Are you looking to take your first steps into a Sales role with a great local employer? If so, this could be the ideal role for you!

Due to continued success and rapid growth, Southbourne Rubber are looking for a Sales Support Apprentice to join our team in Waterlooville.

This role is working 37 hours per week, between 8am and 5pm Monday to Thursdays and 8am to 1pm on a Friday.

What can Southbourne Rubber offer you?

• Competitive salary of £14,000 - £15,000 per annum
• Commission Package (Paid quarterly)
• Life insurance
• Private medical insurance
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Excellent training and development

What will you be doing?

As our Sales Support Apprentice, your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Input data for sales figures, quotations, bill of materials and orders within the organisations ERP system (SAP).
• Answering incoming phone calls.
• Creating and processing quotations in a timely manner for submission to customer.
• Provide troubleshooting assistance.
• Maintaining and developing relationships with customers.
• Attending conferences, exhibitions and customer meetings to build relationships with industry partners and staying up to date with new trends and programmes.
• Input and analyse data within the organisations CRM system.
• Creating sales forecasts and actively working towards reaching them.
• Collaborating with other departments and within the sales teams to ensure that the requirements are met.
• Answering customer enquiries, scheduling meetings and following up with customers about their order status.
• Maintaining and developing relationships with existing customers in person and via telephone calls and emails.
• Organise samples and marketing materials to be sent to customers.
• Pricing opportunities accurately and in line with the companies desired profit margins.
• Handling administrative duties for the company and its executives and management teams.
• Ensuring all customer and supplier information is up to date.
• Assist with colleague activities in times of need e.g illness & holiday etc.

Essential Skills

What do you need?

As our Sales Support Apprentice, you will possess:

• Good communicator, articulate, telephone call handling skills.
• Organisation and administrative acumen.
• Excellent and friendly customer service.
• Able to organise time, prioritise workload and ability to multitask.
• Computer literate (Microsoft packages).
• A high degree of self-motivation and ambition.
• A proficient level of English and Mathematics.

About Company

Who is Southbourne Rubber?

SBR (Southbourne Rubber) is a fast-growing business that specialises in production of specialist rubber and silicone components for aviation, defence, energy, marine and medical applications. With quality at the forefront of everything undertaken, the company is certified to; Aerospace AS9100D & ISO:9001 and most importantly hold an extensive list of customer accreditations. Notably, Boeing, BAE Systems, GE Aviation, AIRBUS, Leonardo and Rolls Royce.

If you have the skills and experience to excel as a Sales Support Apprentice with us, please apply.

Essential Requirements

What do you need?

As our Sales Support Apprentice, you will possess:

• Good communicator, articulate, telephone call handling skills.
• Organisation and administrative acumen.
• Excellent and friendly customer service.
• Able to organise time, prioritise workload and ability to multitask.
• Computer literate (Microsoft packages).
• A high degree of self-motivation and ambition.
• A proficient level of English and Mathematics.