Job Details
Sales Support
| Reference: 04-716 Recruiter: Keystone Recruitment Salary: £ 23000 Posted: 10/4/2008 Contact:Valmari Vieldsman Phone: - |
Description
Applications are sought for a permanent or short-term member of the Sales Support team, who will be responsible for concentrating on writing and editing travel management proposals.
This role will require an individual who has the proven ability to develop creative commercial prose based on analytical and factual information.
Core elements of the position include:
Working in conjunction with the Global and Regional sales teams
Project management of the response to Requests for Proposal/ITT (including - establish deadlines, research answers to questions, create and compose content, format, document production etc.) Demonstrating ability and creativity to commercialise client-facing documentation Working in accordance with client-driven deadlines Liaison with internal departments to ensure that latest information is included in the tender documents (e.g. Client Finance, Account Management, IT, etc
Using industry knowledge, internet, trade publications to gather information on the prospect
Contributing new ideas, suggestions and concepts on the design and content of tenders. Demonstrating good analytical and research skills.
Key skills required
Accurate creation/editing of proposals and client-facing material
Understanding of commercial tenders and sales prose Excellent command of English language (grammar, punctuation, sentence structure) Ability to learn and apply knowledge of consulting practices Proven capability of working in a deadline-driven environment (client) Ability to effectively provide administrative coordination for multiple proposal projects concurrently Attention to detail Creativity and lateral thinking skills Proactive approach and ability to work on own initiative Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint) Effective interpersonal skills Ability to work as a team player


