Operational departments to achieve key deliverable milestones
  • Demonstration of basic Project Management skills to cater for the client's day to day needs and to ensure cross departmental cooperation to help provide winning bids
  • Ability to rapidly learn new technology and engineering concepts
  • Commercial acumen
  • Integrity
  • Strong IT Skills (MS OFFICE)


  • UK Driver's License

  • Own car with business insurance
Desirable

  • Diploma in business or engineering
  • Broad technical sales / engineering background, preferably in the rail sector.
  • Previous experience using Salesforce

Additional Information What's in it for you**
Salary: Up to £36,000
We put our people at the heart of our culture.

If our people love working here then they do amazing work, that's why we offer things like:


  • Company bonus
  • Company funded external qualifications, where relevant for the role
  • Annual professional membership funded by the Company, where relevant for the role
  • 33 days holiday per annum, pro rata (inclusive of bank/public holidays)
  • Company pension scheme with up to a 7% employer contribution
  • As a member of the Group Personal Pension Plan employee covered by the Company funded life assurance for 31⁄2 times salary
  • Fuel card which provides discount on fuel at petrol stations across the UK
  • Access to employee discounts hub
  • Discounted healthcare cash plan
  • Access to 24/7 free Employee Assistance programme
  • Various employee recognition scheme
We know everyone performs their best when they feel welcomed and supported to bring their whole selves to work.

As an equal opportunities' employer, we will work with you to ensure you have all you need to achieve your best.


A note for recruitment agencies


We endeavour to hire great talent directly and therefore the use of agencies will only be used to exceptional circumstances.

Unsolicited CV's will not be honoured. We will only accept CV submissions for roles briefed to you by our hiring team.
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