Sales Coordinator

Location: Coalville, Leicestershire (commutable from Ashby de la Zouch, Loughborough, Burton upon Trent, Leicester & Derby)

Salary: £23,000 to £26,000 depending on experience

Hours: Mon-Fri, 9.00am to 5.30pm (one hour lunch break)

The Company

A family-run company since 1997, Rail Media is a group of companies with a focus on the global rail industry. Our industry-leading brands include a trade news magazine for the UK Rail industry with over 160,000 monthly readers and an engineering magazine focusing on global rail infrastructure with over 50,000 monthly readers. We also run the number one job board in the rail industry and our news website/eNewsletters offer up to the minute rail news. In addition to our print and online offerings, our growing events business runs several awards events and conferences.

Who we're looking for:

We are now looking for a Sales Coordinator to join the team in Coalville to support our media sales, recruitment advertising and events staff. Initially, your main focus will be to support our industry leading website RailwayPeople.com so experience with job boards and recruitment would give you a distinct advantage over other potential candidates.

This is an excellent opportunity for somebody looking to take the next steps in their career with good progression within the company on offer for the right person!

The Role

You will be given the chance to build effective relationships with existing and new clients, helping our company to further maximise advertising sales opportunities across our portfolio of magazines, websites, eNewsletters and events.

You will play a key role in our business sales strategy as you promote a range of trusted rail industry publications/events, working closely with our experienced team of professionals who will be on hand to provide you with a sound understanding of the business.

Office administration experience is required, preferably in a sales environment but attention to detail and willingness to learn is really what we’re looking for in a person!

About You

To be considered for the role, you will hopefully have experience in some of the following areas -

· A minimum of two years’ experience in a similar role (previous sales/account management experience preferred)

· Have excellent IT and administration skills

· Love talking to people and have a knack for understanding their needs

· Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills

· A minimum of five GCSEs (or equivalent) at grade A* - C including English and Maths

· Rail industry experience or an interest in engineering would be a definite plus!

The Benefits

· Salary of £23,000 to £26,000 depending on experience

· Employee healthcare plan

· Excellent Career Progression

· Easily commutable office location with free parking onsite

What to do next

Please apply with a covering letter and CV, telling us why you think you will be suitable for this excellent opportunity!

If you prefer, feel free to get in touch with us directly if you would like an informal chat to find out more about role.

Please click ‘Apply’ to submit your application.

Other organisations might call this role Junior Account Manager, Account Executive, Sales & Contracts Co-ordinator, Sales Support Co-ordinator, Sales Administrator, Sales Account Co-ordinator, or Customer Support Administrator.